I STAND IN AWE
of ocean’s pull as tides go out,
how good rain smells vanquishing drought.
I’m speechless from Grand Canyon’s view,
undone by roses holding dew,
amazed how spider’s web is styled,
treasure the kicks of unborn child.
I pass my days in wordless praise.
Emotions raw, I stand in awe.
Jane Logan, 80, Sparks, is returning state Senior Poet Laureate and 2007 National Senior Poet Laureate. She is a retired nurse. Jane has been married 55 years. She writes in traditional form, although her topics are often non-traditional. Her national SPL poem revealed the unknown identify of Mona Lisa as a prostitute who served as model. Jane’s sign is Taurus.
