Morning Grace

This collection of Julia Cook’s poetry is a deeply personal and reflective journey, structured around the core elements —origins, family, nature, women, and spirit—of a person's life and identity. It is a thoughtful exploration of how these different facets shape and define us, and those we love. It promises the reader a rich tapestry of experiences, memories, and introspections woven with her perceptive vision and authentic voice. Along the way you will meet a motley group of diners in a local cafe, hear a jazz singer's unusual interpretation, encounter an airport cleaning woman, visit an ancient Sycamore tree, catch Madonna in her secret room of prayer, and more. In the poem Origin, the fairies beckon a barefoot little girl to come to the magical garden as you are now invited to settle yourself on a comfy sofa, open this book, and be carried into the worlds of people and experiences within.