“May you slip a little, drift a little, swim way out…”

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As you pass through
the seasons of yourself…
May you slip a little,
drift a little,
swim way out,
lose yourself occasionally
in the fragrance
and the fire,
be a little blown away,
be a little certain,
find the hearth that waits for you
in every kind of weather.

Congratulations to Ruthanne Collinson,
leading contender for Poet Laureate of Gloucester!
Ruthanne (Rufus) Collinson is the leading contender to succeed John Ronan as the city’s next poet laureate with approval by the Committee for the Art’s Poet Laureate Selection Panel.

She has worked as a journalist, photographer, bookkeeper and turkey farmer. Her poems have appeared in various journals for the field of experiential education. Two books of her poetry have been published by Folly Cove Books, Turning the Stones (1997) and Traveling to You (2008). Rufus is currently Manager of Communications for Project Adventure and lives in Gloucester. Read more of her poetry…

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5 thoughts on ““May you slip a little, drift a little, swim way out…””

  2. Joey! I am honored to be a part of Good Morning Gloucester today. I absolutely love it and read it every night. Thank you! My poet laureate-ness was made official at the last council meeting. I hope that we can do some collaborating…
    Blessings……Rufus

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  3. Umm . . . she’s not the leading contender anymore, she is officially 100% THE POET LAUREATE!

    Congratulations Rufus and hooray for us!

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  4. Congrts RUFUS! Nice Poem.

    GREAT JOB BETH! You actually got a great compliment from Joey.

    All I get is “What the “F” are you doing” But, “I” consider that the highest compliment. 🙂

    Looking forward to more of Rufus’ work!

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