CLOSURE, Digital Art and Poetry by Joan Ellen Gage

Published on August 31, 2021 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

Closure

Oh spirit, I
have been a foolish
woman, and it was
lovely, that foolishness,
while it lasted, oh, the

desire, the heat that
rose in my body, how
my heart swelled with
affection, how it

burst open when
silence closed the door,
crushing my expectations,
revealing the truth, that

the perceived yin to my
yang is not ready, is
caught in their own
web of broken

dreams and nightmares,
leaving the relationship
dangling and in
need of healing, or

closure, and I
choose the latter, to
go forward, to heal,
closing another scar
in my battered heart,
shutting the door to
love.

Joan Ellen Gage

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EMBRACING YOUR INNER CHEERLEADER: http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Your-Inner-Cheerleader-ebook/dp/B0086WW7AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&

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STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

WATER RUNNING DOWNHILL, ROSE EDITION: http://www.amazon.com/Water-Running-Downhill-Words-Empowerment/dp/0692571965/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1447021563&sr=1-1&keywords=water+running+downhill%2C+words+of+empowerment%2C+rose+edition

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The Fault in My Stars

Published on August 4, 2021 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

The Fault in My Stars

is what? Do I have a kick me sign on my

aura, a “D” in the middle of my

forehead? WTF universe?

Is my Karma such that

from a past life that I

attract men requiring healing,

needing their broken wings

repaired? And then they wing

away, leaving me pondering.

This puzzles me so. I

lead a basically good life, I

help others. But I can’t

pick a mate who is satisfied enough

with what I have to offer.

Am I on the wrong planet–Uranus

must be where I am. Could I please be

teleported to Venus, or

hitchhike on a billionaire’s spaceship?

The fault must be in my stars. They

are misaligned, or their batteries have

burned out, I don’t know!

If anyone can spare a lucky star,

send it my way.

Joan out.

Joan Ellen Gage

Fitting In, Digital Art and Poetry by Joan Ellen Gage

Published on August 1, 2021 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

Fitting In

I sit quietly, this

miraculous in itself.

Hands finger smooth paper,

caress the cold metal of the

writing implement.

Exhaling, eyes flutter, colors

speak, indigo and Parrish blue

flash behind gossamer lids, a

sensation of the world flattening,

planing, a compressed square of self

slides, into my background,

snapping in like a puzzle piece.

I am euphoric, yet, at peace. The

many selves are aligned, I am complete, I am

grounded.

Joan Ellen Gage

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EMBRACING YOUR INNER CHEERLEADER: http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Your-Inner-Cheerleader-ebook/dp/B0086WW7AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&

qid=1340641839&sr=8-1&keywords=Embracing+Your+Inner+Cheerleader

STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

A Redhead Looks at 60: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/189-7867874-1973650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+redhead+looks+at+60

©All creative works by Joan Ellen Gage are her exclusive property, and Joan maintains the legal rights to them.

Embrace the Still, Digital Art and Poetry by Joan Ellen Gage

Published on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

Embrace the Still

Inhale it into your

soul, draw it into your

heart, hold it in your

mind, embrace the

still.

by,

Joan Ellen Gage

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EMBRACING YOUR INNER CHEERLEADER: http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Your-Inner-Cheerleader-ebook/dp/B0086WW7AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&

qid=1340641839&sr=8-1&keywords=Embracing+Your+Inner+Cheerleader

STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

A Redhead Looks at 60: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/189-7867874-1973650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+redhead+looks+at+60

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By Design, Poetry for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, by Joan Ellen Gage

Published on October 25, 2020 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

“*By Design*,” **from the book, Water Running Downhill! by Joan Ellen Gage**

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EMBRACING YOUR INNER CHEERLEADER: http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Your-Inner-Cheerleader-ebook/dp/B0086WW7AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&

qid=1340641839&sr=8-1&keywords=Embracing+Your+Inner+Cheerleader

STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

A Redhead Looks at 60: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/189-7867874-1973650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+redhead+looks+at+60

©All creative works by Joan Ellen Gage are her exclusive property, and Joan maintains the legal rights to them.

Welcome to JoanEllenGage, Traveling at the Speed of Now

Published on September 29, 2020October 2, 2020 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

I’m glad that you decided to drop in, today. Maybe you’re wondering who I am and what I am about.

I am a writer, a poet, and a digital artist, all pretty much self-taught. My journey started several decades ago, when I was larvae.

Please make yourself at home. For more about me, please go to the page: About.

Thanks for visiting. Have an amazing day!

Joan

A Tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, poetry, View from Below, by Joan Ellen Gage

Published on September 26, 2020October 25, 2020 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg

View from Below

What have you done to deserve

this? you say, not expecting an answer. We

have all asked this, at one time or

another, when we are hurt, or under

attack on some unexpected front.

We usually do not see the blow, or

brick falling on our head, until it hits us. Then

BAM it strikes us to the heart and

soul of our being, we are floored, pinned

unable to move and uncertain of what to do.

Eventually, we get up and limp along,

try to get that “stiff upper lip” thing

going on, moving through the motions

until some sense of normalcy eventually

creeps in and healing takes place.

As women, we need be strong enough to

survive these affronts. We

HAVE to, if we want to continue to

grow and compete in this world, and we

WILL do it, too!

We will believe and achieve all

that we must do. We

will do this together, you and I.

Make a promise today to help your sisters

when they are down, raise them up.

Raise them up, and believe in them, and they

WILL succeed

Let’s go girls!

by,

Joan Ellen Gage

from the book,

Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader

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STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

A Redhead Looks at 60: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/189-7867874-1973650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+redhead+looks+at+60

Paper Thin, poetry and digital art by Joan Ellen Gge

Published on June 23, 2020October 2, 2020 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

Paper Thin

How delicate, fragile, the

ego, the self, the dreamer, the

flesh, unprotected, tender,

soft bellies exposed,

ripe for the tearing, the

wolf, the critic.

The faith, the bold front

disappearing under scrutiny

before the faceless masses. What

was surety, now melting,

hardened heart hibernating

hiding, behind apron strings.

We are surrounded and

constructed of similar fabric,

paper thin construct, tearable,

crushable thinness, words and deeds

rend us, collapse us. Ill wind

shears us apart,

leaving us helpless and betrayed.

I promise I will not

huff and puff and

blow your house down. Will you

do the same for me?

Joan Ellen Gage

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EMBRACING YOUR INNER CHEERLEADER: http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Your-Inner-Cheerleader-ebook/dp/B0086WW7AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&

qid=1340641839&sr=8-1&keywords=Embracing+Your+Inner+Cheerleader

STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

A Redhead Looks at 60: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/189-7867874-1973650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+redhead+looks+at+60

The River of Time; poetry and digital art by Joan Ellen Gage

Published on December 18, 2019September 29, 2020 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the CrayonsLeave a comment

The River of Time

Suspended on an invisible bridge,

the river of time,

rushing beneath my feet.

I can go nowhere. I am

frozen, indecisive,

knowing I await my fate,

yet, unwilling to

jump.

by Joan Ellen Gage

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qid=1340641839&sr=8-1&keywords=Embracing+Your+Inner+Cheerleader

STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

A Redhead Looks at 60: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/189-7867874-1973650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+redhead+looks+at+60

A Gift of Kindness, poem by Joan Ellen Gage

Published on October 15, 2019September 29, 2020 by Digital Art--I'm using All of the Crayons1 Comment