All Work

Close-up of a dried flower suspended in midair with exposed roots and drifting water droplets, symbolizing uprooting, cultural disconnection, and the longing for reconnection expressed in the poem “State of the Union.”

State of the Union (pulling roots)

It has been a long slow process, pulling ourselves up by the roots, disengaging from our connection with Earth and language, spirit and culture. We are now floating free in the turbulent sea of fear. The disconnect is driving us away from each other, away from values, away from lives well-lived and spirits well-expressed.

Poetry - The Dark of the Moon

Photo of a young woman rushing past the reflected image of an elderly woman in a window, symbolizing the fear of aging, time’s pressure, and the poem’s question: “Why am I rushing?”

Lash of Time

Why am I rushing... driven even in my sleep? The sting of time moves me into a future Where I’ll become an old crone bent like an angle iron precariously toddling around with a toothless smile in half-dream mazes of past memories. Why am I rushing?

Poetry - The Dark of the Moon