And Lily, those are beautiful. There's something about the second one, the green one, that is particularly striking. [Pleased humming]Thank you kin...

Katabasis[4/30/2022]Dark and warm as the womb of the world,And vulnerable as a woundIs my heart’s kingdom.I descend to my hideaway down a long stone s...

Sandcastles[4/30/2022]Mountains, castles, and cathedrals riseUp from the sea-damp and sandy shore,Their bulwarks imagination’s prize.Fleetingly they s...

Calling the Stars[4/29/2022]Queens of the Night summon the spangled sky:Silver beacons pierce the heavens’ veilAnswering the wanderer’s wondering cry....

Granny O.'s Sunset[4/29/2022]A golden frame is gleaming bright,But the true treasure is inside.Pale horizon-flashing sunlightThe looming storm clouds ...

Egyptian Palette[4/28/2022]I gaze on this little tool,And I am full of wonder.Wondering curiosity, and awe.What hands first held it?Whose name cartouc...

What's In A Name?[4/27/2022]What is the meaning behind a name?How can you fathom and define it?Always we think it must stay the same,Telling your natu...

My Ward[4/27/2022]You are armed, little friend,But for now all your weapons are sheathed.You curl up softly, trusting me,So vulnerable.So small and so...

Childhood's Fruit[4/26/2022]Berries dot my childhood memories,Peering out from bushes, vines, and leaves.Blueberries earliest of all,Frosty-pale and s...

Safety[4/14/2022]Is there a price high enough to pay?What is safety, anyway? As a philosophical point, I think the question is at what point is the p...

Blood & Answersmostly Till We Have Faces[4/26/2022]Shiver and dodge a broken question,Facets, angles, sharp and bright.Try not to lodge rotten sug...

...I dearly want a chorus of soprano stars coming awake in Creation.And I could go for a Jadis villain-song explaining Charn.

I like the possibility that a Marshwiggle, possibly a relative of Puddleglum's, could have been on the Dawn Treader.I would kind of like to see a coup...

Birthday Roses[4/25/2022]Cut crystal gleamsIn diamond latticeworkBelow deep pink buds and blooms.Another year is floweringAmong green leaves.Fully ope...