Cheek Bones

Genovaite Josephine Ambraziejus as a teen, my mother before she became Genovaite Ambraziejus Cizauskas.

Genovaite Josephine Ambraziejus as a teen, my mother before she became Genovaite Ambraziejus Cizauskas. 19 March 1926-15 August 2014.

Tracing my cheek lines

To find if your bones are mine.

My mother, my soul.

On the Same Day, August Fifteenth

Genovaite Ambraziejus Cizauskas

Genovaite Ambraziejus Cizauskas

Mom of all us five

And gentle mother of Love

Meeting in heaven.

Mary, Mother of Love

Mary, Mother of Love

Genovaite Ambraziejus Cizauskas hugging her new son-in-law, Donald Prather, husband of the poet. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.

Genovaite Ambraziejus Cizauskas hugging her new son-in-law, Donald Prather, husband of the poet. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.

For Lindsey and Troy

Lindsey Naima Hemphill at a wedding photo shoot. Photo by Dennis Myers. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.

Lindsey Naima Elizares at a wedding photo shoot. Photo by Dennis Myers. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.

Days of wine and song

Together touching the sky

Stretch before you now.