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Glory
There are two types of glory.
One of branches.
The other, roots.
God
please grow me
in the richness
of the darkness
framed by earth
caressed in spines
of worms.
Not in the glory
of being raised high
in a lonesome sky
to be broken
and fall
to the surface
of the beginning.
The Author
Nicole LaVoie is a Creative Writer residing in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
While her day job consists of full-time Grant Writing for Western Carolina Rescue Ministries,
LaVoie began writing creatively in Middle School, then went on to gain a Bachelor's in
English and has not stopped since. Her work focuses on the magnitude of life’s tiny details
and her pieces establish a muse that is often dissolved in routine. When she is not in the
office or at the laptop, Nicole can be found biking in the park, trying new cooking recipes, or
walking through the woods with a friend.
Nicole LaVoie