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2026 Poetry Challenge - Poems

Abundance

So long we have steeped our souls 
in Scarcity
in Fear and in Angst
in Dread and Despair

But we must remember
we are in Abundance
there is so much Wisdom
and Magic around us

So many talented humans
women of this world
each blazing a passage to Progress
through kindled flames of Action

And we each carve and calculate
and divine what tomorrow means
and what our paths require
and what nourishment we need

And this is Big Work
and this is Soul Work
and this is Exhausting
and this is Necessary
and this is Worthy

And you are not Alone
as you make bold choices
that feel Weighty
because they are

Tiny and tremendous we
push forward gently with grit
toiling to make a better place
for our children our Earth

We are the planters of Prosperity
the sowers of acorns and apple pips
for forests that will tower
and orchards that will bloom
long after we depart this Home

And we wonder who we will be
as we take those steps and we
question where we will harvest the
energy to lay traction to Heal

As you shape the future and
cast off what does not serve you
does not fit you
does not suit you any longer
Look for the Circle
You are held in Hope

We are Here
ready to cheer You
You are Us
Your Win is our Win

Our future demands that
we see and accept the
Abundance of Possibility
that we collectively offer and ordain

Your thoughts are prescient
Your dreams are potent
Our world needs your
perspective, your Voice

So let us hold the mirror
to reflect back to you
your Magnificence
your Radiance your Wit your Spark

Allow us to pull you into the circle
Join hands and hearts and minds
The Mothers will Solve this
The Answer is in Us








Poet, writer, photographer and slightly distracted day-dreamer who muses on (gestures at everything) from the petty to the profound. On a semi-serious, fully earnest search for meaning in the mayhem. Perimenopausal, melanin-deprived, irony-enhanced recovering perfectionist Type A+ millennial woman. She balances the ever-continuing quest to Know Better/Do Better, with the distinct ego-death of parenting a smart, full-throated child who was raised to know the power of her voice. Mothering a teen means catching a side-eye in almost every interaction. Diana navigates the minutiae of everyday life through seeking the magical in the mundane. Follow along and laugh with her as the world flames out!

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