March 2019
Dianna Henning
gammonmackinnon@diannahenning.com
gammonmackinnon@diannahenning.com
I live in Lassen County on six acres with my husband Kam and malamute Sakari. The trees and mountains inspire me; the solitude nourishes me. I run a workshop Thompson Peak Writers’ Workshop and have taught in prisons and schools. Work published in: The Red Rock Review, The Kentucky Review, The Main Street Rag and other magazines. Nominated for a Pushcart, Blue Fifth Review 2015. My third book Cathedral of the Hand published 2016 through Finishing Line Press. Website: www.diannahenning.com
NOTE: “Soul Song #1” comes from a quiet place of solitude. When I am empty I cherish what occasionally arrives. Ah, to be empty of self more often. It wants, I think, to be a series, but the others haven’t yet arrived.
Soul Song #1
I would cup you in my hands like a newborn,
only you are evasive and cling
to your solitude. Sometimes
you sing me softly, and
I’m astounded by your voice
that’s not only all the birds at once,
but also, the earth’s gyrations.
I hold my hand out like a silken
pillow for your soft landing,
but you, with a mind of your own,
take refuge in an oak burl
where you sing the angels into dance.
NOTE: “Soul Song #1” comes from a quiet place of solitude. When I am empty I cherish what occasionally arrives. Ah, to be empty of self more often. It wants, I think, to be a series, but the others haven’t yet arrived.
Soul Song #1
I would cup you in my hands like a newborn,
only you are evasive and cling
to your solitude. Sometimes
you sing me softly, and
I’m astounded by your voice
that’s not only all the birds at once,
but also, the earth’s gyrations.
I hold my hand out like a silken
pillow for your soft landing,
but you, with a mind of your own,
take refuge in an oak burl
where you sing the angels into dance.
©2019 Dianna Henning
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