Editor’s note: This poem is part of the Work and Hope series. Grandma said a lazy Mennonite doesn’t understand his
Cheryl Denise
Cheryl Denise is a poet living in the intentional community of Shepherds Field in Philippi, West Virginia. Cheryl is the author of the poetry books, Fences (2022), What’s in the Blood (2012) and I Saw God Dancing (2005), all published by Cascadia Publishing House, DreamSeeker Books, Telford, PA. She has a spoken word poetry CD, Leaving Eden (2012) with music from Ben Regier, available on Amazon. Visit her on Facebook at Cheryl Denise, poet.
