Ah mighty beloved Mississippi,
first glimpsed flashing past
in newly green youth.
Your aubergine waters
flex curvaceous lithe muscles,
like a sylvan sinuous snake,
Moving, ever moving, to the sea.

Standing I, now on precipice of
beyond fragile flickering.
Dappled sunlight suffuses me,
darkness enfolds, transforms me.
River moves from light to dark,
time moves young to old,
rivered so in strength am I.

Singing ever singing are we.
Two rivers wed light to dark
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Lee was born into a bookish family in New York City. She attended high school of Music and Art, graduated from Brown University and received her Masters from Saint Mary’s University. She’s sold her artwork internationally and won awards for her social service work. Lee now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home.