I managed to get to a few more books in October than I did in September. As we near the end of the year, I’ve read 35 books, not counting what I’ll read in November and December! Not too bad; my goal was 50, and I’m not going to make it, but I’ll come reasonablyContinue reading “October Reading List”
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Treble Clef
crisp orange leaf floats like a melody its music reverberating through the silent woods I wrote this septolet for this week’s Wea’ve Written Weekly at the Skeptic’s Kaddish. Here’s the prompt for the week: The Septolet is a poem consisting of exactly seven lines containing exactly fourteen words with a break anywhere in between the two verses. Both verses deal with the same thoughtContinue reading “Treble Clef”
The lens through which we see the world
the camera reflects the lens through which we see life captured light glistens bright and speckles the soul with sunbeams fractured lens the camera pretends tells only half the story squeezes hope bitter note looking for glory heartened now we are learning how to share love camera’s hope the story behind the lens empathy warmContinue reading “The lens through which we see the world”
Crisp Earth
I cross the field’s crunching cornstalks, brittle limbs whispering in a gentle breeze. The shadows slant across tree branches, narrowing daylight into frangible bits. The packed dirt is crisp underfoot, damp with autumn rains and hardening overnight to cement today’s footsteps in frost-crusted morning light, memorialized in nature’s ephemeral season. This poem is in responseContinue reading “Crisp Earth”
September Reading List
This post is a bit later than I’d planned, but I did manage to fit just two books into my September plans along with everything else. Both were apparently Reese’s Book Club picks (I don’t usually choose books based on awards, “book club” tags, etc., but it just kind of happened this way in September).Continue reading “September Reading List”
In Memoriam: Cedar’s Song
how can we but admire your pure joy? the gleeful abandon of diving into snowbanks only to burrow up and sneeze, powder white hat atop your head, fervor unmatched for the next winter storm. your eternal curiosity kept you adventuring, turning your head to see our slow feet always just steps behind as you boundContinue reading “In Memoriam: Cedar’s Song”
Autumn Hue
At the hilltop, I breathed in rich fall evergreens, felt short curls tickle my face and my arms stretch to encompass the peace of this place. “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite,” gliding over the clouds, melting into azure skies with wind billowing beneath us, buoying our souls as we rose aboveContinue reading “Autumn Hue”
Journeying
for the love of adventure, I’ll cross these prairie lands of waving grass and sun-speckled hollows, the pastures hidden beyond winding county roads and no-named hillsides, sleeping under yesterday’s roof and weaving tomorrow from scratch Oh my goodness, it’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a poem on WordPress! I’ve missed that. This semesterContinue reading “Journeying”
August Reading List
I didn’t read as much as I’d liked in August, but I did read three books that I enjoyed, so that’s a win in my book. I’ve been a big Darynda Jones fan since around 2011 or 2012 when her first couple books came out. Those were in the Charley Davidson series, a paranormal romanceContinue reading “August Reading List”
Golden Heart
There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in, There is a sun that will be seen, Somber rays will glisten again, A golden heart make break apart And leave you in its wake, But the river’s wise, will calm your eyes, And cradle you, for hope’s sake This week’sContinue reading “Golden Heart”
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