Some confessional poetry about the vicissitudes of relationships, but also nature and water poems. Forty six poems in this book published by Argonne House Press in 2004.
This is a 46 page book of poems about the problems in relationships such as fidelity, alcoholism and finding love.
There is some pain and anger expressed in the poems, but also hopeful nature imagery (I slip on wings to fly) and several poems with the theme of water (I'm eye to eye with a cobalt blue tang/ float to an orange tube sponge/ while parrotfish red as poppies/
swim over spawning beds/like purple caviar.
Excerpt
From Bitter Root
"I am the voice of little children,
the nun's all seeing green eyes.
I am rootless, flowery,
wilting and lame,
at different times
on different days.
I am the crutch to hold your leg up.
the piston in an engine.
I am the preacher's wife on Tuesday,
the white cat stretching
her furry belly for a rub.
I am the deep-sea diver
finding peace at the bottom."
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
My book of poetry is being redone by me, I have a beautiful cover designed and the book will have a few more than 200 poems in it. I am going to have it printed on demand here in Canada. When it is done I will let you know when it is done and if anyo
