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“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.”Anne Lamott There is a meme Continue reading The best writing advice I ever received
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.Francis Bacon On Friday, we decided last minute to go away for the Fourth. Colorado Springs canceled fireworks this year and although there were Continue reading Thoughts of the moment
Happy Fourth! I’m taking a hiatus from blogging for three days! Enjoy the holiday.
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. Walt Whitman When I was growing up we were encouraged to have pen pals. In grammar school we were taught how to Continue reading Art of Personal Letters
My poetry blog is Eat Poetry, although I’ve been pretty lax in posting lately. I should have some new posts towards the end of the week. Today here is my poetry window which hangs in the garden and will soon Continue reading Poetry Window
WOOF Contest – Top PicksPoetry Zorlone – “Under the pale moon” – Events that occur to our mortal lives have been witnessed by the light of the pale moon. A poetry challenge to myself, inspired by the words of Robin Continue reading Woof Winners for June 26th
If you haven’t seen these animated virtual movies on You Tube by Poetry Animations they’re quite good. There’s quite a few. More than 300. Here’s just a sampling.
Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James Although this post might be more appropriate for my poetry blog I think that the lessons that haiku Continue reading Summer afternoon, reflections on haiku
It’s hard to write about such icons of my generation. When I first saw that Michael passed away my first thought was he couldn’t have because Farrah Fawcett just died. There are great tributes to both of these icons on Continue reading RIP Farrah and Michael
The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.“Over the Teacups” 1891 In my interview last week about Continue reading A Cup of Joe