[sterling, chalcedony & 23 karat gold]

I knew a little leaper
trapped him with my headlights
those snow shoe feet kicking
tirelessly 
at my high beams
until the fellow realized
straight wasn’t the only way
and he whipped his body left
around the width of a ponderosa
and out into the night.

Later
the moon rose and poured blue light in through
the window I use for star gazing
and I thought I saw the forest shift
a little further towards the white of winter
the endless cold.

[sterling & 23 karat gold]

when your wings are paper thin
murmurings of galaxy
and blustered scales
you are drifting 
light as lichen
between three stars

there is the moon
straight slants and beaming:
the only one to pull the heart on through

oh, head to the light

[citrine & sterling silver]

Sometimes I make fleets of jewelry.  I like to see everything, of like kind, lined up on a surface — shimmering and glimmering.

Recently, a friend gave me a book (rather, a compendium) that details the properties of the mineral kingdom.  I don’t tend to get too hippy dippy about stones and gems but I really like this book.  I think the world, the universe, is creatively designed.  Everyone has their own opinion on the topic, and that’s a-ok by me.  That said, if our bodies get vitamin D by being out in the sun, if aloe is good to drink and slather on the skin, if tomatoes are rich in lycopene, if kale is thrumming with antioxidants, if copper relieves symptoms of arthritis, if chamomile can help put us to sleep, why shouldn’t rocks and minerals have metaphysical properties and why shouldn’t we pay attention and be intentional about which stones we wear on our bodies as we go about our days?

The world I live in is brilliant and full of things that can kill or heal my body, mind and soul — yours too.  I’ve been taking a closer look at crystals and minerals to see if there’s anything there that might help me on my way through life.

That said, citrine is a wonderful stone and is said to act to stabilize the emotions, to dispel anger, to encourage one to look toward the sunrise, the freshness of beginnings and the reality of excellence.  It stimulates both mental focus and endurance and can aid in digestion too!

It’s a brightening stone!  Sunspun, one of the November birthstones.

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I have five of these little citrine beauties finished and will stock the shop later this afternoon.  May they all go to the ladies who need them most!

Shine on, sweet beauties.

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