Poetry and a Clowder of Cats

Antidotes for getting through winter living with disability.

February Prompt:

Disability adds a layer to seasonal fatigue. Discuss your go-to antidote(s) for feeling lighter and more energized at this time of year.

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to the life i’ve pencilled in

screen holds the projector unit
reverence years for childlike
incense estoy cantando
face away té
con miel
pie a pie
turn your face
a donde
to face cameras and spidermen
cat glasses

- Jess Fleet

I wrote this poem in both English and Spanish because I got the flu and didn’t want to read while wearing a mask. I was inspired by La Batalla de las Vírgenes by Rosario Ferré, which I was reading at the doctor’s office, but not at urgent care. -Jess Fleet

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Some cat paintings Sarah did this past winter

During the long cold winters of Colorado, I am grateful to be an artist. I started when I was a child and never stopped doing art. My current obsession is painting cats because they bring me joy every day. Of course mixing in some yoga and meditation is part of that too :) I think it all goes together well. Cats. Yoga. Meditation. Repeat. -Sarah Rose

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