HONORING THE HIDDEN WORK

by Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard

Praise the spider's work

of weaving, the monarch butterflies

criss-crossing the frigid air

over continents and the rock worm

laying foundations for the cathedrals

of coral reefs. Praise the loom

that is never stilled

the persistence

and strength of fragility.

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"Honoring the Hidden Work" is part of Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard's forthcoming poetry chapbook Shades of Meaning.

Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard (www.MargueriteGBouvard.com) is the author of ten poetry books, two of which have won awards, including the MassBook Award for Poetry. She has also written many non-fiction books on women's rights, social justice, grief, illness, and "The Invisible Wounds of War: Coming Home from Iraq and Afghanistan". She is a former professor of Political Science and Poetry, a former Resident scholar at Women's Studies Research Center and Environmental Studies at Brandeis University.