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Not a Lament but an Ode to the Makers

Wendy Videlock

Someone somewhere long ago      with a pair of hands, a bit of earthand a thirsty soul, crafteda beautiful bowl. Just as someonenot so long ago made a...

Today the Weather

Wendy Videlock

Today the weather brings to mindthe nature of the curved line,the many ways we measure time,the drawing of a deep breath,the shape of the sail just beforeanother holy exhale.And...