May 2022
Bio Note—Christine L. Villa: I am a Filipino-American children’s book author and publisher who lives in California with a Maltipoo named Haiku. I am the author of The Bluebird’s Cry (a haiku and tanka collection) and the founding editor and publisher of Frameless Sky (a short-form poetry video journal) and of Velvet Dusk Publishing. My children’s books, poetry, mixed media art, and photographs have won awards and recognition.
Bio Note—Marilyn Ashbaugh: Nature is the inspiration for my poetry and I am happy to live near the Lake Michigan shore most of the year. I am an award-winning poet and nature photographer and my poems are published in journals and anthologies featuring Japanese short-form poetry.
Bio Note—Marilyn Ashbaugh: Nature is the inspiration for my poetry and I am happy to live near the Lake Michigan shore most of the year. I am an award-winning poet and nature photographer and my poems are published in journals and anthologies featuring Japanese short-form poetry.
On the Other Side
(a collaborative split sequence)
fly fishing
mackerel sky
I cast a random wish
out loud
an eagle follows
without wings
a white feather
catches the wind
the river’s bend
shifting clouds
sunlight at the top
of a mountain
Marilyn Ashbaugh
Christine L. Villa
©2022 Christine L. Villa
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