Poem-A-Day April 13: that wilder bond

Hello Friends,
Today’s poem is a gift from my friend Frankie to me to you.
Enjoy.
Ællen




Wilder Bond Poem

May we raise children
who love the unloved
things — the dandelion, worms
& spiderlings.
Children who sense
the rose needs the thorn

& run into rainswept days
the same way they
turn towards the sun.

And when they’re grown & someone
has to speak for those who
have no voice

may they draw upon that
wilder bond, those days of
tending tender things

and be the ones.


“Wilder Bond Poem” appears on the poet Nicolette Sowder’s website WilderChild.com.