Being Life

Jennifer Minotti

The fern I bought in Vermont

Stretches, extends its physique

Growing as my children do

Before my eyes

Innocent of my gaze.

Flash Issue 7

Jennifer A. Minotti is a Writer-in-Residence at the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University and the founder of the Journal of Expressive Writing. She is a graduate of Boston University and Columbia University. Jennifer lives with her family in Cambridge, MA where she practices gratitude daily (http://gratitudejar.com).