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gretchen venters aspie author advocate gretchen venters aspie author advocate skip to content about me is autism poetry twitter short stories dedications official website facebook really really like me older posts this mountain a poem posted on june 7 2026 by gretchen venters laying side by side on this old tailgate i see a little spark of faded stars like our beloved old glory flicker like hope in your tired eyes wrapped in a patchwork quilt of red white and blue that feels like a legacy sewn together with a thread of glittering silver linings breathing in your mountain s cold night air feels soul deep like both fire and ice this place is healing stirring up old dreams like a rebel s vinyl on my grandfather s old record player while the horizon carves out a midnight symphony of stars that s all ours share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in poetry leave a comment like a sunrise posted on may 12 2026 by gretchen venters that first kiss was like a sunrise it changed everything for me like wise hands stopped time and handed me a dream a dream tangled up in holidays hard talks late at night going to bed together anyway that first kiss was like a sunrise loving you is like goin to an old drive in movie the kind where we know every line it s like putting on your favorite jeans that are worn straight through in the knees but you don t really mind somehow you just fit me or maybe i fit you guess it s the same either way to tell the truth just kiss me in the moonlight in my dreams every night that first kiss was like a sunrise share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in autism leave a comment your words a poem posted on february 4 2026 by gretchen venters for j your sweet words taste like cream swirling in a warm vanilla chai in a stoneware mug that i m hugging with both hands to warm my spirits at that downtown coffee shop on a rainy autumn day watching the town walk by the raindrop splattered windows they buzz and hum like new york city at christmas in my veins like an endless bridge of that sinatra song on an old vinyl that inspires newfound hope your embrace felt like a mix of vintage velvet and my grandmother s pearls dressing the parts of my heart that have forgotten what it feels like to be chosen it felt like a heart squeeze a reminder of who i am and the reverence of our faith because you mirror mercy back to me in such tangible ways that remind me of his grace that paints over the past like the new canvas offered after a long awaited snowfall share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in autism 5 comments category five posted on august 27 2025 by gretchen venters for dversepoets for years i could sit very still beside quiet glacial water as it slowly moved over tumbled stones with hardly a whispering of a sound but my thoughts rumbled like thunder and crackled like lightning opening my mind like a category five hurricane then just like it began the storm finally passed as storms often do this time with a judicial swish of a pen and a thud of a gavel it stopped the howling winds hushed my thoughts that once swirled and stuttered like a question within a question slowed to a whisper and then like the end of a midnight ink flourish bled into closure like none other as they stilled to a long awaited silence share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in autism 4 comments alabaster jar a poem posted on august 6 2024 by gretchen venters for dversepoets her glittering gown nearly crumpled as she knelt down the alabaster jar set in the grass the water sloshed gurgled in the smooth round basin as she washed his feet with purpose slosh gurgle slosh a humble reminder that love is about true sacrifice share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in dversepoets prompt poetry leave a comment the jar of sky a poem posted on august 6 2024 by gretchen venters for dversepoets it may look like an ordinary mason jar but i know better it is still full of the bit of sky i collected screwed tight if you squint you can almost see the stars inside if you hold it up at night share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in dversepoets prompt poetry 5 comments her name was glory a poem posted on july 25 2024 by gretchen venters for dversepoets prompt on horses wanna catch some horses i hear his deep voice mingle with the dull roar of heavy rain standing in that misty barn at dawn i glance at the saddles shimmering in the dim blue light i nod and head for the first gate ancient wood creaking as it swings open i quietly stand collecting fat raindrops in my eyelashes watching his long black braid for awhile her name is glory he says mindlessly my gaze lifts to her heavy eyes soft with a hint of summery sadness like a tattered old flag that has worn out in need of mending i kick some crunchy hay around wondering about whose glory she had lived for share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in dversepoets prompt poetry 3 comments the dogwood a poem posted on july 20 2024 by gretchen venters for dverse poets prompt about alma thomas s arboretum presents white dogwood 1972 acrylic on canvas smithsonian american art museum i remember that dogwood as if it was an old friend of mine after all we did grow up together on days with fair weather i loved to lean just past grandma s pale pink reading chair after grandfather hung up old glory to peek at the quiet tall tree with a wild blanket of blossoms for hair it s still what spring looks smells like for me sometimes i wonder why we never took family photos around that tree perhaps a reunion with that silly old dogwood is overdue i can just see it now my old faded suitcase in hand slowly breathing in the scent of a million memories share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in autism 2 comments lavender lemonade a poem posted on july 18 2024 by gretchen venters the country air was cool that night lightly tapping my worn ballet flats against old creaking planks of this wrap around porch the sound of ice softly crackling in a small tumbler as i crunch on bits of slightly frozen lavender lemonade listening to jazz again never knowing the composer i wove a blanket of the night sky square by square inch as it draped across my lap brushing against goosebumps on my naked knees soft crushed velvet tumbling about for those wondering where i find such a believable moon would you believe me if i told you that my father gave it to me well he surely did i run my slender fingers over the grey and cream stitching and sigh as i pack up my sewing kit for the night my nose is running just the slightest bit i can feel the taste of burning wood at the back of my throat autumn is nearly here share this print opens in new window print tweet share on reddit opens in new window reddit email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in autism 8 comments to carry this mountain posted on june 9 2024 by gretchen venters to carry this mountain along the bottom of the sea my tears are swirling into waves catching a breath as they rise to the surface tumbling into an ocean breeze weighed down by this grief my heart aches salt seeping into deep cracks in my heels this sorrow feels more like chains less like healing and these waves feel like never ending storms my arms are heavy with memories but i carry on for you for god because love is sacrificing what i want for what you need it is making changes for his glory so i will carry this mountain and pray you remember me my endless devotion that this is not the end of the story that you ll feel compelled to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth while i tread this angry ocean silence is absolutely deafening when i m missing you i will forever carry this mountain until you re here to join me and my shackles release surely we aren t in heaven yet but i know we have found pockets of laughter surely we can find them again fanning the flame of that spark while i carry 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