{"id":173,"date":"2011-01-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/01\/we-shed-the-skin-of-one-year.html"},"modified":"2011-01-07T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T10:00:00","slug":"we-shed-the-skin-of-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/01\/we-shed-the-skin-of-one-year.html","title":{"rendered":"We Shed The Skin Of One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Here is a lovely New Year poem by a talented and wise sister Queen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>New\/Year<\/b><br \/>By <a href=\"http:\/\/marysaracino.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/newyear-we-shed-skin-of-one-year-lay.html\">Mary Saracino<\/a>, CO<\/p>\n<p>We shed the skin of one year<br \/>lay bare the fragile bones<br \/>of fresh dreams<br \/>our serpentine souls slither forward<br \/>we know the way by heart<br \/>by heart we sing<br \/>by heart we dance<br \/>by heart we hope &amp; pray<br \/>for good things<br \/>only good things<br \/>though ugly things will come<br \/>the spiral blesses everything<br \/>breath &amp; blood &amp; memory<br \/>and everything is holy<br \/>tears and laughter<br \/>pain and joy<br \/>life and death<br \/>we know<br \/>we know<br \/>we know<br \/>every thing<br \/>every thing<br \/>every thing<br \/>is love<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:thequeenofmyself@aol.com\">thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.constantcontact.com\/fs080\/1101600634271\/archive\/1103877351136.html\">CONSULT THE MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><br \/>Queen Mama Donna offers upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a lovely New Year poem by a talented and wise sister Queen. 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