a star is born, by Carla Jeanne Picklo-Jordan

A Star Is Born, by Annelea Blignaut (South Africa) 2017

a star is born

in the beginning lived only chaos, tumbling
over and through the great void of darkness falling
toward divine disorder. a call rang out awakening

the light; a call of hope and grace slowly sliding-
each into her place. sky beings gathering;
dust bunnies, hushed in anticipation, beginning

the great dance of joy. i saw the first spark glowing,
a tiny ember of ordered cosmos swirling
headlong to defeat the chaos.

what could i do but join in the dance of the sky gods?
boldly i twirled toward chaos, anarchy scattering.

i wondered at the great mysterious changing
of the universe.
i wondered at the divine disorder coursing
headlong through night skies.

i wondered at the sky ablaze with sparks changing
embers to starlight.
i wondered at the power of this grace sculpting
cosmos from chaos.

i wondered at the great mysterious changing
of the universe.
i wondered at the divine disorder coursing
through the night sky and catching on fire. blazing

embers of amazing grace forever changing
chaos to cosmos.

Carla Jeanne Picklo-Jordan 

Carla Jeanne Picklo-Jordan is a writer living in Michigan who has enjoyed traveling to and teaching in several different countries. Her travels and experiences cross-culturally have impacted and shaped her writing techniques. When she isn't writing poetry or traveling, Carla is teaching children how to be kind and love themselves at a public charter school in Detroit. 

Annelea Blignaut

Annelea Blignaut is a native South African who has lived in six different countries. Annelea's travels obviously influences how she sees and react to the world around her, giving her art a style that is vibrant and bold--characterized by the colours that flow from her brush onto the canvas and not any one particular technique. Her work leans toward portraying an emotion or characteristic rather than rendering a photo.

Carla and Annelea met during a brief time when they were both studying in the Czech Republic. They forged a close bond that has lasted many years and across many countries. This collaboration is the first of what they hope with be many. ​