Laura Castleman Writes

peace at the creek

after school we went right to the water. oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, socks stuffed into sneakers set on a rock, wading out to thighs, wet clothes…

Sep 18 • 

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July 2025

Old maple

a blessing for our tree

Jul 25 • 

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June 2025

damp shoes

it rained for days this May, unlike any other. our shoes and coats are all damp, draped over furniture and never fully dry. it continued into June, but…

Jun 10 • 

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May 2025

water moves

the water has no color of its own. now, in late May, it is yellow-green, dark grey, and blue.

May 27 • 

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let's not worry Mama Bird

She has been sitting on her eggs for a week,

May 6 • 

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March 2025

Plans Change

February 2025

Mar 26 • 

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What is there to write about

I wonder, sometimes, if I have lived enough of life to write poetry. I haven’t studied with great writers or philosophers, or sailed on ships through…

Mar 16 • 

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scones for preschool snack

Mary tells me that to be a poet I have to consistently show up for the words.

Mar 14 • 

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Things I had to remember after giving birth for the first time

written September 2020

Mar 1 • 

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February 2025

Headed for the Light

on reaching the best days of your life after loss

Feb 27 • 

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I must go down to the sea again

August 2021

Feb 20 • 

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I came to be with you

by Laura Castleman

Feb 16 • 

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