Dori Owen is a storyteller, writing from small town Arizona, after living a few decades in California as an LA Wild Child, with a brief stop in Reno. She settled into grownup life as a project manager, collecting an MBA and a few husbands along the way. She is a shown artist and her favorite pastime is upcycling old furniture and decor she finds from thrift stores. She lives with the cat who came to visit but stayed. The love of her life is her grown son who lives in Portland, Oregon. Her essays and poems have been published in RAW&UNFILTERED VOL I, StigmaFighters Vol 2, and Love Notes From Humanity. Her blogs have been featured on The Lithium Chronicles, Open Thought Vortex, Sudden Denouement, and The Mighty.
I may be out your way in the next couple of months…..
Renee, this is EXACTLY why I wrote it! Wishing and hoping someone would send it to me….
xo 🙂 D.
From you, poet laureate, these are the kindest and most treasured words….love you.
I’m so embarrassed I just saw these comments…d’oh 🙂 As always, your kind comments mean the world to me. Love you SO much…..xD.
Thank you, lovely 🙂 xD.
Dang, girl, I was just thinking about you! I miss you and your wonderful writing! LOL I just saw these comments and thought ooops….maybe reply would be nice 🙂 So wonderful to see you right on top! xoD.
Beautiful, and it triggered a dormant yearning in me I had told myself had left for ever!
Thank you for this.
You always just nail it Dori!
Love you,
S xo
I love this Dori. Another great one my friend. xJ.
Tender and honest. I love the vulnerability and beautiful brevity, the poem’s urgency says everything and so much more. Lovely.
Xx Jackie
Wish I had written this, Dori. Beautiful. And, I have someone I wish I could send it to. xox!
This is such a lovely poem, D. The melody of it is remarkable. Beautiful write.