Paula E. Kirman lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she is a writer, editor, photographer, filmmaker, musician, and community organizer. Her poetry and songs often deal with themes of social justice. For more: wordspicturesmusic.com "Awakening" is in Short Circuit #07, Short Édition's quarterly review.

she tasted the sweetness of
the morning dew,
and spread her arms
in the wind, while
the storm she
survived blew into the
distance

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