My Sunrise
by Nancy Vandenburgh
Poetry
In the darkness I heard a voice
calling me in deep cello tones
to not be afraid to break free from
my chrysalis and fly.
In the darkness I felt a touch
a whisper in my hair
combing through
my lonely tangled soul.
In the darkness I found your light
a hand to hold to pull me up and out
to greet a day so bright
my eyes hurt from the wonder of it.
the voice
the touch
the light
gave me hope I never knew
which opened me
to loving you.
Getting to know the Poet
Nancy Vandenburgh (Milton, VT), a retired biology teacher and administrative assistant at The University of Vermont’s Graduate College, is an active member of a local poetry group and The Poetry Society of Vermont. Her poems have been published in The Mountain Troubadour and The Lyric. A self-made video of two poems appeared on WCAX-TV’s Across The Fence for the PSOV’s fortieth anniversary. Her inspiration comes from nature, events, relationships, and her own experiences.
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