I’ve been inspired to participate in a daily poetic activity this month by other poets I know! It might be tough at times to follow through as I still have periods of tiredness caused by sleepless nights. Like last night, I didn’t get to sleep until after 3 a.m. despite going to bed by 11…
Many of you warned me about a “crash” following our return home after caring for my dad and traveling to the Caribbean. I figured out that we’ve been away from home for 19 weeks between last June (2024) and mid-March. No wonder we’re tired! Luckily, I regret none of the time away. But this week,…
What Are Your Plans For National Poetry Month? It will be difficult to exceed the release of an indie-published book I had last year. Last week, I read a post from Mary Lee Hahn about her plans for National Poetry Month. She was considering different forms of poetry to focus on during April. Over the years, I’ve realized it…
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…
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…
I cannot believe that it’s already Friday. The week went fast as most holiday week’s do. We are in New York at my Dad’s. Christmas has come and gone and I cannot say that I was sorry to see it go. It’s the first year since becoming a parent 30 years ago, that I’ve ever…
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…
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…
Happy Poetry Friday! Our host for this week’s round-up is Tanita on her blog, Fiction, instead of Lies. For links to more poetry, be sure to visit her page. Many of you know I’ve been staying with my Dad in his home in Brockport New York for the last two-plus weeks. Last week, while I…
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…