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Poems
Explore Ana's latest published poem
from Devour: Art & Lit Canada
"Carved Tree" on page 41.
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Carved Tree
I’m made in the image of the trees,
green hues of sunrise. Spring, moulding my
blood flow, red cells dancing through my body
cradling my pelvis, scapula, shoulders,
arms and feet. Verdant shades emanating within
pores, sweat moist of moss. Beneath, fresh
tender nurturing soil spreading among
white blood cells, fighting off anomalies.
Ripe grass, blades blowing from wind gusts
and soft sways alike, listening to the weather’s
wrath and peacefulness. Above, the blue sky, vast
and empty, ready for clouds of dawn,
gibbous moon lighting up
my heart, left ventricle receiving the river
of burgundy, right ventricle pumping
life into uncoiling leaves of bloom, expectant
of the recoiling of Winter snow
carved on blue spruce.
Ana Johnson, Ph.D.
I am a Professor in Public Health Sciences, and I have always been interested in the uncertainties in life. I have even conducted some work in measuring uncertainty in my academic life. It is first and foremost the writing and freedom of speech that have attracted me to academia, as well as the possibility to make a difference through writing. In my field, in public health sciences, this means reaching community based organizations, granting agencies, and government entities alike, as well as students, in shaping their future as change makers.
In my personal life, I have been interested in symbolism as another type of language for communication. From an early age, I was exposed to Greek mythology, and at ten, I was gifted the book, "Man and his Symbols", by Carl Jung. At sixteen, I was exposed to "Essay on the Freedom of Will", by Arthur Schopenhauer. Within the realm of creative writing, I am interested in exposing humanity's deepest wishes and desires in the quest for happiness.
Contact: apj.ajohnson@gmail.com