Openings
First a door
Then a bottle
And blinking eyes
Shyly probing
With wonder.
Later ears ensnared
Opened
To aerial refrains.
And awkward hands
Fearful of smoke smoldering
In pans
Gliding deftly into
Epicurean entrees.
And uncertain skin
Long draped in fabric
Uncloaked.
Opening a
Woman’s essence.
Opening her
To love.
About Laurie: The author of the recently released Finding Joy as well as The Pharaoh’s Cry, Portal Shift, Kidnapped Smile, and Dragon Sky of the fantasy series The Artania Chronicles, and Forests Secrets. Laurie Woodward is also a screenwriter who co-authored Dean and JoJo: The Dolphin Legacy. Her poetry has been published in multiple journals and anthologies and she was a collaborator on the popular anti-bullying DVD Resolutions. Bullied as a child, Laurie is now an award-winning peace consultant, poet, and blogger who helps teach children how to avoid arguments, stop bullying, and maintain healthy friendships. She writes on the Central Coast of California. More about her work can be found at artania.net
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