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Poems by Genevieve Sargent
In Memoriam
Genevieve Sargent held numerous executive offices for the Arizona State Poetry Society, elected and appointed. She served as Editorial Consultant to Orbis, a British magazine, editing an American section and writing reviews. Genevieve edited numerous anthologies, including an international poetry anthology for Northwoods Press. Her poems have been published in England, Germany, India, the United States, and distributed worldwide. United Poets Laureate International recognized her for lifetime contributions to poetry. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from World University. Genevieve Helen Sargent, seventy-eight years, died on January 30, 2008.
GOODBYE, HONEY MAN
He painted her life
with the honey
of his words,
and like dry bread
she crumbled
without his sweet sustenance
until she discovered
that honey grows in trees.
Nourished by other nectars
she shook off old crumbs
and plunged
into the toaster.
Published in PRIZE POEMS OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE POETRY SOCIETIES (anthology), 1981.
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INGÉNUE
She’s such
a little fish
and you . . . experienced
as fisherman. Please gently toss
her back.
Cinquain Award Winner, Arizona State Poetry Society Annual International Contest 1993. Appeared in Sandcutters, Vol. 27, No. 4, 1994.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
The days when life
was like April flowers
an unmatched scent
gathered in the woods
The days when life was
summer succulence
like cherries and plums
peaches and pears
The days of autumn harvests
from corn to crisp apples
The days when life
was snow
the season’s first beauty
under a full moon
First published in Sandcutters, Vol. 38, No. 4, 2004.