Kathabela Wilson

Kathabela Wilson – Pasadena, California, USA  (kw)
Jackie Chou – Pico Rivera,  California, USA   (jc)
Sigrid Saradunn – Bar Harbor, Maine, USA   (ss)

a dark side
and a sunlit space
in the minds
of our new generation how
to nourish their best inclinations   (kw)

edible seeds
add texture to the flesh
of the dragon fruit
if only he could see
past my spiky exterior   (jc)

learning
to choose peace  
at leadership camp
Irish teens room with
Israelis and Palestinians    (ss)

sometimes
we don’t know
what we’ve sown
in the minds of infants
the turmoil we can’t control    (kw)

on the border
I drop seeds
to both sides
sunflowers and poppies
watering them with tears    (kw)

leaving the shells
of her sunflower seeds
over the table
what example was mom
planting in me   (jc)     

Thanksgiving in June
celebrating Seeds of Peace
sharing a common meal
strangers now friends 
with similar feelings   (ss)

a new birdfeeder
to inspire us
bluebirds
cardinals, mourning doves
breaking bread together   (kw)

freighter
to America
they built her a swing
my mother at 16
in love with the new world   (kw)

our front lawn
covered with dandelions 
in spring 
if only my father could see 
my blossoming poems   (jc)