The
Tookany Review
Vol. IV
Winter 2008
Poetry written by Cheltenham Township Adult School Workshop Participants
Cheltenham, PA
In this issue
Edited by Deborah Fries
cover image by
E. Twan Crawford
Mary Brucker
One poem
Tweed?
Black, white or gray, or is it tweed?
A coat from afar,
what color is it?
Would it look black in twilight?
Would it be gray in the sun?
What color is that coat from afar?
Oh, just a boring gray --
just a boring gun metal gray.
Black white or gray,
or is it tweed?
Black or white,
woman or man,
gay or straight,
Disabled or not,
Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu,
does it matter?
Many would say yes --
But shouldn’t we all just say --- love?
Black, white or gray,
or is it the color in our hearts we really should see?
The color of confusion and questioning,
good and bad,
love and hate,
compassion in all of us.
Black, white or gray,
or is it (really) tweed?
Look closer at that coat.
See the various colors --
woven together to a whole.
Look closer to the woven tweed
in each and every human heart.
Mary Brucker is a resident of the Jenkintown area who frequently performs in local venues -- reading her poetry, singing and playing guitar. For the past 22 years, she has had a career in social work, primarily working with the elderly. This is the second time her work has appeared in The Tookany Review.
At
this time, The Tookany Review is accepting only the work of
writers who are enrolled
or have been enrolled in
Cheltenham Adult School
writing workshops.
For
more information about writing workshops offered by
the Cheltenham Township Adult School, contact:
Cheltenham Township Adult
School
1414 Panther Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
Phone: 215-887-1720