Photography © Jennifer Matthews
Turning Tides
for my dear departed brother, Dave Matthews,
for your 51st birthday, April 26th, 2024
Turning tides, strings that bind
sea shells spiral as eyes dance wild
in the heat of the union of salt and air
I am the rain that drops
to join the waltz of you –
the red and rich design of you
the phosphorescent glow of you
the morning bird that shines of you
the tremble that is driving you
the lips that speak inside of you
only to embrace each trace of you…
any bit of you, will do
Poet/Photographer Jennifer Matthews’ poetry has been published in Nepal by Pen Himalaya and locally by the Wilderness Retreat Writers Organization, Midway Journal, The Somerville Times, Ibbetson Street Press and Boston Girl Guide. Jennifer was nominated for a poetry award by the Cambridge Arts Council for her book of poetry Fairy Tales and Misdemeanors. Her songs have been released nationally and internationally and her photography has been used as covers for a number of Ibbetson Street Press poetry books and has been exhibited at The Middle East Restaurant, 1369 Coffeehouses, Sound Bites Restaurant in Somerville and McLean Hospital.