Holding It Together

 

Mammatus Over the Monongahela

—Photos by Chris Feldman

—Poetry by Ann Wehrman, 

Sacramento, CA

—Original Artwork by Ann Wehrman

 

 

 

HOLDING IT TOGETHER

in your photo
lines of mammatus clouds
fill soft, beige sky
like coils of human guts

I remember your emails
from the hospital bed
first quick surgery
seemed a success

then complications
weeks more in the hospital
eviscerated, purified
you survived on tubed food, prayer, and will

put yourself back together
at what cost, each moment?
fierce despite aged joints, bad back
irascibility masks deep caring heart

you’ve studied the next realm
are not afraid, yet chose to stay
each day a dedication
thank you for sticking around

 

 

 

Butterfly
—Photo by Pixel2013 from Pixabay.com

 

 

AFTERNOON TEA

pale white butterfly
flutters through the lavender
cool sips on hot day

 

 

 

Pittsburgh Abstract No. 30
—Photo by Chris Feldman

 

love life like this drought

short tease
a few sprinkles
breeze still paper dry

got out a pan to collect water
but sky lightened
fierce sun resumed its blaze

no more raindrops
long, hard drought 

 

 

 

Beloved
—Crayon Drawing by Ann Wehrman

 

beloved

we lie together, enraptured
breathe softly upon each other
hands seal our union
through open lips
your emotion enters my soul
we burrow into this
wide old bed
blanket ourselves
with perfect forever darkness

 

 

 

SkyPool
—Photo by Chris Feldman

 

Today’s LittleNip:

IN SUMMER
—Ann Wehrman

deep rich bluest sky
I want to jump up and in
swim and float and fly

_______________________

—Medusa, with thanks to Ann Wehrman and Chris Feldman for another cool collaboration—cool sips on a hot summer day!

 

 

 

—Photo Courtesy of Public Domain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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