Jessika Satori’s newly released publication,”ROY G BIV: Astonishing Poems of Science and Spirituality” is a compilation of poetry, organized by disciplines of science, such as astrophysics, geology and engineering.
ROY G BIV, a mnemonic of the colors of the rainbow, highlights the meetings of the author with eminent scientists such as Carl Sagan, Edgar Mitchell, and Roald Fryxell. Other poems celebrate science education, wonders of the natural world, spirituality and memoir. Some were written on Vashon, such as Billions and Billions: I wrote Carl Sagan a Letter and He Wrote Me Back, written near Frog Holler on Wax Orchard Road, and We Had a Talk About Your Brains, written on the ferry from Fauntleroy to Vashon.
Of Wrinkles Jessika notes: “This poem was written in Island Center Forest during a poetry workshop by Margaret Roncone. I can’t divulge the location of the poem’s story, but readers will know where by the last line.”
Wrinkles
“Breathe deep even if it means you wrinkle.” Aimee Nezhukumatahil
Breathe deep even if it means you wrinkle.
Wrinkles are life’s rivers that mark your time on earth.
You’ve lived,
You’re living!
Don’t waste time with us. I mean, come visit but please, don’t dawdle!
Stay the length of a bird’s song,
tell us the truth, maybe some lies.
Leave your offering of daisies, dahlias, or daffodils,
smile at a memory we shared,
then go.
Leave this place where the stones mark us.
Live your life!
And—don’t worry about wrinkles,
we never do.
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Dr. Jessika Satori is an educator, entrepreneur, poet, consultant and adventurer.
Book reading: Thursday April 16, Vashon Bookshop, Vashon Island WA, 5pm
For more information, contact:
jessika@jessikasatori.com, or visit: www.jessikasatori.com and linktr.ee/jessikasatori.com
