My friend gave me a book of poetry last month. It is entitled To Bless This Space Between Us (2007) by John O’Donohue. Wikipedia has this to say:John O’Donohue (1 January 1956 – 4 January 2008) was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker,[1] and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality…
I want to thank all of those in our community who sympathized with my two publishing issues last week. This week has been much better, as I’ve returned to writing about one of my passions – pollinators! It is Pollinator Week, and I’ve written three pieces on Medium about these essential insects. I’ll attach friend…
Despite saying no poetry on vacation, I wrote these… tropical breezessoothing my icy old soullife continues here calm azure waterskites carrying cares awaytropical healing Hanging Hemlocks pathTramping through snow-laden woodsShow slivers of sun My blog is under reconstruction. Please bear with me as it takes on my words. Thank you!
When you find a favorite writer who also wrote poems, it’s like a light bulb moment! This is what happened earlier this week when I saw a quote by EB White from a letter he had written to a despondent person. It was on social media. And in these times, I thought it was very…
And other sayings…. The phrase, one good turn deserves another, is ancient. Used since the 1400s and found in a book in 1546 by John Heywood, it can also be attributed to Aesop in the 500s B.C., through one of his stories. I’ve found lately that by being a good person, trying to help those…
Today, I am attempting a villanelle poem. I’ve always wanted to try writing one of these, so I figured why not now. I read on a few websites how to write a villanelle since it has a specific structure. I will share what I have, but I think I need to consult another website because…
Welcome to the Poetry Friday Community! All are welcome here. This week’s host is Matt Forrest Esenwine, children’s author extraordinaire! He has the round-up at his blog Radio, Rhythm, and Rhyme. Please join us at his page for more poetry goodness. For Poetry Month, I’ve been writing a poem a day based on the Verse…
It’s Poetry Friday, and the talented, gentle, and generous Margaret Simon is hosting us on her blog, Reflections on the Tech. Check here to find out more about what constitutes Poetry Friday. Thank you for hosting, Margaret. Many of you have followed my journey with my Dad. I appreciate all of the support and kind…
I’ll try to keep this short for all of your sakes and my own. (Sorry…it’s not short. I got going and couldn’t stop.) We came home from our Caribbean respite last Friday, stayed in the Twin Cities Friday night to Saturday, had a quick breakfast with two of our sons and one of their girlfriends…
I am hoping that a new volunteer opportunity might provide some new friends. This week on Tuesday, I volunteered at the Monk Botanical Gardens in Wausau, an hour (one way) away. It was my second time there. Why am I traveling an hour away to volunteer? Well, I’ve looked for opportunities closer to the cabin and…