we Women me: joy. is actually the end of the first portion of this series. Set with the confidence of a woman who has endured, this short portion is part of a greater whole. Poems have the ability to reach deeply. Like music and melodies, poetry makes the most of the human experience. Allowing for greater understanding into one’s own inner world. Note from Poet:

To you, dear Reader,

Thank you.

This small body of poetry was created to celebrate hard fought joy. Each poem is to be viewed in light of your own story. These truths are universal, but may appear different in the narrative. Please allow each to speak and transcend- and especially, not to be taken so literally.

You may wonder why publish the ending first. Well, honestly, I have always read the first few pages of a book then skipped straight to the end, filling in the rest later. So Here is the End of the Beginning.

While it almost seems impossible to find joy at this current moment in history, my hope lives in the everyday, somewhere that falls between heaven and earth.

I invite you to find your joy. To find the funny in those lost places.

-Victoria Lee Case

Summer 2022

Build moments of joy where you can. It has the ability to transcend even the darkest of hours.