The Air That I Breathe

by Linda Trott Dickman

Overview

The air that I breathe in must be held, 
     releasing gradually so as to get to the last
     note,
          staggered at times, to allow others
               to catch theirs. Following its
          dynamic,
     watching imperative, 
          to get direction, mind the text,
          sing out Louise, lift heavy hearts.
We must fit in seamlessly,
and rise up all at once.
Inhale, hold, stagger to marry text and tone
be the breath of God.

To return to the Maker
measures of the gift we've been given,
a fit place for a mast indeed.

A mast fit to a place,
for the voyage home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637773215
Publisher:	Red Penguin Books
Publication date:	09/29/2022
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.19(d)

About the Author

Linda Trott Dickman has been writing poetry since her first sleep away camp experience when she was ten years old. 
Linda is the poetry coordinator for the Northport Arts Coalition, an associate poetry instructor with the Vanderbilt Museum and the Northport Historical Society, She teaches a poetry workshop at Samantha’s Li’l Bit of Heaven and for Red Penguin Press.
Her poetry has been published in everything from school and church bulletins to international journals. She is an editor for Paumanok, a poetry anthology for Long Island.
She is the author of three books of poetry, Robes, The Air that I Breathe and the award-winning Road Trip.