The Mirror on the Handlebars A circled image of the passed-- to see what is careening, about to overtake, thinning…
Daybreak Robins with their marmalade voices Caucuses of crows And mourning doves loving the morning sun-- Humming birds mighty in…
Paradise There may not have been research yet, but there was the human ability to observe. Collapsed into a garden.…
How He Took Up Painting He was out on the avenue hesitating before scenery, absorbing its easiest pieces, sidewalk buckles,…
At the River’s Edge Just below Cedar Bridge, I listen to the river’s poetry sing among the rocks and moss…
Red Shoes A little trick we have or have not learned--Jim Harrison 1. In Anchorage, she put her maroon…
Neighbors Michael and Leslie put off building the play fort in the southeast corner of their land until the killdeer…
Fun Things to Do in Columbus, Ohio #2: Spend Downtime Relaxing with Friends We try to be the girls in…
Academic Painting --after Rufino Tamayo’s Pintura académica, 1935 Lightning strikes yes sometimes the artist catches burnt without scarring…
Pear, watercolor and poem by Lorelle Otis Lorelle Otis has been a painter, illustrator, and graphic designer for 45 years…