Wooden Door
Still, trees are known for remembering: They hold old pain and suffering in knots, those tangles that mark their time in circles and cannot be easily wiped clean. Instead, cutting words and deeds run deeper under pressure until they sink so low, lie in wait for someone to draw in and exchange breath on breath in measured breathing.
Adele Steiner Brown, professor, poet, and writer received her BA and MFA from the University of Maryland. She teaches at Montgomery College, UMGC, and for the Maryland State Arts Council.
Her poetry won awards and has been published in The Maryland Poetry Review, Gargoyle, So to Speak, Smartish Pace, and The Northern Virginia Review. She published a chapbook, Refracted Love; two full-length books, of poetry, Freshwater Pearls and The Moon Lighting; and a writing workshop book, Look Ma, “Hands” on Poetry.