freedom by Laura Minning

f r e e d o m

She extends Her arms

                to embrace me

                with kindness and compassion,

but i never thank Her.

She is my mother,

                my sister,

                my friend.

She allows me to choose

                my own path

                and make my own mistakes

                without passing judgement

                upon me.

And how do i repay Her

                (for Her benevolence)?…

                …by taking Her for granted.

For if she ever became wounded

                or hurt in any way,

                (by resistance or tyranny)…

                …who would take Her place?

(She has always been there for me –

                at my side,

                for as long as I can remember…

                …so who could take Her place?)

No one…

            …and I would be lost.

~laura minning

excerpt from “sunburst”

published by xlibris in may of 2005

Laura MinningExhibiting Abstract Artist,Published Poet & Authorbrcartandpoetry.wordpress.com

Laura Minning began writing creatively at the age of nine. She’s become an award winning published poet and author since that time. All in all, she’s had one-hundred and seven individual poems, six articles, two books, two plays and one piece of prose published in both hard copy and on-line. Her work has been featured in publications like “Literature Today”, “Amulet Magazine” and “Slate & Style”.

Laura received her first Editor’s Choice Award in 1993 for “bronx zoo” and her first International Merritt of Poetry Award in 1995 for “introspection” by the National Library of Poetry. Poetry.com recognized her work a decade later by granting her the title of International Poet of the Year.

Laura’s artistic accomplishments are equally impressive. She’s had eighty-five original pieces exhibited and eleven published. Her work has been displayed in venues like the VMFA Studio School, Haverhill Public Library and Barcode.
The Barcode exhibit featured thirty-six pieces of Laura’s artwork during the month of February in 2016. Four pieces were sold over the course of opening weekend, and the exhibition was sponsored by Bacardi.

Part of all sale proceeds from Laura’s creative works is donated to charity. She donates to the National Federation of the Blind for her poetry sales and the VCU Massey Cancer Center for art sales. Additional information about Laura and her work can be found by logging onto her web-site at http://bluerosecreations.wix.com/bluerose.

As a person with low vision and blindness, Laura hopes to inspire other creative people to never allow anything to hinder them from reaching for the stars and accomplishing their dreams If you were to ask her about her creative successes, she would tell you that the difficult is but the work of the moment, and the impossible takes a little longer.