Monthly Archives: May 2010
The Big Picture
Oil spill – our epitaph on earth Continue reading
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Across the breakfast table…
Prose-poetry: A woman’s inner conversation with the man/men she loves Continue reading
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Grizzly Remains
Children’s understanding of death develops over time. This flash fiction describes the meeting of a child’s imagination with the grief of harsh reality Continue reading
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Twenty Words – Poetry Workshop with Quinton Duval
Motivated by the untimely death of a “damn fine poet,” this poem was composed from excercizes and experiments that we did in Quentin’s workshop class in the summer of 2008. Continue reading
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Kuai / Break-through
The “I Ching” or “Book of Changes” interprets images in nature, teaching wisdom and inner growth. A scene on the roadside reminded me of the ancient hexagram, “Breakthrough” made up of the two trigrams “The Joyous” above and “The Creative” below. A broken line at the top, with five solid lines beneath makes up the hexagram, Kuai. Continue reading
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Home Breath
Thinking of home and longing to touch it again, the memory of a river, a tree and a fish evokes the deeper understanding that we are never really separated from the places and people we love. Continue reading
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My Daughter’s Face
Poem. The passage of time as seen in my daughter’s maturing face is sadly reflected in the dropping petals of a dogwood. Yet, there’s always another generation to carry the bloom of youth… Continue reading
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