seasons
move
more than time
beginning
the sky’s air
falls into branches
blossom blue
the earth
gives back
its fire
into the wind
with gold
and green
its flame
turns
to white
waiting
for the voice
of tenderness
to call
Sister Lou Ella’s poems have appeared in numerous magazines and journals as well as three anthologies. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2017. Her first book of poetry entitled she: robed and wordless was published in 2015. (Press 53)