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  • Cold Mother II

    Cold Mother II

    In Januarycold winds blew in cold baby, eyes like minea heart murmured, an objection that soonleft no trace I dip my toes infrigid sighing frozen seasjust beyond the topazthere is darkness I mistakedichotomies for…

  • Namche Bazaar, the Haikus

    Namche Bazaar, the Haikus

    the wait, the long wait a weather-borne tragedy oh my sweet defeat   but then among clouds: helicoptors are the best the timer reset   through the mist and fog a clearing among giants…

  • Tree Hugger 

    Chronology is someone else’s problem. I’m more a stream of consciousness girl. I’ve already told you about my motivations for going to Everest Base Camp – and then there’s the journey and the preparation…

  • Explorer Spirit

    In the next couple of weeks, the Everest climbing season will culminate in mass summit bids to the top. Climbers and trekkers from around the world have headed to Nepal to make their pipe…

  • Sleeping Beauty

    I’d forgotten how hard blogs are. There’s a story to tell and I keep thinking it’s about Nepal. I should be writing about Nepal. I am supposed to be writing The Nepal Story, after…

  • Why Nepal and Why Now

    It is hard facing the dark after a beautiful light is so suddenly extinguished and yet Stevie Nicks’ haunting voice rises up to remind me, “there’s a heartbeat and it never really dies.” This,…

  • Draft

    Draft came in whooshing the warm away but my hands were warm to the touch and tangible impossibility what I feel is relief it turns out I’m still alive after all I turned the…

  • Optimism

    The future is right in front of you Technicolor Fixed Without Optimism Yet I feel almost hopeful Baited breath And — And will this be the worst year of my life? –worse than 1995…

  • Birthday

    I’m dead with dying There is an eye I refuse to catch I was born with knowing I look and I listen and I discern I know You’ve caught my eye I’m not God…