Verdigris

Turn me green like that

Verdigris

Easy to forget 
the Statue of Liberty was once a 
shining copper, a twinkling brown 
that rippled the sun’s light from 
flame tip to draped silk to bare toe. 
We don’t survive this long without 
impact. We don’t survive unaffected 
by the salty air blooming its green 
tarnish one lesion at a time. Turn me 
green like that. Let me bear the marks 
of having truly lived. Let the whole of 
me alchemize from pure earth, soiled 
with verdant beauty by the invisible 
sustenance floating all around.

- Moudi Sbeity

Photo by Luke Stackpoole on Unsplash

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Upcoming Events

🌻 Capstone Presentation: Poetry Will Save the World. Monday May 4th, 12:00pm MDT. Live streamed on zoom. This is the culmination of my past three years researching poetry and writing as a contemplative path. Reach out to hello@moudisbeity.com if you would like the link.

☁️ In Praise Of: Clouds - Saturday May 16, 10am - 12pm MST. Register here.
A contemplative poetry gathering tuned towards awe and praise. Clouds have been inspiring poets since the dawn of awareness. They are ethereal to write about and to paint. Undefinable on paper as they are in the sky. Let’s explore the mystery and beauty of clouds and all they have to teach us. This event is donation based, accessible to anyone curious enough to join. Read the poem In Praise of Clouds.

📝 8-Week River Writing beginning Tuesday, May 26, 4 - 6pm MST. Register here
This is an intimate circle of up to nine people including myself that meets weekly to write and share in response to poems around a circle of agreements.