Flower

Flower. Day 6 of a 7-day nature challenge. #flower #nature #photography 

Editing

Editing is a brutal, beautiful thing. I'm massaging words I wrote over the course of a year, and I think I've finally worked out most of the kinks. I worry I'll never be completely satisfied even when I'm done. But I figure that's exactly how I'm supposed to feel. 

Sandra's art is a perfect fit for my words, and I'm so proud of the work we are doing. Soon, you will all see it. Not today, but soon. 💚

Tree

Tree. Day 5 of a 7-day nature challenge. #tree #nature #photography 

Coexist

Day 3 of 7 nature challenge. 

Woodpile

Woodpile. Day 4 of a 7-day nature challenge. #photography #nature 

Flower

Flower. #nature #photography 

Day 2 of a 7-day nature challenge. 

Lettuce

Lettuce. #nature #edibleart #photography  

Day 1 of a 7-day nature challenge. 

You drift in

In a training last week, we were asked to write a story about courage. Of course, I wrote a poem...

You drift in 

and sit too close 

to my skin. I cringe. You

look nothing like me. We 

can't be friends. But 

then you speak 

and I begin 

to wonder 

about the power 

we share. Your space 

feels less foreign, 

your tears are more clear. 

I listen, with my hand 

on my chin 

to the breaks in your speech. 

I watch 

the hairs on your arm 

rise from bumped skin. 

You feel what I feel. 

We are the same. 

We don't share a life, 

but we do share the game. 

The Kiss

Your slime and moisture

will mix

in a 

science of ancient beauty

wrapped up in stars,

an Egyptian Milky Way

of crevasses and 

arms.