Earth Day
It’s simple. We are nature. To love her is to love ourselves. The more we feel this, the easier it becomes to fight for her. Happy Earth Day.
A poem from EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book I created with the artist, Deidre Scherer.
To The Flower Garden
To the Flower Garden, will be published in a thousand flowers® forthcoming book, When the Flowers Sing: A Flower Poetry Anthology. Flowers are given for every occasion of our lives. The book deepens your connection to flowers’ primal magic.
GOLD AT THE END OF THE POEM
Robert Bly believed gold in a fairytale presaged a happy ending. I believe for poetry too.
FOR MY GRANDSON HUCK
This was written soon after my grandson’s birth. Have you ever had so much joy suddenly come into your life that you were afraid to hold it?
Washing Hands
I am a bit OCD about hand washing. Then Covid hit. Ouch. Worse. I’suspect I am not alone. This poem is a nudge nudge wink wink to me and all those as we slowly undo the fear and change the pattern to washing when appropriate.
CODA: OUR BREATH
It’s simple. We are nature. To love her is to love ourselves. The more we feel this, the easier it becomes to fight for her.
Press play to listen to audio of me reading CODA: OUR BREATH… and scroll down to see the whole poem.
HOPE for Emily Dickinson
May we face our fears & may they become lighter. Feeling them in the body can help.
Press play to listen to audio of me reading HOPE for Emily Dickinson… and scroll down to see the whole poem.
A GIFT AND WINGS
These poems were a gift to me: A whole different way of relating to insects.
From our book, EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book I created with artist, Deidre Scherer.
