trees, young saplings sprout
from solid rock gouged
by rivers and canyons
blistered by sun
and furious storms
toughened granite
resists hammering
tremors
below
magma slips and pulses
between rock
simmers about the core
where all is molten blood and gold
a churning hub
the crust revolves
awake
the earth is fed
from the core
wherein all life of thoughts
begins
stirs
returns
to subside again within me
Colleen’s fiction and poetry have appeared in over 250 publications in such places like Polu Texni, LiteLitOne, Maple Tree Literary Supplement, and Really System. She has a BFA in creative writing and is a recent recipient of a Canada Council grant for writing. She has edited a third anthology, Alice Unbound: Beyond Wonderland through Exile Books. Her collection, A Body of Work, was published by UK publisher Black Shuck Books. She will be the guest of honor at the Creative Ink Festival.