All-Purpose Woman

All-Purpose Woman                                                        

Rock Thrower, 1991, Cara Perlman

ALL-PURPOSE WOMAN

Ferocious when necessary

Armed with subtlety

Fixer of lost causes.

Dazzling upon occasion

Blessed with insight

Speaker of depths.

Serene when challenged

Ripened with sunlight

Bearer of casseroles.

Swift at honor

Doused with justice

Composer of harmony.

Amiable when indicated

Girded with scissors and glue

Carrier of bandaids.

Best at hearing

Full of grace

Explorer of paradox.

Tender when opened

Touched by beauty

Inventor of jubilee.