Poetry by Joanie Connors

Poetry provides an unboundaried outlet for my passions for psychology, systems theory, nature, peace and spirituality. I am not trained as a poet, but took up writing poetry as therapy after the second Iraq war started, and now I can't stop.
I hope these poems help you find perspective, insight, or a smile.

Hopes and Prayers

Advice from a Mountain Spring

Advice from an Old Broken Tree

Change Will Set You Free

God Bless Those Who Fail

In 10,000 Years

Just Stop

Letter to Our Children's Children's Children

New Mexico I

Old Friend

Out of Joint

Prayer to Shut Up

Prayer for Balance with People

Prayer for the Invisible

Prayer for a Suicided Spirit

Prayer to a Suicided Spirit

To Our Soldiers

Wind Words


Trauma Poems

Tragedy's Doors

Harsh Transition


Poems about Love

How Does Love Heal?

Love is Strong

Real Love

Where is Love?


A Little Humor

A Turtle Song

Curmudgeons' Manifesto

The Conspiracy of Pens



What We Don't See

Aging

Anger

Arguments

Chain of Causality

Control Issues

Death is in the Room

Divorced Bodies

Don't Be a Sheep

Finding It

Homeless Cats & Dogs

How Do I Talk to You?

Layers of Bitterness

Mad Treasure

Media World

New Mexico II

Numbots

Quiet

Respect for Life

Sin Eating Dogs

The Despairing Heart

The Two Faces of Sex

To a Young Woman

Treasure Hunter

Waking Up

What Are You Eating?

Your Eyes Tell Me


Gender & Relationship Poems

Disappearing Women

Relationship

Tangles of Relationship

The Longest War

Universes of Male and Female


Psychospiritual Poetry
My Favorite Poets


Rainer Maria Rilke

Jelaluddin Rumi

Mohja Kahf