Natural Light

Gillian Kessler Poetry

Dealing with mental illness takes an awful lot of strength. This poem is about when the strongest thing is to let go.

The Cord

Gillian Kessler Poetry

A poem from Gillian Kessler.

Complete

Gillian Kessler Poetry

A writer honors her mother on her 80th birthday.

A Return

Gillian Kessler Poetry

It’s your smile that calls me back. Your smile and those eyes, brown and trusting, now grown-up, they’ve seen it all, a mom gone on the bathroom floor, your pink …