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Category Archives: Poetry
If They Call Me a Domestic Terrorist
Thanks to Pam P.
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For Alex Jeffrey Pretti
Thanks to Diana C.
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The Peace of Wild Things
Thanks to Pearl McE. When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives might be, I go and lie down where … Continue reading
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My Hero
Thanks to Pam P. Just as the hare is zipping across the finish line,the tortoise has stopped once againby the roadside,this time to stick out his neckand nibble a bit of sweet grass,unlike the previous timewhen he was distractedby a … Continue reading
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The Glue
Thanks to Pam P. by Donna Ashworth Perhaps, this world is broken on fire, doomed to expire but right this second, somewhere someone has flowers in their hair to bring the light, and someone sits awake, all night just to … Continue reading
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November
Thanks to Frank C. who notes: “While the original poem by Thomas Hood is longer, this abbreviated version pretty well sums up my feeling as I look out my window.” byThomas Hood No sun — no moon!No morn — no noon —No … Continue reading
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In Flanders Fields
Thanks to Mike Ca. The poem “In Flanders Fields” was written by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in May 1915 during World War I. It is one of the most famous war poems and is closely associated with the poppy … Continue reading
Kipling’s “When Earth’s Last Picture is Painted”
Ed note: I was talking to Mike C. at dinner about our early education and how, at times, we were required to memorize poetry. This is one poem he still recalls. We discussed the value of memorizing things in childhood, … Continue reading
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The Second Poem the Night-Walker Wrote
Thanks to Bob P.
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Heading out
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Images from Maine #208 Still There Dear Friends, Since Tuesday I have, to be honest, not been well. This is neither the time nor place to … Continue reading
Her heart went Hamma Hamma, and her teeth went Klickitat
Ed note: Who knew Washington names could cause such pun-ishment?
Dawn Walk
At times it’s comforting to realize that, yes, we are still here. Death may loom but we can take moments to remember, to be in the present, and to enjoy the reality knowing loved ones are nearby. Dawn Walk creates … Continue reading
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Continue by Maya Angelou
Thoughts for a New Year and beyond
Thoughts on a Sunday
from the Cottage Newsletter (thanks to Pam P) From 1,000 year old words from the mystical poet Ibn Arabi: There was a time I would reject thosewho were not of my faith.But now, my heart has grown capableof taking on … Continue reading
AI writes about CCRCs
Ed note: This morning I asked Bing, Microsoft’s search engine now powered by AI, to write a poem about the benefits of CCRCs. It’s a bit corny but does cover the landscape! Bing responded, “Sure, I’d be happy to write … Continue reading
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“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry
Thanks to Mary Jane F. When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down … Continue reading
She Has Many Faces
By Josephine Ingram (from her book Poet’s Harvest) There are many guises that bravery can wear: One spray of blossom on the stunted tree Or a little slum girl with a flower in her hair— The heart responds to courage … Continue reading
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ChatGPT4 wrote this sonnet for me
Ed note: Just for fun I asked the AI program to write a Shakespearean style sonnet about an iPhone. Here’s the result. Yikes! O iPhone, thou art a wondrous device, A marvel crafted with artistry rare, Thy sleek design doth … Continue reading
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Clyde Hill Publishing – a northwest success
A small local publishing house is thriving and growing–now expanding into children’s books and poetry. The following is an update from the publisher and my friend, Greg Shaw. It’s heartening to see former KUOW host Steve Sher authoring “The Moon … Continue reading
Lost Generation Palindrome Poem
Thanks to Ed M.
Growing old
Thanks to Mary Jane F. GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY – (Written by a woman to women, but…..) I have no idea how to do that… Maybe… Don’t complain too much…just enough You are not the center of the universe, though your … Continue reading
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Thank God for poets
By Margaret Renkl in the NYT NASHVILLE — When the poet Amanda Gorman stepped to the lectern at President Biden’s inauguration, she faced a much-diminished crowd of masked people on the National Mall, but she was speaking directly to the heart of a … Continue reading
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Amazing Amanda
From Jim S: For those of you who missed or chose not to watch the Inaugural Proceedings this morning I Invite you to view Amanda Gorman’s reading Inaugural Ceremony poem “The Hill We Climb”.
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