Dew From the Womb of the Morning

About the Book

This three part book looks into the vanishing threshold of nature and spirit; body-mind; body-soul, spirit. The title is from Psalm 110 verse 3 in the Book of Common Prayer which indicates a fresh quality of pure beauty; of a state of blessedness, describing, for the author, a love relationship. Section One is exultation. Two is word snapshots of pain. Section Three celebrates our natural world in its varied costumes, traits, possible purposes and origins. This collection is a dance through perceptions of our world. The author invites dancers to listen with heart.

About the Author

Her first 20 years in a rural paradise prepared the author to listen to the hum of nature as well as search for its secrets. Solitary hours in woods, hills, fields and river lent a metaphysical influence reinforced by spiritual grounding in a large family of "prayer warriors." Family educated young ones through weekly church attendance, daily bible reading and weeks of summer camp. Music learned, performed and enjoyed still inspires the writer to ponder the invisible.

"Writing serves as a management tool for dealing with paradox, a form in some ways similar to myth, which many agree can carry truth that is too large to fit into mental reasoning alone. Whereas the mind struggles with yes and no, the soul entertains both. Writing helps the author deal with intense emotion that serves as a mind-soul bridge. It also functions as a method for problem solving. One lifelong question asks where music goes; where history is, where space is going and many more. Pursuing these questions shapes my life."

Dew From the Womb of the Morning is proposing a way of life based on hope made possible through divine grace.

The author lives and works in Washington, DC near some of her cherished children and grandchildren.