Ice Cream of the Mind

By Kathy V. Kuzma

In her third book of poetry, Kathy V. Kuzma creates vivid images of life. She captures emotions and presents them with lyrical rhyme and rhythm. Ice Cream of the Mind encourages others to reflect. Nature and observations of the outer world and the inner soul have much to teach us.
Her pen name is Katje Kaase.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 19, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546224358

Kathy V. Kuzma

Kathy Kuzma is a retired teacher who lives in the country with her husband, two cats and four rescued dogs. Her love of nature is relevant to all aspects of life. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in English from Wayne State University, Kathy went on to receive her master's degree in Special Education from Oakland University. She taught at the secondary level in English and Special Education and became a Teacher Consultant in Special Education at the elementary level. She has written and published a poetry book called Pebbles in a Sieve and continues to write poems for free on fictionpress.com and allpoetry.com Her two adult children and three grandchildren provide her with endless adventures. Rescuing animals who have been abused or neglected has been a lifetime commitment.

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Published by AuthorHouse 01/18/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-2436-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-2435-8 (e)

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Contents

The Last Gallery

The Mark

Secret Ingestion

Panoptic Perfection

Alignment

White Canvas

Slip & Slide

Green Summer

Recycle

lullaby

Dark Windows

The ²nd Floor

Missing

Choice

A Slice of Night

Down Below

In The Wind

Sealed

Stopgap

Impulse

Satin

Parts

Witch Hunt

Edge of Madness

Tomorrow’s Thunder

Shadow Dance

Fraction

The Last Trail

Collision

Poured Imagery

Brain Ponder

Solid

Dance Away

The Chase

Discord

Cocooned

The Quiet

WHO

Doldrums

Guardian

Scattered

Perpendicular

Trauma

little things

Vital Vines

Soothing Soup

Consigned

Elixir Daze

It’s Complicated

Respect

The Quest

The Slaughter

Swamp Things

Recalculating

Doorbell

Waiting

Searching

Rage

Detour

Puddle Wonder

Concoction

Inside Out

The Purge

Nightlight

Compassion

Sequel

Glass Bridge

The Dark Side

Hungry Closet

Travelers

Clear Ride

The Middle

Sleepers

Flare Up

Frisson

Eye Lids

Unplugged

Flourish

Dark Daze

Bear Button

Screed

Sole Full

Soto Voce

Untruths

Uneven

Breathing Fire

Come What May

Enter

Poetic Pottery

Mugged

Ache

Secret Sailing

Credence

The Shelf

Crushed Connection

Off the Path

The Red Basket

Full

Inflation

The Backdoor

Self-Stick

Heart of Darkness

Persuasion

Things

Green

Deep Sleep

Red Beam

Forte

Bouquet

The Stage

Last Days

The Bucket

Transference

Pillow Talk

Sentient Bond

Frenzy Free

Spaces

The Last Image

Potluck

Dust in Time

Nocturnal High

Taut

Mi Casa

Empty

Paper Trails

Memory Foam

Tilt

The Summons

Shuffle

Flames

Cannibals

Spirit World

Polychrome

Sordino

Heavy Stones

Tomorrow

Gift of Air

Chapeau

Easy Rider

Your Turn

Legerdemain

Chill

Decipher

Worry Waves

The Loop

Gravitas

Your Space

Borderline

The Bullet

Open

Discrete

Dubious Battle

Duplicity

A Living Fresco

Dark Journey

Desperate Dessert

Message Received

Palaver

Hidden Holes

The Tower

Wilting

Ice Creatures

Cloudy Mirrors

Fading Fibers

Hateful Hearts

The Wall

Frozen Paths

Ego

Train Whistle Elegy

Split Second

OA Dance (Original Angel)

The Crooked Smile

Hollow Thirst

Half

Monsters

Sedation

Ruby Rapture

Zip Line

Slice

Solidify

Captives

Often

Below

Calling

Circles

Blind

liquify

Purple

Blank

Flash

The Door

Diversion

The Day

Inquiry

Ten

Outside

Silence

One O’Clock

Word Holes

Complete

Dedication

I dedicate my book to my late sister-in-law, Connie Lucas.

She was an artist who used vivid colors to reflect her life

and creative style. Connie’s images are much like my poetry.

They are portraits of imagination.

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The Last Gallery

(in loving memory of Connie)

Frame her on the stairs

A lady with no shoes

Holding on

She was a work of art

Like her vivid colors,

dreams and beauty

She is now what she painted,

Confined forever in my mind

She would climb upwards

To her last goodbye,

Leaving her treasures behind

Like lost shoes

and lost time

But her vibrant visions

Were imprinted on the steps

and in my heart

The Mark

A dent in the wall

Now repaired

An