Author Archives: Susan L Daniels

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?

what you don’t feed, dies

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

the fire in my chest you kindled, love years ago dimmed when you failed to feed it anything but dreams & lies which sparked up & burned too fast like pine snapping it needed substance to keep burning & there … Continue reading →

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cleaning up a suicide

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

***warning–do not read this if you are (a) having a wonderful day, (b) squeamish at all, or (c) the person who knows I did this for you two years ago this month. wrists take too long to bleed out he … Continue reading →

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the valley at night

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

tonight the moon is the full red moon of august the green corn moon the grain moon & the blue moon so many colors describing that blank white face caught in water behind my reflection stirred with a stick rippled … Continue reading →

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draw(ing) game

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

when we were children my sister & I played spelling games on our backs, fingertip alphabets pressing questions into skin then, we had winners & losers now, you & I play a different game; my touch scribes, strokes the figures of … Continue reading →

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origami feelings (a tritina)

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

the words you bring me are sweet shapes fanned, folded and pleated into origami hearts I unfold these paper hearts and smooth them to what is sweet at the center, love pleated should love be pressed and pleated twisted into … Continue reading →

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love in active language

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

a cathedral built of live stone climbs skyward this is how I pray in breath consciously and always spires stretching to joy stained-glassed sun stamping color in light reliefs on the floor on my hands across knees this voice in … Continue reading →

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sky music

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

i heard hymns sung in thunder today the deep bass drum of the sky torn open to bleed rain

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