Inspirational Photography And Poetics Bio/Credits/Links
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A Woman Of Many Seasons
I am a woman of many seasons, In Fall.. I am the leaves rustling in the wind, blowing free changing like a chameleon. In Winter.. I am a snowflake twirling in the sky, a blizzard bearing down like a lion. In Spring.. I am a flower blooming with color, I am the calm, I am the storm. In Summer.. I am the bright sun of long lazy days, and the darkness of nights so warm.
I can be emotional without reason, for I am a woman of many seasons.
Hello! Welcome to my bio page. Rarely do you see me in front of a camera, but I recently took this photo myself! Anyway I was born in Misawa, Japan, and grew up in the U.S. Sadly I never had the chance to meet my Japanese relatives, and have been very devastated with the recent loss of my mother. I live in the beautiful countrysides of PA, with my loving husband and daughter.
My work has appeared online on the past Lovestories, The Maelstrom, Blueline Poetry,Spiveyland, and The NPAC competitions. Where I have written under the pen name "LaughingEyes," and "daydreamerjo." Magazine publications appear below.
I've finally given my site a well deserved facelift, with some new photos from my new digital camera, and also new poetry. Thank you for letting me share my passion with you, and "may you always walk in love." ~ Jo ~ Email: monarch@passionsflame.com
PUBLISHING CREDITS
From The Ashes ~ July 2007 Bell's Letters, (Issue 121) Gulfport, MS. I Will Love Again ~July 2007 The Poetry Explosion Newsletter, (The PEN) Pittsburgh PA. Upon Angels Wings ~ April 2007 Tribune Review, (In Memoriam), PA. Summer Nights ~ July 2005 The Poetry Explosion Newsletter (The Pen), PA. A Woman of Many Seasons ~ "Quothade" Anthology July 2005 Rook Publishing, TN. I Walk Alone ~ October 2004 The Poetry Explosion Newsletter (The PEN), PA. Pennsylvania Calls Me Home ~ Spiveyland Online Regal Quill Sept 2003. Through Eternity ~ July 2003 The Poetry Explosion Newsletter (The PEN), PA. Vibes ~ Spring 2003 The Ostentatious Mind, NY. I Remember ~ July 2002 The Poetry Explosion Newsletter (The PEN), PA.
PHOTO CREDITS
Lilium Erectus ~ 4th Place NPAC Competitions June 2004. Winter's Repose ~ 5th Place NPAC Competitions March 2004. Let's Roll ~ Spiveyland Online Regal Quill Sept 2003.
My Favorite Quotes: "All those moments will be lost... like tears in rain." Roy Batty (Blade Runner) "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Mohandas Ghandi "Our love is immortal" Jo A. True-Burkholder
Wild Flowers
From The Ashes
From the ashes.. an entire empire is built. From the ashes.. quickly a lifetime vanishes. War looked upon with hidden guilt, A flower blooms yet does not wilt. From the ashes.
