See the Image jansmatters.com, May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Published in the 2024 St. Louis County Library Anthology, incomplete. Here it is in total. See the image reflectedin eyespeering fromtreesblades of grassocean depth Listen to worryingstillnessas quiet aching awarenessgrows for each intelligentbeingFeel sadnessweigh upon your heartas one by onefellow life formsdisappearbecoming memoriesof beautylostfor those of usleft behindSee yourselfreflectedin eyespeeringHear yourselfquietlystirringachingFeel yourselfpassinginto extinctionby your own hand Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Related Essays, Flash Fiction, Poetry conservationdrawingecologyPaintingPoem
“My River” published in SLWG 2025 Anthology February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 My essay entitled “My River” is included in the 2025 St. Louis Writer’s Guild Anthology, launched today Feb 14, 2025. Links to eBook and paperback below. All proceeds support the good efforts of the Guild. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Read More
Minister’s Daughter? July 9, 2025 I appear as a minister’s daughterRather than a person with a past My persona ingrainedMy reality a constant clash I act with apparent compassionFilled with a sense of derision My actions entrenchedMy passions a constant collision Outside InsideInside Outside Conflict in the depths of perceptionDissonance at the heart of cognition… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Read More
Dearest Judy, May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 When I gaze at the black and white photo of you, at four years old, I find your personality so perfectly framed. You sit at the kitchen table in our childhood home. Sun comes in from the window behind you, lighting up your hair and creating a sort of halo… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading… Read More
Interesting piece. Gives one pause when thinking about our environment. Keep up the good work, Jan! Loading... Reply