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Fireflies zoom counterclockwise diagrams
Encrypted across the horizon
Shine, show, shimmer
Wrinkled soil dusted from a day’s labor
As the pot levitates of flames
Papa bear watches as his cub caresses
its mother’s collarbone
Drifting into a night of passionate firefly love session
His mane has almost dreaded with popcorn salted sweat beads
But in a moment of serene gentle coos
The soul belongs to that gently strong collarbone
A soft physique that welcomes him
Even when he has knotted his words
of straight strings strung tight
Like kindred heartbeats
when they all lay still
Amidst the planetarium of winged hoots
and fireflies making love
Illuminating the puzzle pieces
About the Writer
Turyia Martin is the founder and CEO of Eye Amm Peace Productions, which proclaims the motto, “The Affirmation of a Visionary.” Martin’s personal mantra, “I can. I will. I triumph,” defines her spirit and determination. “Affirmation of a Visionary” stands for the ability to make intangible concepts converge with the mind’s eye, planting a seed that blossoms to produce vivid projections of the arts.
At age 24, the filmmaker and poet from Bedford Heights, Ohio also studies theater at Hampton University. A campus performance of And It Was Written, a play Martin wrote and produced, generated rave reviews.
Martin’s numerous accomplishments include documenting political efforts by area public figures, like Denise Kucinich; chronicling activities at a local camp that serves people with vision loss; and recording a golf tournament played at Linden Hall, the first course owned by an African-American. This list offers but a few of Martin’s contributions. She is legally blind.
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