“Sanctuaries are magical places – dare I say holy?” — Colleen Patrick-Goudreau quiet seeps inward soothes and calms beneath surface numbing sedative *   *   * Quieting ~ Oasis Pond Garden • Photo at Meigs Point Nature Center, Hammonasset Beach (CT) State Park by Jan Logozzo • “Refuge” haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2021