Part 1 / DOUBTS FIRM MY RELIGION

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Imponderable Questions

Doubts Firm My Religion is a series of short verve poems with companion art. The collection ponders the imponderable questions of life. It challenges people to examine what others have told them about meaning and purpose; to lose all their fears of exploring their doubts; and perhaps in the end, come to a satisfying conclusion.

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Swimming in Saginaw

This is subliminal mythology:
an astronaut tethered; static waves
pulsing a grey liquid space; sand
pushing in, sand drawing out;
fingers like starfish learning
to swim.

Author’s note: This poem explores the mystery of birth; the forming of life; and the warmth of the womb. It asks the reader to hear and to touch within the tight boundaries of being.

A Stone Held Firmly While Sinking

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Sticks Without Glue

The plot of a flannel-graph story:
innocence crawling, falling.
Cutouts are labeled: the mother,
the father; stored on a shelf
near mittens and coats.

Author’s note: This poem is about becoming aware of existence. It portrays a toddler as part of a flannel-graph story. It reflects on the things we are taught by our parents, and how childhood memories affect our beliefs.

After the Sweetness Came Longing

Be watching tomorrow for Part 2.

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