still silence, resting —
grounded in nature’s refuge,
sky as my canvas
Rest
Be, See
see the toiling bee –
a part of, not apart from
the human story
— Jean Detjen
(‘Bee Tattoo’ by Traci Noles-Ross)
Connected We Are
living for the day
the birds us be, sky and sea
connected we are
— Jean Detjen
La Grande Famille (The Great Family), Rene Magritte
Breathing Snow
eyes closed, breathing snow
of earth’s delicate, wet scents
where ground and sky meet
Snow Storm by John La Farge, 1865
Jean Detjen 