Mary Davila

neighborhood watch

a rainbow slips

over the fence

Notes From the Gean December 2009, Vol 1, Issue 3

spring rain

she pours more chocolate

into the mold

A Hundred Gourds 1:1  December 2011

autumn stars

we discuss our anxieties

point after point

Notes From the Gean June 2011, Volume 3, Issue 1

autumn air . . .

the diminishing trail

of voices

The Heron's Nest, Volume XII, Number 3: September 2010

a cross

traced in the dust

summer rain

Notes From the Gean March 2011, Volume 2, Issue 4

Christmas dinner

the fifth burner

finally ignites

The Heron's Nest, Volume XII, Number 2: June 2010

sudden impact

the heightened pitch

of a cricket

Notes From the Gean March 2011, Volume 2, Issue 4

snow moon

bitter wormwood

still on her tongue

The Heron's Nest, Volume XII, Number 1: March 2010

inhaling the scent

of her new prayer book

First Communion

Notes From the Gean September 2010, Vol 2, Issue 2

evening Mass

a fading reflection

behind the altar

Notes From the Gean September 2010, Vol 2, Issue 2

raindrops . . .

old bush warblers

rest their wings

Moonset Autumn/Winter 2008

frayed pages

fall from her prayer book –

end of chemo

Notes From the Gean March 2010, Vol 1, Issue 4

first swallow . . .

the calm of dawn

slips away

The Heron's Nest, Volume XI, Number 2: June 2009

scented breeze

her fan unfolds

into a blossom

Notes From the Gean March 2010, Vol 1, Issue 4

stinging nettle . . .

the bee's shadow

swells into mine

Notes From the Gean December 2009, Vol 1, Issue 3