Paths I have walked, literally, as I have explored the countryside around me from the time I could walk, and figuratively, as I walk through life.
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About
I was first inspired by the beauty of the local landscapes of Carnegie and the trails and byways along the Chartiers Creek and throughout the Chartiers Valley, paths I’ve been walking since I began to walk. Those paths led me away to learn new things, and led me back, to interpret what I’ve found.
My biggest inspiration for poetry, prose and artwork is still the world right around me, and I enjoy the opportunity to share it from the perspective of one who walks and hikes and bikes and carries a camera, art materials and journal everywhere—even around the house—so the inspirations are fresh.
The familiarity of weather and structure and cultural habit are a starting point, a base to build upon as I walk other paths while building my stories.
Latest Journeys
Love Your Library, I Love Mine
In my life as a commercial artist I’ve worked hard to find customers whose work I support and believe in. One of my happiest finds has been my own public library, Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie PA. This is the one I’ve been going to all my life, and my mother …
Poem for Saturday: Like A Tree
To live my life like a tree, to grow steadily from small beginnings, fervently when possible, and quietly adapt when necessary, stand in peace and harmony with my neighbors, bear my fruit appropriately, bring shelter and comfort to others indiscriminately, and when my season is over graciously give my gift to the earth for the …
Innocence and Experience
Laughing pink innocence of summer phlox, Mottled grape leaf glowing with gold, hold shadows of each other. Poem, Innocence and Experience by Bernadette E. Kazmarski © 2014, may not be reproduced in any way without express written permission of the author. Links to this page are fine. The photo included in this post is the …
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