A Contemplative's Field Guide

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Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

A new poem...

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Ryan Diaz
Sep 16, 2022
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Dear Reader,

A few weeks ago I was sitting at my local coffee haunt, taking in the scenery, while quietly sipping on an overpriced espresso. I should’ve been writing, but like most writers, I’m prone to procrastinate. That is until I saw a woman smoking on the corner, wreathed in smoke as if emerging from flames. I immediately thought of Joan of Arc, the young saint-warrior who was burned at the stake. The association begat a poem, the draft of which I quickly scribbled down in my little black notebook.

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