Baltimore Sonnets

Straight to my ribs, your first kick made me feel so excited.   Your tiny feet grew strong inside of me.    Joy.   My world was never  the same.   I promised to always care for you. They didn’t understand you like I did, Сыночек мой, кровиночка моя родная We didn’t have much to eat back then.   Maybe that’s why things turned out the way they did. Through it all your kick was strong, even when you played soccer in elementary school. Сыночек мой, кровиночка моя родная My nipples cracked and bled – improper nursing techniques the doctor said. You drank my milk, you sucked my blood, you kept kicking me in the ribs, Сыночек мой, кровиночка моя родная Maybe I didn’t know how to properly care for you.   They told me to stop feeding you. They didn’t understand you like I did, Сыночек мой, кровиночка моя родная Look how tall you are now at 32.   It hurts so much more when you kick me in the...

Be direct, usually one can accomplish more that way. Lucky color: Strawberry  Today I carried my fortune in my pocket for good luck.  Morning at the cafe. Mid-morning at the library reading Yoko Ono. Afternoon with the kids. Have a wonderful Friday!

Pool of Fears Linocut study for a C-Book by Suzanne Coley Just when I think "Fear" is under control and everything is going well, I crash.  This is a linocut study for Pool of Fears.  Jump!

You will stumble into the path that will lead your life to happiness. Spring Green by Suzanne Coley, 2006 Lucky color: Spring Green

Today I took a break and went to the movies.  I saw Leviathan, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev , co-written by Zvyagintsev and Oleg Negin.  It was complex, thought-provoking, and deeply moving. Thoughts about Leviathan movie by Suzanne Coley  Leviathan won Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Golden Globe Awards. View from the roof top, The Charles Theater, Baltimore The Charles Theater, Baltimore The cinematography by Mikhail Krichman was superb.  He brilliantly captured those fragile, and often silent, moments of human vulnerability. Inside The Charles Theater, Baltimore Processing the film compelled me to create this image when I arrived home.  Leviathan is a must-see!

Life used to be a series of chapters in an epic novel. Now it feels more and more like a jumbled stream of Disassociated by Suzanne Coley disassociated letters within fragmented sentences.

Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them. Lucky color: Plum Lucky numbers: 3, 13, 15, 26, 28, 39

Lost Souls Benefit Thrust stage set, Black cuts silver. Lights cast double shadows. Trained actors waiting a lifetime. Neurons blast, Action Go, Go, Go. Minds ignite, Fire. Bodies remain still. Play in motion. Sounds amplify, Collective fear. Silver pierces black. Mirrors within my mind. ©2015 Suzanne Coley

Put some old business behind you today. Lucky color: Ruby Red Lucky Numbers: 9, 15, 20, 29, 36, 45

29 degrees and falling,  I decided to take a walk around my neighborhood,  before the snow piled up,  the schools re-opened, and tire marks became indistinct.

she was a lukewarm soul in a hot and cold world... handmade paper by Suzanne Coley