creamy petals cup yellow stamens, nestle in leafy mandorlas fragrance flowers faint from closed buds about to burst— scent of oranges I keep counting the endless gifts, giving thanks to the Giver for each grace: 2682. The beautiful wedding of two...
Cherry Tree: Two Haiku The ancient trunk smooth as copper ribbon, rough as twine of green and gold. High in branches thick with viridescent leaves, a hidden sparrow sings. ***** As I’ve been reading and editing my talks from the women’s retreat at my...
K.C. IRETON
K.C. Ireton is a writer and teacher. The author of The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year and Cracking Up: A Postpartum Faith Crisis, she lives near Seattle with her husband and four school-aged children. She is a lover of books, gardens, and tea. Also, Oxford commas.