The last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy. At the end of June, I went to California for a week with my oldest son. We spent three nights in San Francisco and then drove up the Pacific Coastal Highway to Redwood National Park. This park was on both of our bucket lists so it made…
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Poetry Friday: The Guys You Meet In The Woods
I wasn’t sure I’d get a post up for Poetry Friday this week. I leave on Sunday with my eldest son, aged 28, for a trip to California! We are going to visit Redwoods National Park! I am excited! My husband and pets will be staying home to work on our garage-building project – he’s…
Poetry Friday: A Touch of Serendipity
In searching for a poem last night, I experienced a touch of serendipity. Yesterday, we went to one of the fabulous Wisconsin State Parks – Copper Falls. It was two hours away from where we live, in the very Northwestern part of our state. You can read about the visit here, if you wish. On…
Poetry Friday: Debris (A Found Object Poem)
Debris Peonies, a doorknob, a pump Found amongst the debris These remnants tell of your life here, Alone, in the woods, a simple way to be. We saw the added-on rooms, and A kitchen that burned. Did your husband die or Were you spurned? Years you lived here, Centuries ago, on this land. In this…
Winner of My Poem Book Review Challenge Announced & Some Other Comments on Indie Publishing
Today is June 1st! Time seems to be flying! Last month, I ran a contest to get some of the readers who bought my poetry chapbook, Life’s Inspiration and Reflection in a Few Words (2022), to write an Amazon review for the book. If you don’t know, book reviews greatly enhance the saleability of a…
Poetry Friday and the Season of the Setting Sun
Today is Poetry Friday. If you want to know what that is and join in, check out this post by children’s author Renee La Tulippe. Our host for this week’s round-up is Patricia Franz, at her blog, Reading, Writing, Wondering. She is celebrating a milestone in her life that I can relate to well. This…
Poetry Friday: Bringing up the Tail End Again & Endangered Species Day
It’s Poetry Friday and Janice Scully is our host. Please visit her blog for more poetry links and a place to leave your own word creations if you so desire. Thanks for hosting, Janice! At 10 am Central Time (Chicago) on a Friday morning in Wisconsin, I am again probably one of the last to…
Poetry Friday: A Poem and Blog Updates For My WordPress and Medium Sites Including a Give Away!
What’s Coming Up? I am having a book give away! My book birthday for my poetry chapbook, Life’s Inspiration and Reflection in a Few Words, is this Saturday May 6th! Do you have a copy? Would you leave a review on Amazon for it in exchange for a chance to win a $20.00 Barnes and…
The Progressive Poem 2023 Continues…
The Progressive Poem tradition was started by author Irene Latham. It is not under the inspired helm of Margaret Simon who has organized the event during the last few years. A poem is passed from blog to blog each day in April. Each line is contributed by a different author. The only stipulation is that…
National Poetry Month or National Earth Month: Which Is It For Me?
Hands down, it is National Earth Month for me. I’ve reached a frustrating point with poetry and poetry groups again. This seems like a circular problem I have. The way I deal with it is to back away from sharing poetry or poem-related posts for a while in poetry groups. When you belong to groups…