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Survival Plan – Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt

Survival Plan – Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt
Photo Credit: Barb Kelly

Wake up early.

Write a poem.

Let it have angst, but also,

give the poem hope,

like a sticky drop

of maple syrup.

Drink it

like an elixir.

Enjoy it

for a moment.

Let it linger

like the cinnamon scent

of cider warming

on the wood stove.

Think about

tomorrow’s poem

while you walk

along the road

with the dog.

Greet the birds,

newly returned.

Listen to them.

Gather all this

in your heart

like a round, white stone

tucked into your pocket

or a raven’s feather

in your buttonhole.

Treasure it.

And then,

tomorrow morning,

begin again.

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