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?

white noise

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

jazz beats with razor edge icicle-tooth sound should not be white noise erasing cartoon & movie soundtracks played too loud in the background while I write because that jazz threads its way easy and teasing into my words & I … Continue reading →

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tile flower

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Susan L Daniels
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oil pastels and charcoal

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

her doodled marker and crayon people hopscotch on empty notebook pages what will she do with these grownup tools I bring her?

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rain sambas

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Rain sambas drip cloud rhythms I dance in brass drops

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drought breaking

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

thunder is the sound of sky tearing to let down water dust tamed to mud the earth drinks

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If you laugh from deep

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

If your laughter rises from a belly overflowing with sweetness, all your mouth covered in teeth, do you sigh with a heart covered in love, or laugh that smile in your chest or does that joy embody a scale we … Continue reading →

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issues (for Ann)

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

the polite word some friends say someone has, almost like fleas instead of he’s nuts or they make medication for that whatever the reason for that particular that I prefer to balance on this spiderwebbed filament of creativity teetering the … Continue reading →

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