My Feet Talk to the Road, Gardenia's Cafe, holds a key to some of the episodic material contained in the short stories. Each of the characters may be seen as representing some aspects of the Major Arcana found in Tarot cards. In addition, the characters may be viewed as spirit guides who enjoy interaction with Gardenia, the owner of the Cafe. Readers might like to be informed that Gardenia was a real person who used to read tea leaves and cards, and was an incredible seer. These vignettes reflect some of the typical members of her clientele who appear very fond of telling stories and...

A book containing four vignettes: Vignette 1: Soulmate in a Kayak This section depicts a surreal treatment of a fictitious want ad and the fallout thereof. Vignette 2: Derwish in a Kiosk The poems deconstruct the want ad. Vignette 3: Reinventing Atlantis Ishti poses questions for those living in so-called civilized society: how can we honor what we don't know we have lost? Vignette 4: The Green Knight A pseudo medieval melodrama involving a lovelorn swain who suffers and endures the worst case scenario in a love tryst gone wrong.

This work contains 5 different vignettes detailing the following: "Variations on a Sheepfold" details the innocent life of shepherds living in an indigenous culture. "Mystery School" deals with some aspects in pop culture of 2012. "Point of No Return" continues with details of a way of looking at the world as a reflection on destiny and various life paths. "Meeting Her This Evening" depicts events in a woman's life as she performs a life review upon her death. "Sanctuary" paints pictures of Camus-like portraits of poverty stricken folks and gives experimental portraits of artifacts.

Canaries have symbolized the healing properties of the sun. Many folk cultures feature the canary as a Rosocrucian dream image showing the canary hovering above a rose. In this narrative poem the canary operates as a fixture, a landmark, leading the dreamer in a journey celebrating life, birth and death.

A folkloric portrait of a woman waiting by various gates for her beloved who may never arrive. The locations depicted in the text are considered in a visionary and fictional manner. Part dream, part reverie the quilt of stories supports tribal voices heard in the region of Moorish Spain."

An archeological gem, the Sleeping Lady of Malta explores relationship between human, animal and nature and the mystery that no one single poem can evoke. Native American images predominate because they are cloaked with formidable shadows. This collection offers a credo as to why I write poetry. To experience banner moments of consciousness wherein aesthetics and a love of wordsmithing is born. The quest for self-knowledge and self-revelation takes nature as its meditation.

For poets, the culture of every day life involves engagement and interaction implicit in her ongoing conversation. A conversation with creatures of the natural world. These poems offer whimsical and often comical glimpses into old age, thoughts about the afterlife, and the daily karma of survival.

Round House Dances gifts readers with glimpses into the worlds of the bee shaman, views of the natural world in Ireland and in Boulder, as well as additional encounters with teachers and students. Everyday experiences surrender readers with poetic vignettes, philosophical, scintillating, meditative, and reflective. A must read for those who seek heart-centered poetry.

Here are cogent poems that ask questions. Questions that cannot necessarily be answered. Or poetic explorations of parallel worlds. Explorations into unknown and uncharted territory. A whirlwind tour of Native American shamanism. Or just plain shamanism. The price of being a poet is to create unexplained patchwork quilts in response to the more mysterious aspects of the world around us. Come and enjoy and savor the poetic experience as rich as a good cup of coffee savored in the universal cafe."