“Lake of Regrets” galenograph, from the Redemption Series. 2023
SIC EUNT FATA HOMINUM (Thus go the Fates of Men) Two dark birds storm the sky, each moving the other in endless hunger, wings hugging hearts, beating away the cold. One bird bends into the shadow of the other, both startled in their poverty of flight, their cries lost in the wind. But on they go, praying for gain, that everything is theirs.
The Raft, from the Dream Sea Series, 2017
Floating Parables
Some parables float, some sink, some
are poised on the brink of discovery,
a threshold of light that hovers, then quietly
falls like lovers falling out of love, always,
turning, as truth turns,
back into itself.
I’ve come out of the sea today,
rising on sweet, salty air, these wings
catching the morning fire.
I’m leaving what is left of me
to everything else that matters.
Blessings from the River, Kados, and me. Stay Strong.
Thank you, Jo!
Love all of it but especially that last line Galen
"I’m leaving what is left of me
to everything else that matters." 💖