I stumbled across some old journals I kept while I was working. They took me right back to a time. A place. A state of mind. Because of lives Today I taped the windows Removed all Line Of Sight Items. A protective measure - In a climate of fear In a culture of guns It … Continue reading Because of Lives
Poetry
When We Were Wild Things
This poem is a riff off of another poem by George Ella Lyons. As a teacher I would use the lesson the author provided and help students create "I am From" poems, which were always beautiful. I never took the initiative to write one myself... I would model lines here and there, but was always … Continue reading When We Were Wild Things
Dream Catcher
Because I cannot believe how busy I feel, and how guilty I feel not meeting my goal of posting. A poem a day in April.... Dream Catcher I cannot believe The hustle and the bustle of it. The crazy, chaotic Spin of it. And yet, It feels like just yesterday The nights were long And … Continue reading Dream Catcher
April Poetry
I set a challenge to write a poem a day, because it is April, because it is Poetry month - and so far have been*OK* about meeting that challenge. Why do the mornings go too fast for me to finish a poem, why does my husband talk to me at just the wrong time? Anyway, … Continue reading April Poetry
Reading Respite
Halfway through Poetry Month. Looking back, I can tell poems that were a chore... rushed to meet some self-imposed participation deadline, and the ones that easily came to me. All in All, it is great fun to explore poetry! While that cyclone Called LIFE whirls Outside these doors, My bright little library Filled with cheerful books, Lining shelves Neatly, Neatly Offers … Continue reading Reading Respite
Poem for a Friend
The prompt word today in Perspicacious. I had to look it up, and realized that while it is a *fun* word, it is not pretty enough for a poem. In case you don't know what it means, this Poem is the definition: Perspicacious: A Poem That friend who Makes you laugh, Makes you think, Makes … Continue reading Poem for a Friend
The Circle Game….
Here is getting a poem in *just* under the wire. There is this cycle, This carnival, This wheel In life - In families - In careers - In home and hearth - And you never *Really* Know where you are, On that Merry-go-round Brilliant and shining, You never know. Not until you -Look Back - And you just go... DAMN … Continue reading The Circle Game….
Spring Time Catch Up
This feels like a bit of a cheat, and I suppose it actually is. I was DETERMINED to write a poem a day in April. I started off OK, but then this weekend happened. This weekend when I should have had plenty of time to write and instead I found Every. Minute. Full. From Quilting … Continue reading Spring Time Catch Up
Rosebud Sheets
It is April 5, fifth day of my Poem A Day personal challenge. I was completely uninspired until I saw this prompt - Laundry and I went straight back to my childhood summers at my grandmother's house in New Mexico. Summers where she hung clothes to dry in the plentiful sun - there is nothing, … Continue reading Rosebud Sheets
This Little Book
Poem-a-day in April! This little book next to me This cast-off tome With it's curled Yellow pages Rough along the edges, Begs me to Pick it up. To hold it, To cradle it, To flip through the pages. The soft sound of pages turning, And it Smells like my childhood Not quite dusty But rich … Continue reading This Little Book
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