Growing Wild and Free

My daughter Hannah turned eighteen this past June, and as most curious teenagers who have just spread their wings, she decided to fly for the first time out of our nest!

Hannah is my powerhouse Poetess with a soul as deep as the ocean. Her poetry knows no bounds…from the calm and breeziness of a delightful few short lines, to a storm of emotion that is waiting to capsize her readers. She uses raw imagery and allows the reader to jump into her deepest thoughts and get lost there.

She is also a singer, song writer and plays different instruments. Her music and lyrics are her own, and she has developed a style that can captivate those who hear her, drawing them deep into a world of emotion, beauty and timelessness! I remember listening to her play from her room, practicing, perfecting and then practicing some more, but nothing prepared me for hearing her live with her band! All I can say is “amazing.” I am so very proud of the person that she is becoming, and I look forward to hearing all about her adventures across the United States as she meets new people, stays in new communities and creates new poetry and music. She came to visit us this past week carrying her life in a jumbo backpack…I swear the backpack was so big it could fit a small Mexican in it! I’m hoping to get some video of her playing guitar and singing to Simmi this week and post it to the blog. She’s hoping to settle down for a while in San Francisco, and then finally she would like to make it all the way to India. I have my reservations about her traveling there, but being that she is eighteen, there is little I can do to stop her from going.

The following photos where taken by her friend Molly: