Linda Laino
Linda Laino is an artist, writer, and teacher who has been making art in one form or another for over 35 years. Holding an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, she enjoys playing with words as much as form and color. Since 2012, she has resided in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where the surreal atmosphere and sensuous colors have wormed their way into her paintings. Finding beautiful things on the ground is a favorite pastime. Her art can be seen at www.lindalaino.com. Some of her essays and poetry can be found on Elephant Journal , The New Engagement, Sheila-Na-Gig online, Life in 10 Minutes and on her blog Words and Pictures
Firefly
i hooked your
light little firefly
like the tail of a thought.
it blazed through me carrying
a last chance like a
lottery ticket
and made a home
just long enough to
draw a map in a
lost woman my
useless brilliant body
without a lid to the jar
Sheila-Na-Gig Inc. 