(A tribute to Emily Carr)
Wind-kissed elegance
Reaching, resisting breakage
Rain stoked courage
Screaming shades of green
against impossible blue.
Sun-fueled persistence
Confident wisdom
Pointing elders, sapling roots
suckling, holding fast
Bold untamed feeling
dripping crystalline tears of
sadness, ardor, and joy
Brush stroking canvas
Feminine spirit revealed
Emily’s lively grin
-Josephine Pino
Josephine Pino is a scientist by diploma, educator by heart, and writer by nature. She enjoys the intersections between all things that intersect, and frequently writes about trees. She has published poems in Cathexis NW, High Shelf Press, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, and Raw Art Review.
**painting by Emily Carr – used with permission from the Art History Archive.
Wonderful tribute, eco