Why she writes
why she writes doesn't interest her as much as why some days she finds her being staring out into space..... letting the pen invite her in, without a filter, fresh word snow coddling some labor pains-- indifferent to whether or not it rains; healing the indifference, making each word count, round about it has never been this quiet during a storm--cats asleep, bird song muffled, secrets we do keep-- and still-- the sun returns-- in the distance a pick up truck carries bushels of apples, still dotted with last night's heavy rain words/photo- kate lamberg(c)'18