POET

When We See It
By M. E. Wood

Does a child hold the answer to peace?
Unfettered, the dove carries the laurel leaf,
Our reminder that peace is yet to come,
Like a child’s smile, given to everyone.

*published Sol Magazine / June 2003
Honorable Mention (2003 Poet Laureate)

COMMENTS: Maureen Wood's eclectic style reveals the wealth of resources a world traveler can weave into her work. This talented poet has much to offer. Her penchant for unique words, as well as for asking the unanswerable and often trying to answer her own questions, brings a air of ever questing to her writing. Her poetry is acutely sensitive, no-holds-barred, to the point, and she helps us feel at home in the worlds she creates. A careful observer who makes use of internal rhyme and metaphorical images, Maureen does an excellent job of rendering this well-structured work.