Blanche Berry
My Temple
Articles/Essays – Volume 06, No. 2
My roots are planted in God’s earth.
My wings extend throughout God’s ether.
My interior is God’s kingdom.
The Perennial Harlot
Articles/Essays – Volume 06, No. 2
I met my first man in a garden.
He fell easy; it only took a red apple.
I laid the blame on a snake—
Friends
Articles/Essays – Volume 06, No. 2
Those whom I have called friends,
Whose exchange of thought
Once brought that blessed relief
Devotion to Sam
Articles/Essays – Volume 06, No. 2
The ocean’s wide, and I can’t step it;
I love Sam and I can’t help it.
But there ain’t no mule
Had a harder life
Than I
Tryin’ to be Sam’s wife.