Kathy Pon

Kathy Pon earned her doctorate in education, but in retirement has turned to her life-long passion for poetry. She currently studies with Hugo House in Seattle. She and her husband live on an almond orchard in California. Her writing is influenced by both the natural world and subtle threads of gold she finds in people. Her work will appear in Plants & Poetry Journal and was included in Mindful Poetry Moments and The 2022 Poetry Marathon Anthology.

“Abduction on the Canyon Rim Trail,” “Hair Stylist,” and “Martin”

I don’t expect
a soupy river to steal you away.
White blood cells explode into whitewater,
filaments of breath sweep
downstream.
A confounding disappearance into
the thundering confluence.

Kathy Pon

Kathy Pon earned her doctorate in education, but in retirement has turned to her life-long passion for poetry. She currently studies with Hugo House in Seattle. She and her husband live on an almond orchard in California. Her writing is influenced by both the natural world and subtle threads of gold she finds in people. Her work will appear in Plants & Poetry Journal and was included in Mindful Poetry Moments and The 2022 Poetry Marathon Anthology.

“Abduction on the Canyon Rim Trail,” “Hair Stylist,” and “Martin”

I don’t expect
a soupy river to steal you away.
White blood cells explode into whitewater,
filaments of breath sweep
downstream.
A confounding disappearance into
the thundering confluence.

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