"Among Women" by Marie Ponsot

As April is National Poetry Month, challenge yourself this month to write some poetry of your own. Read "Among Women" by Marie Ponsot for inspiration, then have your own fun playing with words, sounds, line breaks, and punctuation. 



Among Women
by Marie Ponsot

What women wander?
Not many. All. A few.
Most would, now & then,
& no wonder.
Some, and I’m one,
Wander sitting still.
My small grandmother
Bought from every peddler 
Less for the ribbons and lace
Than for their scent
Of sleep where you will, 
Walk out when you want, choose
Your bread and your company. 

She warned me, “Have nothing to lose.”

She looked fragile but had
High blood, runner’s ankles,
Could endure, endure.
She loved her rooted garden, her
Grand children, her once
Wild once young man.
Women wander
As best they can.




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