decenber 21; unbroken thread
twinkle lights festoon
our bare-branched
backyard pussywillow:
this year’s proxy
for that which elicited
my tiny gasp
of wonder
as a child,
in my pj’s,
seeing with wide eyes
the indoor evergreen
at 9 waverly with its
lights in primary colors,
its sparkly tinsel heavily
draped, and
my name in glitter
on a shiny ornament.
decades of decembers later,
last thing before bed
each night,
first thing upon waking
each morning, both
house and sky winter dark,
i look out to the pussywillow.
each time,
the tiny inner gasp.
—dotty seiter
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4 x 6″; watercolor, ink, pastel pencil, and watersoluble pastel on paper
neurographic drawing
2026
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Notes about poem and art:
• “unbroken” is a poem of gratitude for all that twinkles, all that sparks awe.
• the waters above, the waters below is a painting of gratitude for all that comforts, all that soothes.
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