Category Archives: Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday: Perhaps

It’s Poetry Friday! The leaves of the cherry tree in our back yard usually turn a fiery orange. That lasts about a week or so, then they all drop at once, sometimes seemingly overnight. But this year is different. The … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Aftermath

There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal. -Toni Morrison This isn’t the post I was expecting to … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Two Friends

Welcome to Poetry Friday! “Goats have a special capacity for friendship and companionship both to humans and each other. They form inseparable friendships while foraging during the heat of the sun, or snuggled close to each other at night.” – … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: In October

Welcome to Poetry Friday! October is possibly my most favorite month of the year – we’re deep into fall where nature puts on her best dress, the promise of holiday get-togethers hangs in the air, and I get to celebrate … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Refrigerator Poems

Hooray for Poetry Friday! Today I’m celebrating a wonderful new anthology from Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz with drawings by Frank Ramspott. There are many familiar Poetry Friday names in the list of … Continue reading

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