This is a poem for one of my dearest friends, who believes that the role and responsibility for some of in this world is simply to be a quiet ray of light and hope for others. Especially when things are at their darkest, which they grow more and more these days.
And I’m honored that, in spite of knowing my flaws and failings, my friend still considers me one of those people. It’s the force I try to serve with my poems and art, I think.
In the background is another of my nature prints. I’m continuing to experiment with integrating the images, like this one of a maple leaf, and my poetry.
I've never really liked labels, I am this, I am that. But in the interest of introducing myself, I can say that I am many things: nurse, writer, photographer, poet, painter, gardener, friend, armchair philosopher, counselor, nature lover, home makeover aficionado, movie buff, practicing yogi, and aspiring world traveler. I think that's a pretty good list for now. I want to become a bigger part of the vital, creative force I feel deeply at work in the world and connect with other people who want to do the same.
Jacqlyn Thorne 