Christina Isobel 4/22/23 Christina Isobel 4/22/23

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.

Christina Isobel 4/21/23 Christina Isobel 4/21/23

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.

Christina Isobel 4/6/23 Christina Isobel 4/6/23

I WANT TO HOLD IT IN MY HAND

Revitalizing our passion and our life.

Christina Isobel 11/10/22 Christina Isobel 11/10/22

GOLD AT THE END OF THE POEM

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

Christina Isobel 9/7/22 Christina Isobel 9/7/22

FOR ARWEN

My daughter birthing her first baby, herself as a mother, and me as a grandmother.

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Christina Isobel 9/4/22 Christina Isobel 9/4/22

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?

Christina Isobel 8/29/22 Christina Isobel 8/29/22

Talking to Moon

Unexpected connection to Moon

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Christina Isobel 8/2/22 Christina Isobel 8/2/22

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.

Christina Isobel 7/18/22 Christina Isobel 7/18/22

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.

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Christina Isobel 7/14/22 Christina Isobel 7/14/22

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.

Christina Isobel 6/29/22 Christina Isobel 6/29/22

HOPE for Emily Dickinson

May we face our fears & may they become lighter. Feeling them in the body can help.

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Christina Isobel 6/8/22 Christina Isobel 6/8/22

Sacred Walk #2

Letting in contact/connections in nature can mitigate loneliness.

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Christina Isobel 5/12/22 Christina Isobel 5/12/22

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.

Christina Isobel 5/7/22 Christina Isobel 5/7/22

For mothers and all those who mother in any capacity.

With much love, Christina

Christina Isobel 5/5/22 Christina Isobel 5/5/22

The title says it. The way a particular flower’s thrust from the earth awakens me, connects me to myself, to it, and to spring.

Christina Isobel 4/12/22 Christina Isobel 4/12/22

A WOMANS JOY

Supporting a juicy spring.

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Christina Isobel 3/28/22 Christina Isobel 3/28/22

I FELT HIM ON MY BODY

On connection, death, and loss.

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

Christina Isobel 3/22/22 Christina Isobel 3/22/22

GETTING TO SNOW

Unexpected Joy.

Christina Isobel 3/3/22 Christina Isobel 3/3/22

A FAIRYTAIL

This poem begins the book. It came after months of feeling hollowed out, burnt out. I was producing, directing, and choreographing the first play I had written. Tragedy struck. One of the leads had a stroke weeks before showtime. We pulled it off, but I was left dead inside. Then one night in the bath I felt the water. I moved in a new way. A poem and a new me began emerging from the water. I listened. Poem after poem came and by the end of that year Everyday Mermaid was fleshed out in poetry and I emerged as a poet. Poetry became my teacher.

Christina Isobel 2/24/22 Christina Isobel 2/24/22

A MERMAID'S JOURNEY INTO SLEEP