Her Flawless Beauty“Beauty in the Ordinary.” Diana Pollos-Lutzfor Kathy Martínez She’s water girl on stage at every show.Lucky VIP member in support of our favorite band.Her recent dilemma lowers her spirits.Friends and Townies remind her she’s still beautiful after posting pictures of her bald head….

hour 5 heartwood   heartwood spirals in the centre of my tree relations through drought devastation and diaspora unlike my heart would in isolation from this long-lost heartwood carved into me like scarring rituals with ash from fires where hearts would glow from the sacrifice…

Recipe For Procrastination Ingredients: Active mind A sense of laziness A love of naps Insomnia Some bursts of depression Too much to do Not enough to do Easily bored Aging Take your active mind and mix it with too much to be done … for…

He wrapped tightly wound coils around his fingers Smoothing the frayed kinks with his thumb His eyes, like blue goldstone, sparkled Tiny, gold flecks glittered as sunlight poured into the room Flooding his face with a magical glow As if his face was a gift…

Writing poetry onto umbrellas  Is easy to do: words in spirals, shapes and swirls.  Written by pen, indelible, like art itself.  In pubs and cafes around the cities North and South,  collecting umbrellas from establishments,  gains curiosity among the staff,  and for a moment something…

russet leaves piled high on the front lawn — the dog and I play

what is me … or not? hand washing meditation bubbly perfection

Above us… The trees whisper As the crisp afternoon Swiftly breezes through the seasons It’s Autumn!

billiant diamonds crash across vastness of pitch void, creation dancing

Stretching towards the sun Like long leafy fingers Garnished with autumnal hues The remnant of spring that lingers Above my head as I look up It seems go on up forever Trying to grasp the endless sky In a truly doomed endevour What do I…