Tee and Creative Community - Part 3 - Tulip Morning

excerpt from “Tulip Morning” by helen laurence

Tee loved tulips and grew a profuse collection in a variety of pots surrounding her patio, sometimes bringing them indoors.

It’s a Tulip Morning

                    for Tee and Bev

Inside coral

blooms awaken in cloud light.

Two have spread themselves all night

wide to the world

before departure:  one curves

toward moss green carpet, the other

arches to the wall of windows;

translucent petals

begin their outward curl

exposing ripe centers

Between them rise two more,

still vibrant.  Crossing the comfortable

space, a duet of cello and lute;

seeking light, one tulip bends

firm petals, enfolding

the slim stem of the other

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Helen Laurence, a member of the group since 1997, lives on womensland and revels in the union of writing, women, nature, community.  A teacher of writing for many years, her works have been published in numerous books, journals, and other media.

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from

Tee Corinne and Creative Community

A Reading by The Southern Oregon

Women’s Writers’ Group

University of Oregon  Knight Library

December 9, 2008

as part of

Woman Love: The Life, Art, and Legacy of Tee Corinne

an exhibit September 29 to December 31, 2008

Edited by Helen Laurence

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