A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures
sometimes / my heart looks like Barbados / smell of fresh-squeezed pineapples / takes my nose by surprise / equal parts cool and warm / the bald middle-aged man / his skin / the outside of a coconut s...
I have lots of feelings, some are soft like my favorite tuft of wool. Some are tough and fierce and fearless in some ways, some are even blank or like I don’t belong. But they all are waves, and the...
If I am to be tossed Point them in the direction of the Pacific Tell them there is no specific way I’d want them to drown me at sea Pathetic, like garbage Her frothy white soap could not convince me...
A home is a shelter to stay warm or cold Family are loved ones A room is a safe place to hide in and love A bed is a place to dream A forest is a place to imagine and draw A tree is a place to climb a...
Let the citrus drip past your hand and down your arm. Have it dry and stay a sticky trail of sunshine. Feel your body glow warm, making brown eyes turn amber, and blonde hair golden. Coat your nails w...
Out of the corner of my eye I saw daffodils begin a life again On bare parts of my skin I felt the moisture of ground touching clouds I took a glance at an amber bowl perhaps filled with the pure wate...
I witness hate, I witness glee. But there is something I don’t see. I witness dance, I witness death. Men of no value losing breath. I witness joy, I witness kissing. But there is something the worl...
Baby blue courage is the courage of a sunny, cloudless day It’s the courage of trying, not succeeding Of having to try when no one else believes It’s the courage of curiosity, too big for one’s ...
I carry my family in my heart because I love them. I carry my passport on the airplane so I can go on vacation. I carry knowledge. I carry memories in my heart because it reminds me who I am. I carry ...
it’s chilly in the mornings here even in the middle of summer. when nanimama is here, she begins making her chai at six am. wearing her shawl despite the fact that her body echoes with warmth mine d...