Poetry & Writings (All Original / A.I. Free)

Whale Tooth

Whale Tooth

Meditation on a sperm whale tooth collected and carved on a whaling vessel in the mid-1800s, alongside a smiling whale :) Written on 5/28/26.

Whale Tooth

Meditation on a sperm whale tooth collected and carved on a whaling vessel in the mid-1800s, alongside a smiling whale :) Written on 5/28/26.

Brick

Brick

About a real brick found in real water causing real heart flowering. Written on 5/13/26, enjoy!

Brick

About a real brick found in real water causing real heart flowering. Written on 5/13/26, enjoy!

Which Hedge?

Which Hedge?

A poem I wrote on 6/23/26 on the delicate dance between healing and love, between self and another.

Which Hedge?

A poem I wrote on 6/23/26 on the delicate dance between healing and love, between self and another.

Farmer's Market

Farmer's Market

I wrote this poem on 6/6/26, inspired by a trip to the "Farmer's Market" (Art on the Side) event in Liberty, Missouri. Real interactions with real people & animals :)

Farmer's Market

I wrote this poem on 6/6/26, inspired by a trip to the "Farmer's Market" (Art on the Side) event in Liberty, Missouri. Real interactions with real people & animals :)

Expert Entomologist

Expert Entomologist

Inspired by Morihei Ueshiba's quote "Manifest yang in your right hand, balance it with the yin of your left, and guide your partner," I wrote this poem on 6/27/26.

Expert Entomologist

Inspired by Morihei Ueshiba's quote "Manifest yang in your right hand, balance it with the yin of your left, and guide your partner," I wrote this poem on 6/27/26.

Salt Water Taffy

Salt Water Taffy

I wrote this poem, Salt Water Taffy, on 6/6/26. It is inspired by memories of my own mother, Sage Lenhart Pattie, giving me salt water taffies during my childhood.

Salt Water Taffy

I wrote this poem, Salt Water Taffy, on 6/6/26. It is inspired by memories of my own mother, Sage Lenhart Pattie, giving me salt water taffies during my childhood.