This week I want to celebrate the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission’s selection of Dasha Kelly Hamilton as the 2021-2022 Wisconsin Poet Laureate! I’m posting her poem, “Wonder”. You can visit her website here:
https://dashakelly.com/
WONDER
You’ve cradled a
miracle in your arms
Warm and glowing
Held a star against your chest
You’ve wished upon the dimples,
freckles and wild tangle of curls
A million times today
Gazed into infinity
Small eyes, wide with wonder
You’ve done nothing but
wish and wonder
How bright?
How big?
How will you
harness a star?
You are everything in these moments
Holding infinity and
yourself
You are galaxy and, already,
everything you’ll need
to fill our sky with starlight