Lori Yuill – Houston, Texas
You snap a picture
Do you hear the sirens calling? Please don’t be afraid
Can drowning also feel like not drowning?
How much water can one swallow and stay alive?
Tides closing in quick
And you In your element
Such magnificence
Does that give me comfort or not?
I decide it doesn’t matter
I’m struck now by the cruelty In this collecting of beauty
Didn’t consider that these beautiful artifacts were homes
I think it’s time to go
You snap a picture
Lara Segura – Albuquerque, NM
Water is life, a symphony in motion,
A dance of consciousness, an ancient devotion.
In the silence, we gather, hearts open wide,
To honor the magic that flows deep inside.
Andrea Agostini – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
I was in the water. I looked up and saw four red balloons, two white, floating away.
someone had just let them go. I watched as they drifted, staying proximal for a while.
Kristin O’Neal – Atlanta, GA
My feet firm on the concrete and toes on the sewer grate
The afternoon rain gushes along my ankles and sieves through my toes
