In The Garden Of Beasts
2016
Ever feel like you're on a long epic journey to discover the secret to health and happiness, the elixir of life? Dark metaphysical valleys, strange lonely swamp lands, dense mysterious forests, mystic portals to the great unknown - all these and more. In the Garden of Beasts, the heroine battles her own fears and past traumas while finding help in the in least expected places.
Deeper into the Garden: A Poetic Commentary
Beauty and the Beasts
poorly here I lay in peace?
oh my condition, find the golden fleece!
MODERN MEDICAL COUNSELOR
counselor, consoler, comfort me bring
for what else have I to cling?
PRINCIPLES of MICRO-BIOLOGY
tis beyond mine eyes to see
in this wood dark and beastly
THE BROAD ARROW
bring me thy remedy
show me my identity
PASTEUR and the INVISIBLE GIANTS
what has happened inside?
tis like part of me has died
THE SECRET LIFE OF GERMS
oh these books they tell me so
so the words they grow
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY mechanisms and expressions
which path have I expressed?
which path for me is best?
THE GREAT PLAQUE
mushrooms, trilliums, and ferns
oh little one, how it burns
IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS
poorly here I lay in peace?
oh when will this agony cease?!
Find We Must or Die To Dust
reach now above thy head
fear not the things thou hast dread
The Health Seeker
seek thee now the answer
else be consumed by this cancer
Give Us This Day
and lead not into temptation
save me from this damnation
Maximum Immunity
canst thou find it in books?
beware not to entangle with rooks
Mega-Nutrients
what is the origin, what be the source?
inquire if it shall increase thy vital force
A Gift from the Kitchen
as natural nature intended
whole, untainted be recommended
RAPID HEALING FOODS
begin with that which truly feeds you
partake small bites thou canst surely chew
FOLK MEDICINE
bring the basics back to thy remembrance
tis simplicity that brings transcendence
Nutrition in Health and Disease
which beast shall thou feed?
vice to starve, virtue to succeed
FOOD MATTERS
thou wilt be what thee ingest
whether physically or mentally processed
FOOD GUIDE TO BETTER HEALTH
choose wisely what thy substance shall be
ask, adopt, embrace what will with thy being agree
IN QUEST OF LIFE
reach now above thy head
grasp the higher hand instead
Alone I Die, Lest I Learn To Fly
isolated on this lonely isle
filthy, dirty, wretched, and vile
GRAY MATTER
twas it a matter of conscience?
how then twas much of me conscious?
encyclopedia of MORALS
gone over and over and over again
to this torment shall there be no end?
WHEN BOUNDARIES BETRAY US
twas never meant to do harm
must then be taken so by his charm
the year of MAGICAL THINKING
became a score and two of its dark spell
secretly keeping in me heart this hell
Our Game
twas to be so innocent but of course
yea innocence twas lost through subtle force
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN
memories forget any pledge be made
but untold confessions of being afraid
F.I.A.S.C.O
be tangled in this failure
abandoned feel and out of favor
Body and Soul
harm not one without the other
heal not one without another
A Death of Innocence
isolated in this lone isle
must me thoughts and I reconcile