Full and Free by Maggie Devers

Full and Free

Maggie Devers

Spread a blanket on the grass
Under the eucalyptus
Lie down and feel the relief.

Sit in the swing
Let your hair dance in wind
Hear the swish of your fuchsia parachute pants
As your legs pump up and down
Up and down.

The squirrel tries to steal your snack,
Moves the bag off the blanket
And freezes mid action when she realizes she’s been caught,
She flees,
You throw her some bites
We all deserve to feel full and free.

* Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter

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Submissions are open. If you have a poem you want me to read on the podcast, now’s the time.

I’m looking for the one that lights you up. The one you’re proud of. The one you can’t read without crying. The one that makes you feel something big.

Let’s make space for the one this Fall on One Poem Only.

Deadline is Thursday, July 31.

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