Our Sky by Stephanie Nielson
“Our Sky” by Stephanie Nielson It was already late when I returned. The light from the hall illuminating Your figure in the dim. All fuzzy pajama Socks, and brown eyes flickering like embers. I’m barely through the door and you’re tossing A blanket around my shoulders, light feet Shuffling across the carpet floor. “Leave The lights off,” you hush. “Come see what I’ve found.” Tented under blankets, nestled...
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Echoes of Home—My Heart by Nsabimana Uwacu Gyslaine
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Cloud of Unknowing by Susan Austin
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The Q | the antidote
Q: How is artistic expansion an antidote to our worldly obligations?*Responses will be curated and may be shared with permission.Permission* Yes, I give my permission Show Full AgreementBy submitting your response, you are granting AROHO permission for possible publication – in whole or excerpts – in WAVES, which is also archived on our website and may be shared on social platforms.Name* First Last Address* State / Province / Region...
Does the sea remember everything? I wonder.
Does she absorb everything? Does she keep it safe?
Virginia Woolf
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The Q: Can you fathom the spectacle that would be created if we moved together, arms outstretched, close enough to touch?
The Q: What echoes through you that longs to take form—a poem, an image, a mark, a whisper of becoming?
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