{"id":1536,"date":"2020-11-25T21:44:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2026June\/?page_id=1536"},"modified":"2020-11-25T21:44:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:44:36","slug":"williams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Seretha D. Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:1px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepetigrureview.com\/2627\/2026June\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/opposition_and_sister_squares_reconciled-1-1.png?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1401\" \/><figcaption><em>Opposition and Sister Squares<\/em>, Chris Gavalier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:64px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-1 column1-desktop-grid__start-2 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-9 column2-desktop-grid__start-3 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column3-desktop-grid__span-1 column3-desktop-grid__start-12 column3-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-3 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-5 column2-tablet-grid__start-4 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column3-tablet-grid__span-3 column3-tablet-grid__start-4 column3-tablet-grid__row-2 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2 column3-mobile-grid__span-4 column3-mobile-grid__row-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring in evanston<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> \n\n In Evanston, spring is a season when light is long;\n Lanceleaf Coreopsis blooms April through June.\n Butterfly weed hosts the Monarch butterflies,\n who return to lay eggs upon the plant;\n the cardinal flower entices hummingbirds\n to lap nectar from its long tubular neck.\n &nbsp;\n April in Evanston beckons the memories\n of a different city, of an erstwhile life\n when I was petal-open and visited by bees.\n The alight and flitter dances of butterflies\n remind me of a place before love, \n a time when I was light itself, and\n aglow with possibility.\n &nbsp;\n Spring wafts like a feather brushing my cheek,\n and, like Monarchs and perennials,\n it reciprocates--\n giving life and\n solace.\n &nbsp; \n\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Seretha&nbsp;D. 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