Open Mind, by Caitlin M.S. Buxbaum

artwork by Courtney Millslagle (USA) contemporary

Open Mind
 
Drawn from the ether of an open mind,
beauty blooms in lines of fine, floral hair.
Follow each strand, each fearless, earthen vine
drawn from the ether of an open mind,
until your wandꞌring eyes are nearly blind --
speak fondly of every bud you find there, 
drawn from the ether of an open mind,
lest life’s fine lines cut back any wild hair.

Caitlin M.S. Buxbaum

Caitlin M.S. Buxbaum is a poet, teacher and “former” journalist born and raised in Alaska. She has a Master of Arts in Teaching and a B.A. in English and Japanese Studies with an emphasis in Creative Writing. She wrote more than 600 stories as a reporter for the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, and recently published her seventh book, Interstitials, through Red Sweater Press. She currently serves as the Mat-Su Vice President of the Alaska Writers Guild.