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This is Joy
The rustle of leaves kissed by the gentle wind
Rays of sunlight peeking through the clouds
Gurgling water splashing over the rocks
Songbirds saying thanks for a morning snack…
Who Knew?
Who knew that you could have too much quiet?
Who knew that you could tire of having too much time to read, to fidget with puzzles and rearrange closets and drawers?
Who knew that a Marco Polo or FaceTime chats with family…
Character or Caricature
Before the Blessing Comes
Lord it’s easy to praise You on the backside of the blessing
When the answer has already come.
But do I trust enough, do I have faith enough to sing
Before the answer comes?…
Masks
It’s all about masks these days. Even as I write this, there are yards of fabric waiting to be cut and sewn. It seems the least I can do while I sit under the Shelter at Home order.
They are multiplying like rabbits. Masks are in every store…
The Woman’s Plight
Author’s Note:
This is an example of Catena Rondo poetry, and the rules are as follows:
The rhyming pattern must be abba.
The first and last lines of each verse…
This is the Place (Book Spine Poetry)
Author’s Note:
This is an example of Book Spine Poetry
Choose 10 random books from your shelves.
Arrange the titles (Spines) until they form a free verse poem…
Chance Encounter ~ The Worth of a Day
How do you measure the worth of a day when things don’t go as planned?
Mine started off with a missed, then rescheduled and then delayed flight that caused another missed connection…
Chance Encounter – Teacher Connection
My husband wanted a “soda for the roada” before we made the trek from Las Vegas back to Bakersfield. While he went to get his Coke, I waited in the car. But when the little yipping dog hopped from the van…
The Ones We Love
When the ones we love won’t love themselves, oh, the games our minds can play. Were we too strict, not strict enough? Were we a bad example in some way?
We must try and remind ourselves that their choices were just that, their choices…