she ties back her hair
and leaning over the table
cuts ribbons of color, of pattern
making silk scarves
to flutter like flags
above a landscape
of hopeful hearts
she thinks
she believes
she will change
the world with beauty
and leaning over the table
cuts ribbons of color, of pattern
making silk scarves
to flutter like flags
above a landscape
of hopeful hearts
she thinks
she believes
she will change
the world with beauty
by C. Robin Janning, 2006