Stephanie Fogel

Inspiration Piece

I sit under the mighty tree

back against its hard trunk

feet on the earth.

My thinking tree.

I’ve come here many times throughout the years to ponder

to dream

to wrestle with impossibilities.

To rest against its strength

and watch it move with the wind.

To find nourishment from the life born up from within.

To watch the bluebirds as they soar and land lightly on the branches above

and the squirrels scurrying up and down.

With rain comes nourishment for the tree’s soul

as it seeps through the ground and up through the trunk and branches.

In snow, a new creation is formed as flakes drop gently onto twigs and

a hush falls over the land.

In Fall, the leaves burn as fire

falling away to nurture the ground.

In Spring, the fragrance overwhelms with succulence

and the birds begin their singing once more.

With sunset’s orange hues it takes on a life of its own.

Leaves dance, sharing the joy of creating and sustaining life.

Pulsing with nature’s song,

“I’m alive

I’m alive

I’m alive, hallelujah.”

Alisa Laska

Response

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Alisa Bliss

Opposites Attract

Response

Chalk and Cheese

Val Bonney

Inspiration Piece

You dance to Julio Iglesias

and the light country notes

of John Denver; while I

get blue with Billie

and Amy Winehouse

and rock out to Nickelback.

You enjoy marzipan

(which I detest) and nibble

small, dainty portions; while I

get stuck in to chilli

(which you hate)

and prefer my plate well filled.

You choose soft, fairy fabrics

in pink and lilac

and baby blue; while I

wear leather and low-cut,

side-split satin

in devil red and black.

We celebrate the richness

our diversity

brings to the world –

and yet, thought different as

chalk and cheese,

our hearts are identical.

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