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 3/10/22 Christina Isobel 3/10/22

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

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

Bodily sensations of letting go. Entering the dream world. Succumbing to sleep.

A poem from Everyday Mermaid. A collaborative poetry art book with artist Deidre Scherer.

Christina Isobel 12/25/21 Christina Isobel 12/25/21

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

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Christina Isobel 12/20/21 Christina Isobel 12/20/21

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.

Christina Isobel 12/13/21 Christina Isobel 12/13/21

Breaking a relationship is a breaking. It can bring a shattering. It is an individual journey with no prescribed path or time. This poem is both a metaphor for the journey and a description of physical sensations the body, heart, mind could feel.

Christina Isobel 11/24/21 Christina Isobel 11/24/21

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.

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

Christina Isobel 11/16/21 Christina Isobel 11/16/21

LYING ON THE GROUND

Clouds live in us.

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Christina Isobel 11/9/21 Christina Isobel 11/9/21

MAGIC IS WHERE YOU FIND IT

A magic moment from the past.

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*From our book, EVERYDAY MERMAID. A collaborative poetry art book with artist, Diedre Scherer.*

Christina Isobel 10/29/21 Christina Isobel 10/29/21

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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Christina Isobel 10/12/21 Christina Isobel 10/12/21

MUSINGS OF A MORNING

Morning musings straight from the unconscious.

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

Christina Isobel 10/6/21 Christina Isobel 10/6/21

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.

Christina Isobel 9/28/21 Christina Isobel 9/28/21

VENUS for Deidre

A poem for Deidre Scherer from our book, EVERYDAY MERMAID.

Christina Isobel 8/27/21 Christina Isobel 8/27/21

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.

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 7/30/21 Christina Isobel 7/30/21