"let nothing dim the light that shines within"
~Maya Angelou

for dear Mom


thank you for always being
the woman who
has encouraged me
more than anyone

to shine my light
to know my strength
to dance, my dance
sing my song

to move between
the earth
and sky
with confidence

we don't always
see eye to eye, yet
there's always
comfort in sharing

we have different tastes
and ways of expressing-(and)
your deep caring
shines through-

reminding me always
how precious and enduring
is my mother's love

All my love,
Kate

listening to the night growing up

listening to night growing up
tearing the curtains, tattered
by years of tacking away
the light and river view

night grows up
when she can face the day
with  accessories, simply schooled
those needless threads spooled

in simple clean A- lines,
she dresses by morning's milky
light pouring in, as vermeer declares
another day of art spilling order

as if drops do pour randomly,
when swept up in unconscious pursuit;
the time we pay attention, they
drizzle in couplets, a balanced river sway

Kate Lamberg
5/2/12

The Artist

"The artist is the confident of nature. Flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.
~August Rodin