cobwebbed windows--By jani johe webster--(In Memory-May 2013)--United States

jani johe shared her unique style and insight which left readers in awe.  But more importantly, she was a bright light in the writing community, always ready to support others in their journeys.  I am glad to have been able to call her my friend.  Thank you, Nila, for continuing to share your Mother’s poetry. Through her words she lives on.        

                                                     --Karen O’Leary--Editor

cobwebbed windows

there were always

golden leaves

and blue seas

    somewhere

drinking muddy coffee

in dirty diners

and looking out

    cobwebbed windows

i knew i had

in my mind's landscape

    golden leaves

         and blue seas

Thoughts from Nila J. Webster--This poem embodies a longing my mother always carried, and an inner knowing that no matter how bleak our outer circumstances, we have it within ourselves to tap into the beauty of our mind’s landscape.