Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms: Selected Poems From Unprecedented Times
by Diane Coffey
The poems in Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms pay homage to the unprecedented events from the onset of the SARS COVID-19 virus into the cultural variants that mutate into global chaos and disruption. Poetic language and images captured during the Great COVID Pause take a penetrating look into separation, the breakdown of self-identity, and the collective breakthrough of grief, exhaustion, and fear.
Where do we go when there are no family gathering to attend, no commute to the office, no vacation to a foreign place? How do our hearts virtually connect on Zoom to mourn the unexpected losses of loved ones?
We are all connected: the people, the animals, the trees; the mountains, the stones – the earth. These poems crafted in isolationseek not confirmation; rather an invitation to unplug the head, take off the mask, and remember: Healing is not a destination. Essential to perpetual healing, be it past time, now time, or waiting on the horizon, Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms is an offering of fierce compassion for tumultuous times.
From the author:
On the eve of the Lunar New Year 2023 the release button sparkled like fireworks in the sky; Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms; Selected Poems From Unprecedented Times made a debut on Amazon.com.
The words and images in Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms pay homage to the unprecedented events from the onset of the SARS COVID-19 virus into the cultural variants that mutate into global chaos and disruption.
Read the collection from cover to cover or randomly select pages. The choice is yours. Pick and choose what resonates and return as often as you wish and then, let it all dissolve into new beginnings:
Stand in the shadow feeling into brokenness.
Remember through our rootedness that we are all connected.
Shift your perspective and let go of what no longer supports your wellbeing and the wellbeing of our planet.
Influenced by a global community, I am deeply grateful for the dynamic gifts of the mystical teachers and movement artists seeded in this collection. Proceeds from the sale of Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms will be donated (see Page 82 in Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms) to one / all of the following:
The Institute for Poetic Medicine www.poeticmedicine.org
The Painting Experience www.processarts.com
The World Central Kitchen https://wck.org
Hip Pocket Theatre www.hippocket.org
The 360 Emergence The 360 Emergence https://the360emergence.com
Essential to healing into wholeness, be it past time, now time, or waiting on the horizon, Old Bones and Cherry Blossoms is an offering of gratitude, love and fierce compassion for tumultuous times.
Four Winds,
Diane XO
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