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

SLEEP

I have a complicated relationship with sleep. I ‘suspect others do too.

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

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 9/4/22 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 8/2/22 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 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 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 4/25/22 Christina Isobel 4/25/22

THE RIDER

An unexpected oneness with trees.

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Christina Isobel 8/20/21 Christina Isobel 8/20/21

The Meaning of Tears

This poem helped me go into my heart and feel the pain. This heartbreak we are experiencing now is part of being humans connected to nature.

Christina Isobel 8/13/21 Christina Isobel 8/13/21

Sleep in Peace

This poem is like a little friend at night.

Christina Isobel 8/9/21 Christina Isobel 8/9/21

All Week

The unknown can be scary. A week of summer nights give comfort and opportunity.

From our book, Everyday Mermaid.

Christina Isobel 7/29/20 Christina Isobel 7/29/20

En Fleur

This poem started right before sleep when day begins to marry dreams and the unconscious. I began to feel my body as a flower. It’s got multiple levels. Enjoy. Sound on!

Christina Isobel 6/22/20 Christina Isobel 6/22/20