Squirming among the grains of paradise, lost in the mystical feeling of a soft blanch, just enough to feel the pulpy softness of breast. Sautéing the flesh in the rarest of saffron, colored in red and the gold of turmeric, rich in thoughts and desires. A spiritual sensation, a sensual kitchen, where heat of anise on fire, flambeed with grains of alcohol, burning within, bursting out of the depths of her soul.
creative writing
The Heart of Home
Fire warms the stove, warms the kitchen, warms the home. Elements of the past forever necessary in our present, your future. The heart of home, of sustenance, of time.
Warrior’s Soul
Waking to a dog barking, mother calling her name, sounds of air whizzing by. Lost in a world of conflict, father gone to his grave, younger brother hiding in the crawlspace. A pang pulls at her stomach, dry lips reach for the sky, tears as her mother looks her way. Safety is nothing to a girl who is already starving, already ill from the war filled waters. One day she'll leave her home, as she stands holding her father's rifle, a warrior's soul forced upon her. ~ Written in memory of my Red Cross service in Kosovo, 1999-2000
Daughters of Time
Stones gathered on chiseled limestone counting souls who have gone before me. Coins on headstones, flags on tall poles, but not so tall as the mighty sycamores. The cool brisk air broken by a warm cup of tea to sip from. Pouch of lavender takes me back in time to wood floors, dirt floors, glass bottle windows. I look out on the valley, low water as the land suffers from drought. Crying to Mother Earth to bring the rains, to color the leaves of autumn. Sisters gathered in purpose of words, infinite love with cosmic relations as we, the daughters of time bring forth the future of the stars. Written while sitting on the Blacksmith Cabin's porch swing during an Indiana University, Center for Rural Engagement, session for girls and women of all ages with author and professor Catherine Bowman.

Magnet Poetry

Tattered Thought
Sinking lower in disguise, Lost to simple navigation of life, unhurried absence from des soirées, grandes fêtes. Excuses bound on escaping canary Flying from clouds of doubt, torn wing, tattered thought away from billowing fantasies. Mind's eye driven to ledge As butterflies flitter inside, I call them back, away, come back, The future I must decide.
Indiana University Exhibit
The opening date is set! The exhibit will be at the Gayle Karch Cook Center for Public Arts and Humanities, Indiana University, Bloomington, Maxwell Hall, beginning September 22nd, and will feature a variety of artists and media formats. I'll be exhibiting one of my historical fiction poems written at Beck's Grist Mill, an Indiana landmark in Washington County, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Some of my photography will also be displayed. More info as it arrives, but add this stop to your calendar! The exhibit will only run for one month!
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