In Beauty. Salon. Art. read sensitive poems of trauma, bravery, and survival of men, women and children. The sparse words detail yearning, and strength – as well as ability to make the best of difficult situations. Determination is revealed

Girl Child begins:
In the danger of a tsunami you found
tireless strength, a ship standing
against muscle, slaughter, desert,
a tree facing the wind of lava –
roots fast against heat and force.

Lost Dream begins:
It’s a small roof where the prayer wheels hang.
She rolls them as she runs past, her fingers
on red, then turquoise, words flying,
though unsaid, not to be said. ..