I’ve done a lot of reflective thinking lately. About life. About my hobbies. About my writing. And about poetry. I am at a point of change. I realize I need new hobbies and desire to learn something new. I realize that I am more of an essayist than a poet. I love poetry and will…
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Poetry Friday From the USVI
Today is Poetry Friday, and it’s been a few weeks since I posted. We’ve been in the United States Virgin Islands since January 19th. The weather has been gorgeous with little fluctuation—78-81 degrees continuously—even overnight! We brought our neighbors with us for the first week. We had to thank them for helping my husband build…
Poetry Friday: On The Road Again…Soon
Happy Poetry Friday! I hope to make this a short post. Tomorrow, we’ll be headed back to Wisconsin. My sister arrived last night and she’ll be taking over our dad’s care in the coming weeks. We are happy to be headed home for a break from being caregivers. First: A Poem pink Irish hillsides filled…
Poetry Friday: Your Favorite Poet is One You Return to Again and Again
Some years ago at this time of year, I posted a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and received some admonition about choosing it. Those criticisms were from people who misinterpreted the poem at face value and thought the poet was a racist. He was, in fact, an abolitionist who put his views into poetry. The…
Poetry Friday: The Round Up Is Here!
Hello, Poets! This week’s Poetry Friday Round-Up is here on The Apples In My Orchard. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is check out this explanation by Renee M. La Tulippe. Thanks for participating! I’ll try to keep my post short but bring you up to date on my story about caring for…
Poetry Friday: Coping with Being Overwhelmed
This week has been stressful once again. We’ve been in New York since last Thursday the 14th. My Dad was admitted to the hospital on the 13th after seeing his oncology doctor in her office. My sister was with him and drove him to the ER. By nine that night, he had a hospital bed…
Poetry Friday: Feelings Inspired Me To Write about a Centuries Old Irish Jail
It’s Poetry Friday and crazy to think that our Ireland trip was almost a month ago already. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is check out this explanation by children’s author and poet Rene La Tullippe. I’ve started to write some poems about our experience there – one focused on The Burren landscape,…
Poetry Friday: Irish Inspiration & Authors
It’s been a few weeks since I participated in Poetry Friday. Mostly, that’s because we’ve been getting ready for a vacation and then traveling. Where did we go? We spent two weeks in Ireland! Our trip was in three parts: The trip came about last spring when I was planning for us to go to…
Poetry Friday: A Quick One
It’s been a week! Last Thursday, I took our cat, Callie, to our son’s in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It’s a three-hour drive from where we live in the Northwoods. He also has a cat and we switch off watching each other’s feline when we travel. I stayed Thursday and Friday night. Friday, I met a…
Poetry Month Day Four: Indie Publishing Tip #4
I won’t keep you waiting, my tip for Day Four of National Poetry Month is patience! Patience applies to so much of life, doesn’t it? Puzzles Fishing Poetry Publishing Relationships All those things, and more, require patience! Right now, I’m playing the patience game. The anthology I’ve been working on is done. It’s been done…