In the Mood
During the winter months, I find myself channeling my bear relatives and hibernating. I stay in my cave, and watch old movies and write. A friend attributes it to SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder – something about sunlight deprivation. Yeah, I’m feelin’ that. During those months, my poetry is sometimes pretty depressing. Getting out those feelings helps, […]
Finding Poetry
My friend Pat Laster http://www.patlaster.com/ recently commented about found poems. In a nutshell, found poems are those little surprises you unearth while reading books, articles, essays, or other works. The words, or just a phrase or two, leap at you as being particularly crafted or full of imagery or feeling, or could be rife with rhythm […]
Just For Fun Friday 12/06/13
The Color of Christmas There’s a bright color at this time of year that gladdens our hearts and fills us with cheer – Red velvet curtains held back by Red knots, Red tablecloths glitter with Red sequined dots, and the mantel is draped with Red felt, shaped like socks. Red cider warms us, […]
Savoring Life
Please welcome Dorothy Johnson as my guest blogger this week. I met Dorothy a few years ago at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer writers’ retreat in Piggott, Arkansas, and we have been friends ever since. Her poetry and insights into human nature are delightful. Find Dorothy at http://reflectionsfromdorothy.blogspot.com/ SAVORING LIFE Chocolate has always been my comfort […]
Just For Fun Friday 09/06/13
Did you ever have a line run through your head, over and over again? It might have been something you heard on the news, or in a passing conversation. It might have really not been the line at all, but one that was triggered by the sounds of another. That was what inspired this parody, written […]
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