inspired by lorene forkner
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Concrete and Abstract
The Marble-Covered College-Ruled Composition Book of Prayer I’m just minding my own businessboiling white rice for two days of low residue low fiber eatingin prep for a colonoscopy on Wednesdaywhen the the marble-covered college-ruled composition book of prayerhands me a sharpened No. 2 penciland says, Go ahead. So I open the black-and-white cardboard cover,with its… Continue reading
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Feelings Flowing, Garden Growing
after waving goodbye a little hollowspace in my core, tender, low,i give it a hug —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “After” speaks for itself, a tiny tight haiku to give voice to a pervasive strong feeling, short-lived though it might be.• Needing celebrates a geranium plant that hangs in a pot… Continue reading
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Slick Tricks
Stick With Him This isn’t picnic Isn’t thrill Still, sit tight with him Sit nigh I insist Sit thigh thigh Sit in night Sit in light Sit with his wish Sit with his spiritSit stillSit chill Nix limits Fit in with him Fit him within Find his mind With instinct With insight Lift him high… Continue reading
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Today While the Blossoms Still Cling to the Vine
outdoor chapel fingers strumming strings,our voices skim cass pond. whocares what the morrow —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Outdoor Chapel” is an homage to a Camp Takodah memory. Caroline is at camp right now, first summer as a leader and, though I am not at Takodah, I can smell the fresh… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my creative practice.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
In 2025 I begin writing poetry and include a poem and painting in each post.
My compass points: shake hands with fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
