CLOSURE, Digital Art and Poetry by Joan Ellen Gage

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.

by

Joan Ellen Gage

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The Fault in My Stars

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.

by

Joan Ellen Gage

Fitting In, Digital Art and Poetry by Joan Ellen Gage

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.

by

Joan Ellen Gage

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BOOKS:

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

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

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

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

OTHER WEBSITEhttps://joanellengage.com/

JOAN’S LINKS:

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BOOKS:

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

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

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

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

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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Welcome to JoanEllenGage, Traveling at the Speed of Now

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

 

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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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 SKINhttp://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140

WATER RUNNING DOWNHILL, ROSE EDITIONhttp://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

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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Paper Thin, poetry and digital art by Joan Ellen Gge

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

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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