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‘Twould ease — a Butterfly
'Twould ease — a Butterfly —/ Elate — a Bee —/ Thou'rt neither —/ Neither — thy capacity –// But, Blossom, were I, I would rather be/ Thy moment/ Than a Bee's Eternity —// Content of fading/ Is enough for me —/ Fade I unto Divinity ...
read moreChrysalis
Corpses push up through thawing permafrost/ as I scrape salmon skin off a pan at the sink; on the porch, moths in slanting yellow light// undulate in air. Arthur Sze Butterflies fight to break out of a chrysalis. Freedom depends on the strength of...
read moreI Wish
I wish to see/ your magnificence/ even in the prayers left unanswered. F.S. Yousaf To see magnificence in prayers left unanswered. To feel joy in the midst of sadness. To witness miracles in the everyday. To be heartbroken with grief and still see...
read moreMeditations on Text and Image
I, too, need to put something on a surface to get myself going. Nicholas Wong I both love and hate a blank page. I love the invitation offered by a blank page. Pages without lines ask me questions. Pages with stories invite me in. Pages with imag...
read moreAbout Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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