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"Bare Depth of Patience" acrylic, Mary Anne Abdo
[Editor’s Note: Area writers were invited to submit poetry and/or prose to Studio B Art Gallery’s summer project “The Three Bears.” Writers were challenged to respond to the meanings of the words “bear” and “bare,” the Bear Fever sculptures or an aspect or theme from the fairy tale “Goldilocks & the Three Bears.” Their poetry and prose responses will be published in coming weeks in The Boyertown Area Expression digital news site (boyertownareaexpression.town.news). We hope you will enjoy the wide-ranging responses to the challenging theme.]
"Bare Stillness of Winter" acrylic, Mary Anne Abdo
Window View
~Mary Anne Abdo
Change and possibility,
are the sisters to growth.
A Celtic verse to ponder.
Modern society is so intertwined,
with the drudgery of automated work.
Like robots with no internal compass.
No room to barely breathe in nature’s fresh air.
To expand our lungs,
and our minds.
We can choose our work,
to be creative and nurturing.
Be it a field on a farm.
Be it a cubical in an office.
It is how we change our perspective,
through the windows we open.
It is the many different views,
we find meaning.
Just like the windows of our souls,
we crave the possibilities of each new day.
By changing the lenses inward,
towards our imagination,
and by greeting each day,
with the untamed potential within ourselves.
A Road of Coincidences
~Mary Anne Abdo
Proclaiming poetry is worth the travel.
Driving past the city of my birth.
Off 81-North,
into Homer and the Skaneateles.
Auburn was my destination of prose.
Walking the streets like a local.
But yet,
I am a stranger looking,
for new inspiration,
in a city square market,
and a restaurant window stage.
With my notebook in tow.
Hoping to pay homage to Harriet,
the Moses of her people.
So I walked up ancient tree-lined avenues,
of history and mansions.
Five miles into this late summer day.
Conversing with residents,
and thirsting for history.
Taking my stroll to a clapboard house,
that was closed.
Walking back…
I thought of the freedom,
Harriet had fought for.
And so I went to my poetry destination.
The Willard Chapel,
exquisitely adorned in Tiffany glass.
Awe, took my breath in so many directions.
And so I read my poem in this historic room.
Soaking in the words of my kindred spirit poets.
Enamored by the story one women told.
Of her family’s history to save African-American freedom,
in the underground railroad.
And how she helped save this glorious chapel.
You see—
Some doors are barely closed.
Sometimes they are open doorways to serendipity.
~ Mary Anne Abdo is an author, artist, poet and photographer. She graduated magna cum laude from Luzerne County Community College with a degree in Human Services. With a background in freelance journalism, she uses her poetry as a source of creative expression. Her self-published poetry book, "Fractured Lollipop Poems of Brokenness Healing and Hope,” Her children's book, “Pumpkin: The Cat Who Plays With Words” are available on Amazon. Her work has been featured in books, magazines, podcasts and television talk shows. You may check out her work on: Facebook: “Mary Anne Abdo/Poet/Author” or on her website https://bluestainedglass.wordpress.com. Mary Anne resides in Scranton Pennsylvania.
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