April 30, 2025 Context for Poem “Quiet Listening” & Thank You to Readers

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Leslie Schultz

My recent visit to the Garden of Quiet Listening, on the Carleton College campus, with my sister, Karla, inspired today’s poem.

With this, my April project for National Poetry Month 2025 is at a close. Thank you to everyone who shared this Poem-a-Day journey with me–your company was sustaining–and a special thank you to those who shared your reactions with me!

Here’s to new challenges and joys in the months to come! LESLIE

2 thoughts on “April 30, 2025 Context for Poem “Quiet Listening” & Thank You to Readers”

Leslie Schultz on May 5, 2025 at 5:46 am said:

Hi Tricia,

You are welcome. It is a great gift to me to know that you were reading each poem in those April weeks.

Yes–sisters are very precious!

Leslie
Patricia Smith on April 30, 2025 at 6:35 am said:

Thank you, Leslie, for sharing your journey as you wrote these lovely poems. I truly appreciated the background context you provided, as well. Although the poems could stand on their own, the context sometimes added a richer flavor. I thought I recognized the Japanese garden at Carlton in today’s pictures. I’m so happy for you that you got to spend some quality time with your sister, Karla. Sisters know us in a way that no one else can.