Roses Never Close

The roses open. They never close again. The blossoms die by spreading and reaching, by spanning and stretching. They don’t...

Ancestor Honor

Ancestor Honor

I look out the dream window at the line of my descendants. I’m afraid there may be a cutoff point...

photography by Susa Silvermarie

Wonder-Smitten

At dawn my wonderment established tender ties between me and a towering eucalyptus. I saw, with awe, the startling shades...

Her Fruitful Love

Her Fruitful Love

A thousand mangos drop to earth from a single ancient tree. For months I gather from her fallen bounty. How...