Jake Et Al

– Poetry By Guenevere Kimber –

 

JAKE

There once was a snake named Henry Jake
Who had made a big mistake
Jake was a girl
And made all others hurl
So she changed her two names
To James

 

NEW WORLD

I hide
From those who
Will never understand
Because when people don’t
Understand they don’t care
And when people don’t care
They don’t help and when
They don’t help they
Show no kindness
To those like
Me
I hide because
I am new

 

WORTH

It is dark
The lights are out
I am alone
And that’s no doubt
Still,
I’m standing tall
That doesn’t matter
To you at all
And I don’t care
Even if you stare
Because
I
Am
Worth 

 

ECHO

A mirror of your voice
A reflection for your ears
A blindfold on your eyes
Echo, Echo, Echo

Nothing different of a single voice
Nothing like it for you to hear
Nothing to see it
Feel it
ECHO

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Guenevere Kimber started writing at the age of 8, but was a complete lover of books as early as 3 years old. At 10, she continues to write more every day in hopes of being a published author. She currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan but she is lucky enough to have homes in Southern Colorado and Seattle as well.

 

 

 

 

Mary Kimber has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, where she also studied film and photography. After a long career in the legal industry, Mary returned to painting in earnest, in 2014, from her home in Forbes Park, Colorado. Living in the mountains above the San Luis Valley, Mary participates in community art shows, such as the Monte Vista Crane Festival, as well as public art projects, notably, the 2019 Swoop of the Cranes. She is a regular exhibitor at the Narrow Gauge Bookstore Cooperative, in Alamosa, Colorado, and has been published in the Conejos Writer’s Circle Anthology in 2018 and 2019. She primarily works in watercolor, but also uses charcoal, pastels, pen and ink, and in recent years, has also been involved in printmaking.