
Saint Lucia provides light in the darkness, even in the dog days of summer. Saint Lucia’s Day is a winter holiday and is celebrated on December 13th, but I like to keep her spirit in our house year-round.

Saint Lucia provides light in the darkness, even in the dog days of summer. Saint Lucia’s Day is a winter holiday and is celebrated on December 13th, but I like to keep her spirit in our house year-round.

A butterfly by the Geum-Ho River in Daegu, South Korea.
(2013)
If you know what kind of butterfly this is, please leave a comment. I tried to look online, but couldn’t figure it out.
On a mild morn in May
her fists festoon this action.
Since I cannot flee the fray,
courage seeks some traction.
Her fists festoon this action;
insults wound a thistle heart.
Courage seeks some traction,
for in a second, war shall start.
Insults wound a thistle heart;
fingers mingle in dank dirt,
for in a second war shall start;
soft soil now accosts my skirt.
Fingers mingle in dank dirt,
since I cannot flee the fray.
Soft soil now accosts my skirt
on a mild morn in May.

homegrown tomatoes
homegrown tomatoes
what would I do without homegrown tomatoes?
only two things that money can’t buy
true love
AND
homegrown tomatoes

The view from my window in Daegu, South Korea.
Every day you chase after me with your 35mm
trying to reveal that which is in plain sight.
You say that you want to capture my spirit
because you find me beautiful,
but those clicks are my estate and I
refuse to divide them with you.
Tomorrow, your lens shall not find me.