Tag: Poetry

A Pause for Celebration

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“Sorrow comes in great waves...but rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us. And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain.” - Henry James   After the events of the past weeks: the COVID pandemic, George Floyd’s murder, rioting and … Continue reading A Pause for Celebration

Simple Joy

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Music, Poetry, Dance, Art, Nature, Food, Friends, Travel - all of these things have given me joy.  When Nature, Friends, and Travel were curtailed by COVID-19,  I turned to music, poetry, dance and art to keep me joyful in these past bleary months.  And so spring came, flowers blossomed, the sky returned to its blissful … Continue reading Simple Joy

Ascent: Sharing Our Stories

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This week's Sharing Our Stories prompt from Ruth Ayres was "spreading your wings wider."  I thought about her words for a little while.  Lately, I've been spreading my wings a little wider each day even though we remain in quarantine.  It's funny how being physically inside has made me become more open and wandering within my mind and heart...

Magic in the Middle

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  I am in love with words.  I don’t know when it happened.  It might have started with “Mama.” Words held meaning, and I was eager from the beginning to express myself. Writing is like breathing to me – I cannot differentiate one from the other.  When I go long period without writing, it’s like … Continue reading Magic in the Middle

Invitations to Wonder…

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Last week, Ruth Ayers invited her online writing group (SOS: Sharing Our Stories) to write about 7 small things.  Instead, I chose to write about anger.  Anger is not a small thing.  Anger is a big thing, an explosive thing.  It starts small and then grows. As I read some members' blog posts this week, … Continue reading Invitations to Wonder…

Something Beautiful

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I've been thinking a lot about beauty lately.  This spring and summer I was tasked with finding an assisted living facility for my mother-in-law.  It has proved to be an arduous journey fraught with near-hysteria, even with expert advice from A Place for Mom, which I cannot recommend more highly! But I digress.  I want … Continue reading Something Beautiful

Poet Found: Ross Gay

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Back in February, I bought a slim volume of poetry because I loved the cover - a bright floral abstract and the title, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay.  I flipped to the first page - a poem about figs.  Figs - my Grandpa Charlie's favorite and my favorite too.  I often splurge and buy … Continue reading Poet Found: Ross Gay

Write What You Notice

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I recently attended a teacher's workshop presented by Penny Kittle at Rutgers University sponsored by Rutgers Center for Literacy Development.  I've seen Penny many times. Usually, she talks to teachers about creating reading and writing workshop spaces in high school classes.  Penny was a high school English teacher in New Hampshire and her mentor was … Continue reading Write What You Notice