more than Moons & Chinese Cookies

Through messy relationships, subtle mysteries, and nature's artistry, MaryPat verses "e;paint their readers into each picture"e; using vivid descriptions and vibrant actions. Although presented through two distinct styles, each poet's lens offers smoothly integrated views that focus on common themes such as rhythms, peace, and reflections. Expanding from the effects of a full moon's white light against the black of night sky, the poets explore the illusionary effects of light and sound. During broad daylight, the tangled interactions of human relationships emerge. Relationships lead from fresh newness to mounting disinterest and then to destruction that may or may not be inevitable. MaryPat verses describe connections between humans, and between humans and nature. They illustrate the rhythms of life through seasons and patterns. Touching on curiosities embedded in everyday, these poets prompt inquisitive minds to wonder at what happens next, or what happened before to get to the "e;now"e; described in verse. All the while, fortunes predicted on small scraps of paper inside fragile cookies mingle with unknowns of everyday to weave stories of lives and loves inexorably linked to hopes-all the while bounded by realities.