​POETRY  - 
        With the Theme of Dreams
"I say yes to the dream
I say yes, yes to life"
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Yes
by  Kathryn J. Miller

​​I say yes to the dream
I say yes, yes to life
I say yes, to love and those I hold dear
I say yes even when grief sits in and on my heart
Yes, that’s what I say when the Light calls and I
In my yesness do not sleep
I say yes, yes to everything even
to the sadness in a life in this world of grace and horrors,
I say yes to my tarot cards even when I pull
The Devil and know it is reminding me
See the humor and Light-ness in this life
Mine by design
Yes, yes, yes
I keep saying yes even as I say
Oy or even Oy squared or on lesser days
Oy cubed even though Oy
Is not my word of origins
I still say yes, because I know every bit of
This life of ups and downs and all arounds is a
Blessing sometimes dressed unattractively
Yes, I say yes to this life, this life
I hold with a tender heart
Yes to the Light that accompanies
Yes to this life and all that it holds
Like a monk with a begging bowl.
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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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