Prayer from an Elder
Here, listen now: This is a prayer for young writers, poets and artists You creatives! May you find the wrecking ball of whatever addiction you are currently captured by and…
Looking for the Enemy
I have had many enemies They were all Me. I’ve been working trauma-informed recovery for forty years… This poem, this poem is very old... It’s from a little chapbook I…
Deadheading Azaleas
So I’m in the garden with our puppy whose name is Poppy I have an old green bucket with the peeling label still on it Hunter green My horse Bodhi’s…
Starting a New Project is a lot Like Dreaming
First, I wrote this in the first person. I read it to my husband. He said, "try third person" and I did. But since I love process and because nothing…
Nightmares Come in Service
on September 10 2001, I put my husband into detox for opiate addiction (he’s my ex-husband now) I went to bed, exhausted and broken hearted when I woke, I called…
A Cowgirl Blessing
The Cowgirl Blessing May your horse find you whether you walk on concrete in the city push a lawnmower in the suburbs wake on a farm to feed chickens May…
Adrenaline and the Holidays: Slow Down & Seek Peace
Oh, gosh, but I wish the phrase Happy Holidays were not so loaded with tension and expectations. As you read this, you may be buzzing on sugar, experiencing pressure from…