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

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.

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 9/20/21 Christina Isobel 9/20/21

Opening The Latch

With fall’s different light, certain things will not ripen. What will?

Christina Isobel 9/14/21 Christina Isobel 9/14/21

Bittersweet

Several days ago the light changed. It was fall. Transitions are complex.

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

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.

CRY JOY is from my book, EVERYDAY 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

The Miracle of Water

Enjoying a glass of water’s deliciousness on a hot summer day brings you back to joy.

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

In Memoriam

Besides physical deaths of dear ones, there can be other deaths that are important to support and honor.

Christina Isobel 7/9/21 Christina Isobel 7/9/21

Mothering

For mothers and all those who mother in any capacity.
With much love,
Christina

Christina Isobel 6/19/21 Christina Isobel 6/19/21

CLOTHES ARE UNDERRATED: Or, This Dress Is Not Waterproof

A poem/blessing for my eldest daughter when she got married. It honors the life stream that holds it.

Christina Isobel 6/17/21 Christina Isobel 6/17/21

GRIEF

My mother-in-law(ex) died last week. We knew each other for 48 years. It was a tricky relationship ending in great love. I miss her. One of her daughters wrote me and said a younger woman shared her discovery about grief: “Under tremendous grief is tremendous love.”

I dedicate this poem to Mammy/Anne in hopes it can provide some comfort and windows for your grief.

Christina Isobel 6/8/21 Christina Isobel 6/8/21

OCEANS

We come from the ocean—our water mother. The more we feel her, protect her both outside us and inside us, the more whole we become and the more we support life on our planet.

Christina Isobel 5/18/21 Christina Isobel 5/18/21

Down a Country Road

A surprise on a path.

Christina Isobel 5/9/21 Christina Isobel 5/9/21

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who have mothered in any way. My wish is that in the burgeoning #MeToo Movement that “mothering” gets as much respect as all the other issues we are fighting for.

A Woman’s Joy. From our book Everday Mermaid.

Christina Isobel 4/17/21 Christina Isobel 4/17/21

Becoming Spring

This poem is a gift for me for my Birthday. May it be a gift for you. 💗 Christina

Christina Isobel 4/10/21 Christina Isobel 4/10/21

Announcement! Announcement!

I am excited. Everyday Mermaid, our poetry art book, is now available online.

The digital landscape brings both a magical luminesce and a closer look at the tactile cut, layered, and stitched fabric art cradling the poems. The book is now available online and as a digital download through a thousand flowers®. The synergy of these different viewing options creates a new exploratory artwork.