Garden Metamorphosis

<p>In the midst of a confusing and frightening world Smoky Zeidel remains true to form with her poetry gently reminding us to close out the superfluous and remember that which is sacred. <em>Garden Metamorphosis</em> is both a love song to Mother Earth and a celebration of the cycle of life.</p><p>In “Dirt” Zeidel wishes us “More dirt paths through forest meadow and desert/pine needles and humus and sand sticking to your feet.” In “Hawk Dance” she shares with us a spiritual moment: “Oh hawks if I had wings! I hear your music’s secret score/I start to dance and dance into the night.” And in “The Big Picture” her silent prayer is a benediction for all of us: “Slay me with a sunset numinous/ whose colors have no names./Let me see the big picture/live a macro life/before my days are over and/my bones reduced to dust.”</p><p>Read the complete poems plus Zeidel’s short story “Transformed.” </p>