building her life
around a garden. . .
this deep-seeded need
to nurture
—Moonbathing, Issue 6, Spring/Summer 2012
I lure hummingbirds
into the garden;
you, though, never were drawn
to sweetness and light
—kaleidowhirl, Autumn 2006
I'm just a woman; with sugar
I'm just a woman
—Moonbathing, Issue 6, Spring/Summer 2012
with sugar
I lure hummingbirds
into the garden;
you, though, never were drawn
to sweetness and light
—kaleidowhirl, Autumn 2006
No, this is not a photo of my garden; it was taken at the Trapp Family Lodge in Vermont. I don't have much of a garden here on this patch of ground that was notched out of the forest. For one thing, it's hard to grow anything "normal" in this somewhat harsh environment where stubborn yaupon thrive. For another, I've found the native trees or plentiful weeds, combined with the heat, give my immune system major fits. Also, because of the condition with my back, I haven't been allowed to bend very much. So I've been staying inside a little more often. I suppose my garden now is my poetry.
—Moonbathing, Issue 6, Spring/Summer 2012
I lure hummingbirds
into the garden;
you, though, never were drawn
to sweetness and light
—kaleidowhirl, Autumn 2006