A Pacific Northwest native, I have been writing poetry over 40 years. My poems reflect a woman’s journey through the later years, with recurring themes of loss and renewal.
I have read at many local poetry venues and am a member of Seattle Poets Table. My first book, If the Moon Came Out Only Once a Month, was published in 2012 and my current book, What the Tulips Said, was published this year.
ROSELYN
Cathy Ross
An empty plate
sits on my dining table,
Roselyn by Lenox,
my wedding pattern,
the flower in the center
still scarlet, the gold leaf
on the edges a little worn.
We’ve eaten together
for sixty years now,
and I’ve loved
seeing all twelve of you
around my dining table,
reflecting candlelight,
echoing laughter,
shimmering with love
and gravy.
Where will you go
when I am gone?
Will someone take you in
and look after you?
Or will you be discarded,
given to an unknown thrift store?
I see your future, like mine,
suspended in time,
a blank slate,
an empty palette,
CREDITS:
Poet: Cathy Ross
Graphic Designer:Tim Olson
Photographs: Public Domain
Editors: Lorelie & Tim Olson
To read Cathy’s previously published poem “SUMMER MOVIE” – click here
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What are we all going to do with our once precious china🤨? Virgil Tollefson
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