by Mary-Joan Gerson
Dry branches dressed
With shreds of green
Bent stalks sustained
By wisps of growth
Scattered bursts of
Leaves in red and gold
Yet wet grass persisting
Bushes round and firm
The gloss of sunlight
Is this an end or a beginning?
Mary-Joan Gerson is a psychologist/psychoanalyst who has written extensively about couples/family therapy and coping with chronic illness. She also has published 5 children’s books based on the folklore of Nigeria , Brazil and Mexico, one of which has been produced as a children’s musical. She loves learning at LP2 as well as travel, painting and photography, and the remarkable richness of New York’s cultural life.