How Shall We Find This Praise
to Praise
is to practice –
how to greet the day
with fresh eyes.
how to mask the doubt that creeps upon us,
to lift the head and heart,
embrace the light …
is to Praise.
to Praise
is to relearn how to see, hear and revel
in every detail nature has graced us with.
to laugh, sing and dance is to praise.
and when we fail,
we must be gentle
and remind ourselves,
to Praise is
to practice – a lifelong art.
Mary L. Serantoni is a poet based in Arizona, originally from Chicago, Illinois. Her work appeared in ‘Farraday Newsome: Memento Vitae, My Body Is Your Nest,’ Museum of Northern Arizona’s ‘Poetry Maps’ exhibitions (2024, 2025), and soon to be published in Syncopation Literary Journal (Volume 5, Issue 2). She holds a BA from Chicago’s DePaul University, is a writer member of BMI, and a member of a Poetry Workshop through a local nonprofit.
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