I Water Dead Plants: a book of poetry and belief

A lazy gardener's memoir of hope against all odds. Hardly a "How to" book; more of a "What I did and didn't do." Full of approachable poetry that is more prose-story with a LOT of humor, while addressing symbolically themes of renewal, faith, belief, grief, resurrection and hope.

Author and Photographic Artist Heather J. Kirk surrounds herself with flowers - at least on the walls of her home. In spite of a love for all things botanical, she can't seem to grow a garden or sustain a flowering plant, though her patio and home boast several healthy succulents. To those who point to the mostly healthy cacti and agave, "They're used to drought," she explains.

She has found a way to resolve her dilemma. At night, after chores and errands are complete, when distractions diminish, the phone no longer rings, and e-mail is exhausted, Heather works on her art. The plants and flowers are watered by her undivided attention as she paints each with her pen or camera lens.

In the fertile ground of the mind, assisted by technology, Heather's garden grows in spite of periodic neglect. She tells stories in poetic form that are often funny and always unique - but with a universal message that speaks to the heart and of hope. In spite of the word 'Dead' appearing in the book's title, her writings are often built upon a foundation of belief and hope, renewal and possibility. She considers her plethora of experiences in killing most, but not all, of her plants - yet trying and trying again - as an allegory to life. True to what is implied by the book title, I Water Dead Plants: a book of poetry and belief, "It's not over 'til it's over "

Life is hard. Sometimes REALLY hard, and we often fail. But even in failure we can find meaning and purpose. Then, when something REVIVES and LIVES, especially from a state of apparent death, what a wonderful gift and surprise we receive Gardens and plants are the fertile (and not so fertile) ground for Heather's stories and poems about life, relationships and faith. Resurrection is real

Ultimately, Heather surrounds herself with flowers that will not wither...cultivated to perfection in the dark hours of the night.

In this volume you will read of the blessings and battles with nature, and about Heather's flowers and plants, some dead and gone, some revived by water and nature, others by words. I Water Dead Plants brings true resurrection, even if "only" symbolically. May these poems bring life, hope, and a bunch of humor, to your day and to your difficult situations.

Author: Heather J. Kirk
Publisher: Photographic Artistry and Publishing
Published: 12/10/2019
Pages: 102
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d
ISBN: 9780578622613

About the Author
Kirk, Heather J.: - If by highlighting the beauty of Creation my art leads the eye and the heart back to the Creator, my camera lens has given attribution to the true Source. Heather J. Kirk is a writer and fine art photographer. She curated several art exhibitions for Herberger Theater in 2014, including Personal Panethnicity: when the color of my face is only part of the story. She was also commissioned to create a piece of art for the KAX Stage to honor Katehrine Kax Herberger, and recognize her family's contributions to the theater. Heather's art has been a featured artist in Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine. Her art has shown nationally, including at: de Young Museum in San Francisco; The Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico; dana gallery in Missoula, Montana; Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and The Art Institute and Gallery in Salisbury, Maryland. In Arizona, her art has shown at: Off Madison Avenue, Van Gogh's Ear, Shemer Art Center, Gammage Auditorium, Herberger Theater, @ Central Gallery, and Tempe Community Galleries. Heather Kirk's art is in several private and corporate collections, including: American Sport Art Museum and Archives in Daphne, Alabama; St. Joseph's Barrows Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona; Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer in Natick, Massachusetts; and Eller Graduate School of Management, The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.

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