It’s Poetry Friday and our host this week is Linda at her blog Teacher Dance where she shares excitement about this time of year. Thanks for hosting Linda, and stay cool! This has been an odd week. I have been battling a rash. I sought treatment for it on Monday, which is an unusual occurrence…
Month: August 2023
Poetry Friday: A Sign From Mom
Today is Poetry Friday. Our host is the creative Molly Hogan at Nix the Comfort Zone. Please visit her blog for more poetry and posts! Thanks for hosting Molly! As most of you know, my mom passed away on July 31st. She was 85 years old. I spent August 1-14th with my Dad at their…
Poetry Friday: A Cento for Lahaina
Yesterday, I wrote a blog post for Medium.com that was published by Globetrotters. It was a post about the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, which as most of you have heard, was devastated by wildfires earlier this week. I’ve visited Lahaina three times from 2009-2022. My post is linked above in the first sentence. I encourage…
Poetry Friday: A Very Tough Week and Anthology Submissions Update
It’s been a hard week. On Sunday afternoon my sister called to let me know my mom had been taken by ambulance to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. She was admitted with a small bowel obstruction and passed away Monday in the late afternoon. She was 85, just short of her 86th birthday which…