​POETRY  -
      With the Theme of Dreams
 
"Let us paint our names
    in this book of Wonders" 
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White Canvas
by Kathryn J. Miller

​​Dreaming of Light from an unchartered universe
Bound in an envelope under a net of stars, there
White stretched canvas, clear and unmarked awaits
Time for another new start, a new mark realizing all the unseen
Possibilities yet to take part.
 
Let us paint our names in this book of Wonders
Let us sacrifice the perfect for the sake of Creation and
Remembering all are born of a friction we’ve known and practiced
Recognizing there is a part of us that has been asleep, forgetting
We can take joy to go in our life cups.
 
Walking into this new landscape, marking the
Miracles of mistakes, knowing crystals form on moonbeams
And yet form of their own uniqueness and
That white canvas awaits our strokes to fill
The space within and without, grateful for another chance
 
We hold our life with our two hands
Walking into new days of prospecting
Reminded we feel love more than see it.
We rest in the grace of the world remembering
The Light does not sleep and we can choose still
To be in love with life. 
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​​Kathryn J. Miller works in poetry and visual arts. She was trained as a tapestry weaver and has been engaged in collage, iPad painting, along with the woven world. She often returns to her love of poetry. Kathryn is an avid explorer of words and images. Her home is New Mexico and has worked in the Bay Area for the past 18 years. Her PhD explored women’s narrative and what women do with their stories from their lives. Her poetry books include Tango Dancer and Triologue, which was written with two friends through email. Both were self-published. Her professional work has been as an executive coach with private and public organizations.

Kathryn is a first time contributor to Vistas & Byways in this Spring 2023 issue. ​
Other works in this issue:
Poetry:
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Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by members of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University​.​
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