The Schvitz

The Schvitz
An Ode to One of My Favorite Detroit Spaces
Tara Lingeman
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Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Poems
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Jan 30
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Image taken by Tara Lingeman January 2023Deep emerald leather and dark wood wainscoting
suggest luxuries beyond my east side expectations
American Spirit smoke floats by along with heady words
mapping potential playmates and career daydreams
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Written by Tara Lingeman
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Seeker, Lover of Stories, Writer, and Teacher. Author of a memoir about searching and finding and a novel, Salamandra. Find both @ https://linktr.ee/taraling.
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The Schvitz

An Ode to One of My Favorite Detroit Spaces

Written by Tara Lingeman

More from Tara Lingeman and Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Poems

Reclamation

This house Smells like firewood and freedom reminds me of the year I Reclaimed my soul

Tulips

A Poem

Mary, Mary, How Does Your Garden Grow?

Old nursery rhymes remind us that even in the most beguiling bloom of living, there is danger and darkness lurking near

Gilded Carriage

You said I must be a witch but It was you, running your warm hands across my sternum, pressing my small wrists between your thumbs, that…

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