The lies you were told began in the womb Muffled voices from some yet unknown world Born into chaos and blinding light No wonder you squeezed your eyes shut and clenched your fists This life was first and foremost an assault upon your gentle spirit Cutting it away with precision and clear intent You learned... Continue Reading →

I can see you, August. Looking at me from the floor of the land claimed by the swamp and revealing broken vines and marsh cabbage long covered by the tall grass now receding. The goldenrod and aster on the threshold of blossom, waiting for some secret signal to burst forth and announce the arrival of... Continue Reading →

Summer is in full possession of the world now. No longer waiting for the Oak's permission, she has charged forward. The sun burning bright and hot. Humidity hanging in the air, a blanket of incandescent tingling on my skin, a heaviness to my hair. Admittedly, I'm drunk on her. Mesmerized by the beauty coming at... Continue Reading →

Summer is unfolding herself in all the ways that only watery and wandering souls understand. The timothy is now seeding, its pollen puffing out like tiny smoke huffs as I walk through the fields. The dew glistens in the sunlight and from somewhere miles away, the unexpected scent of the ocean finds me. Thank you,... Continue Reading →

The sun borrowed a raven's wing and cut through the leftover storm clouds to peak at the work the night had done. A pause in the heat of summer transformed the heavy air into a celebration as birds danced in puddles and leaves left full of rain glistened and whispered back and forth about what... Continue Reading →

Hello, June. I sure have missed your lovely face. Thank you for the ways you always arrive, bearing so many gifts and blessings. The color green, the thick dew on timothy as it reaches towards harvest, the sight of a fawn skipping through tall grass behind his mother as he learns what it is to... Continue Reading →

We are standing on the edge of ecstasy, staring at grass the color of a granny smith apple. Emptying our ears of all other sounds and listening for the buzz of a hummingbird's wings. We step between the ragweed on the forest floor and say "hello" to the fledgling leaves waving from above us. These... Continue Reading →

We come into this world alone, even if we happen upon luck and are surrounded by love. And the majority of us are still greeted by blinding light, the abruptness of gravity, the uncomfortable temperature outside of the womb, and a stranger's voice. We are likely to leave the same way, in one manner or... Continue Reading →

Fear, I used to believe that anger was my constant companion. And while it is true she's been ever present in my life for almost as long as I can remember, it is you who fed her and bathed her in your poison tonic. I see you. the way my eyes shift and hyperfocus on... Continue Reading →

What I want is to be a summer drink served with a straw in a coconut husk. An intoxicating space for my own soul to reside. I want to reach for the sun like a vine of morning glory on a fence post, knowing it's warmth will set me free. I want to roam wildly... Continue Reading →