Periods, Pregnancy, Perimenopause

Tessa Venuti Sanderson shares her poems about different stages of life

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Tessa Sanderson

May 29, 2025

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A painting showing a person sitting by a twisted tree under a large moon, with a fruit hanging, set against a deep purple background.

Day 26/1

The merest brush of pink,

But the wave of heavy tiredness

Signals the blessed blood is due.

I crawl into my cave-space

Under the protection of the duvet

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Tessa Sanderson

Tessa is a Menstrual Educator, Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga Teacher and trainer, and author of kids and adult books about the body, including puberty and the menstrual cycle.