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Cry
We live in the both-and,
a badlands and a good one
One of the hardest lessons
joy and pain,
a dance in the bones.
It's a ceasefire with
Sharon Frances
Jan 161 min read


Hands Can: A Reflection on the LA Fires
Cancer spreads like wildfire. A wildfire spreads like cancer. And both need clean edges to stop the growth.
Sharon Frances
Jan 123 min read


Happy New Year 2025!
Seven years in the making, I can finally say that 2025 will bring the publication of my story Ash and Feather, about a bird-girl and her par
Sharon Frances
Jan 42 min read


Struggle
To all of you who signed up for Daily Poetry, I want to ask you for patience and compassion. I am a person with ambitious ideas and...

Sharon Frances
Apr 29, 20231 min read


Stand
I stare at the coffee stained napkin, a second hand spoon and a pen resting on the brown liquid spatters The news program hums Shots,...

Sharon Frances
Apr 18, 20232 min read


Poetry is...
You may have seen her painting— legs and feet stick out from the canvas edge, surrounded by ripples of water or cascades of fabric,...

Sharon Frances
Apr 11, 20232 min read


Starting New
Squish me like a lump of clay Deflate me like a balloon Break me like a weed in a storm This life has torn me up and spit me out And I...

Sharon Frances
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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