The land held me when I cried. The cat looked at me it's okay. I brave-faced the sadness sobbing it out of my eyes and throat and into the ground, into the sound the wind, the rain, the blowing snow it wasn’t fun but I recognized it as necessary. A guide to keep going, I … Continue reading A good bye
grief
Life’s partner
On the path ahead of me lay death. Belly up, frozen in time, in fur soft enough to be curious about; I wonder if its fur is still soft? It shook me, the sight of the vole - the sight of its four little limbs, stuck straight up, pointing on up to the spirit in … Continue reading Life’s partner
Tuesday morning
“You’d be the first dancer to complete the program pregnant, but I believe you can do it.”I believed I could do it too, I was a strong dancer. I imagined the audience, mouths agape, watching my pregnant body express stories through gestures of modern dance - my torso, my limbs, moving through space, through time, … Continue reading Tuesday morning
Angela Mason 