We Appreciate You!

Mary Kling

She keeps a low profile, 

declines being featured,

doesn't want a lot of fuss,

just steadily steers our little boat

through the blogosphere,

as sure as clockwork,

reliable as sunshine

after rain.

She is quick to thank everyone else

"for all you do",

but I am sure she doesn't think a lot

about all she does, week after week, 

month after month , year after year,

keeping this site open

to encourage and support poets -

all for the love of poetry,

for her work is given freely,

with no thought of return.

I contemplated the prompt "Appreciation",

as there are so many things to appreciate,

in nature, in the animal world, in humanity.

But when I think about how much Poets United 

has meant in my life 

and the lives of so many others,

I had to take this chance to say:

"Mary, we appreciate 

YOU!"

I can feel her blushing from here. But really, Mary, you deserve a ton of thanks for keeping Poets United going all these years. I also tip my hat in acknowledgment of Robb Lloyd, the founder of Poets United in 2010, who responded to my question at the Blogger forum as to where I could find other poets, by saying: "Why don't you try Poets United?" I did, and it changed my life.

for Sumana's prompt at Midweek Motif: Appreciation. Of course, my appreciation extends to the staff and all of our members as well. But Mary does the steering, quietly, without fanfare. So this one is especially for her. Smiles.