Water Around Us
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Whether you swim in oceans vast,
Or splash in puddles with boots,
Let ponds and reservoirs quench.
Enter this place where water fills you.
The rivers running through our days,
Bring hope and life with gentle flow.
Walking barefoot in morning dew,
Lie down in what is green and still.
River, bay, ocean, pond, reservoir,
The green that is fed by water.
Let waters guide your every stride.
In grace, as gentle raindrops fall,
Thunder wakes the soul.
~ Katherine DeSilva
Janice Colby
Wild Water
Acrylic on Canvas
Meet the Creators
Katherine DeSilva
Katherine DeSilva is an Ipswich native, artist, and writer. She has written and illustrated four children's books and two books for adults. She has her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a Master of Science in Special Education. Katherine enjoys writing poetry and prose, focusing on the natural world, relationships, and spirituality. She is also a teacher and works with students with emotional and behavioral disabilities, blending her artistic talents with her dedication to education and community engagement.
Janice Colby
I received my BFA from Montserrat College of Art in 1994 and studied painting in Viterbo, Italy and Taos New Mexico. I’ve lived most of my life on the northshore in Massachusetts and have traveled extensively to Europe, China and Africa. My paintings come from all that I experience and reflect nature’s profound effect on me.