Cartwrid

Members »

Cartwrid
  Junior Member

A member of the Poetry.com vibrant community of poetry lovers.

  February 2024     27 days ago

Submitted Poems 1 total

Grandmother

Grandmother

Grandmother smelled
…of fertile black soil and salted pork;
harvested collard greens from her garden
rich in Oklahoma mountain minerals
sautéed in pork fat from the neighbor’s slaughtered pig
traded for a mason pint jar of...

– by Debra Cartwright

 374 Views
added 2 months ago
Rating

... see them all »

Favorite Poets 1 total

... see them all »

Voted Poems 0 total

There are currently no voted poems

Collection 0 total

The collection is currently empty

Latest Comments: 1 total

Poetry.com
To be seen and remembered, if only for a short lifetime is the greatest gift we give to those we remember. It is the greatest gift to receive whether known or not by the one remembered. It is in seeing another that we see ourselves and it is in being seen that we know our life has mattered in some small way. Bravo! 

25 days ago

View

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited poems collection on the web!

June 2024

Poetry Contest

Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
28
days
5
hours
28
minutes
8 entries submitted — 142 remaining

Special Program

Earn Rewards!

Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

Our awesome collection of

Promoted Poems

»

Browse Poetry.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Quiz

Are you a poetry master?

»
Who wrote the poem "A Fairy Song"?
A Emily Dickinson
B William Blake
C Geoffrey Chaucer
D William Shakespeare