Constant Reader discussion

Offcourse has a beautiful new website and I have three new poems there Ode to Elena, Safekeeping, and Drawing Closer to the Edge. And the editor requested that I send paintings to go with them

offcourse.org/issue101/bavetta_ruth.h...

I enjoyed the new poems, Ruth. I also liked the art work you paired with them - it's great to see your art again.

Ruth, I really loved "Ode to Elena."

I loved the imagery in Safekeeping, and Ode to Elena was wonderful. (As for the other one, I'm still pretending to be immortal, though I surely know differently).

Ruth, how I love to read your poems. You write about grief so beautifully. I feel how much you love your husband and it makes me feel warm inside. Thank you.

Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your taking time to read and comment

I need an Elena in my life. I can't seem to keep up with the housekeeping these days. She deserves a peom like this one. As for the painting, you do amazing things with water.

The last line of "Safekeeping" is a touching image. And the woman in the painting is me and also many aging women who are alone - contemplative and enjoying life at a slower pace.

I loved these

Thanks, Scout. A good cleaning lady is a wonderful thing to have. A sweet, reliable, pleasant, honest, hardworking one is a gift.

Thanks, Lyn. Glad you like them