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“Sweet Forgiveness” in Silver Birch Press

November 18, 2016November 19, 2016 / sheilawellehan / Leave a comment

Uncertain times call for light verse. “Sweet Forgiveness” originally appeared in Unrequited:  An Anthology of Love Poems about Inanimate Objects, edited by Kelly Ann Jacobson. Enjoy!

https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/sweet-forgiveness-poem-by-sheila-wellehan-my-prized-possession-poetry-and-prose-series/

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