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The Mantle
Where will we go, Love? To be held in caring arms and know we are not alone in all of this? My paralytic legs and shaking limbs, I become a mannequin filled with lead for you to carry, without the luxury of a silent mind and sealed lips. My skin still drinks your touch and… Continue reading
Adversity, Confessional, Cosmos, Endings, Fantasy, freeverse, Grief and Loss, New Beginnings, Philosophy, Poetry, Self Acceptance, TransitionAdversity, challenges, chronic disease, chronic illness, Confessional, cosmology, darkness and light, ehlers-danlos syndrome, fallen angels, Fantasy, free verse, freeverse, grief, Grief and Loss, hardship, hEDS, Intention, Intimacy, loss, New Beginnings, pain, philosophy, poem, poetry, Self Acceptance, starseeds, struggle, suffering, surrender, tragedy, Transition, vulnerability, vulnerable -
Cosmic Sailor
You are an entire universe And so is your vision. You live in the expanse Of the cosmos and more, The place from which All was born. The demands others make Are like imposed funnels For tunnels you cannot Begin to fit through. Sometimes you try And it hurts Like the foot binding Of a… Continue reading
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For Those Expanding
Here is a Prayer, Intention, and a note of Appreciation. I am grateful for the tumbler of Temperance, who’s violence smooths out sharp edges to deliver me more and more gentle. I am grateful for Sensitivity, and for all who have the courage to embrace their Feeling Selves and listen to their hearts. And to… Continue reading
About Me
I wrote my first story when I was a wee girl of three, followed by my first poem when I was eight. I’ve been writing ever since as a way to cope with life. This practice evolved with learning in both structured settings and through the practice, itself. In my own healing crisis, I found a process I affectionately refer to as Poetic Alchemy. Now on the journey of getting my life back, I do this not only for myself but for you.