deep red petaled rose, backlit gold and unfurling in red ridges descending gold. while lipped petals too

July Classes: Pathways to Illuminations, Ruminations, and Poetry

Everywhere in nature I see invitations to go the distance as a writer and artist. Take this rose, bid by the sun to unfurl from center out, leaving in its spiral form and spectrum of petal reds and golds a reminder to obey the heat and hold…