Cenobite

Cenobite

Anchor

Inside land

Rock entrance

No way out behind

No desire to leave

Desert mothers

And fathers

In the middle of the world

Excavating wisdom

Penitents arrive

Messengers

For what’s learned

When

Earth and rock and light

Are home

And everything

Is God

C L Couch

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I use C L Couch when writing formally because it is a version of my name that's genderless. And, frankly, easier for handwriting--I have a severe writer's cramp. In conversation, I go by Christopher, having been named for the boy who had the poly bear and finally being (achieving) fine with that. I use small Xes all the time because WordPress won't let me cut and paste the text from my program page to this one. (Grrrrrr.) I am a career educator, semi-retired due to disability. I live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (USA). The main photographs at this site (of the road, of me) were crafted by photographer and my friend Debra Danielson. A variety of her work is available for appreciation at Thank you, lookers, hearers.--Christopher

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