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DAY IN FOUR PARTS

 

Often we can deny so called hard experiences. They catch up to us.

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

 
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Every walk into the ordinary can bring in the sacred. And you don’t have to do anything except enjoy.

 
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CODA: OUR BREATH

 

Trees are part of us. We are part of trees.

This poem has a surprise origin. Recovering from hip surgery I had gotten back from six days in the hospital. I couldn’t sleep. I was a wreck lying on the bed twitching. In the middle of the night, I got up to walk. Step by wooden step I moved. I felt like a tree Ent from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. The poem came. I felt a deep connection to trees which has deepened over the years.

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My wish for all of us for the holidays and for next year.

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HOLIDAY (ENFORCED)

 

Describes the emotional and physical difficulties of being sick. It also shows a gift that can be tucked away in it. Hopefully, the humorous light touch can lessen the worry a bit with Covid.

 
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I KNOW NOW THAT...

 

A poem about fear. We all have to figure out our relationship to this basic emotion rooted in our survival mechanisms.

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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.

 
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