GOLD AT THE END OF THE POEM

 

Robert Bly believed gold in a fairytale presaged a happy ending. I believe for poetry too.

 

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.

 

Washing Dishes

 

Confession: when I am sad or dealing with intense inner work or big house breakages (no hot water, no water, no internet etc.) washing dishes is the first to go. So this poem is helping me get a new relationship to make it more fun and actually nourishing.  

 
 

THANKSGIVING

 

Happy Gratitude Day. I am grateful for all the animals living around my house. They enrich my life and connect me to my juicy wildness.

Press play to listen to audio of me reading THANKSGIVING and scroll down to see the whole poem.

A poem from EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book with artist Deidre Scherer.

 

BREAKFAST NOOK

 

There is a silence in fall which can be healing.

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A poem from EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book with artist Deidre Scherer.

 

UNDERCOVER

 

When fear runs your path.

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From EVERYDAY MERMAID, a collaborative poetry art book with artist Deidre Scherer.

 

MUSINGS OF A MORNING

Morning musings straight from the unconscious.

Press play to listen to audio of me reading my poem, MUSINGS OF A MORNING, and scroll down to see the whole poem.

MUSINGS OF A MORNING from our book, EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book with my poetry and Deidre Scherer’s art.

LATE NIGHT

 

The night sky is constantly changing.

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LATE NIGHT from our book, EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book with my poetry and Deidre Scherer’s art.

 

OCEAN

 

Part one from the Water series. We come from the ocean—our water mother. The more we feel her, the more whole we become and the more we support life on our planet.

 
 

OCEANS is from my book, EVERDAY MERMAID. A collaborative art poetry book with artist Deidre Scherer.

 

CRY JOY

 

This poem is the second in a two-part series on water.  It actually started out as one and after continuous rewrites, it kept ending up as gobbledygook. I stopped. Realized they complemented each other, but could not be united. Happy now they are on a full spread talking to each other. OCEANS, the first poem in the water series to follow. 

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CRY JOY is from my book, EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative art/poetry book with artist Deidre Scherer.