Category Archives: Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday: Farewell to the Peonies

Welcome to my Poetry Friday post! Each spring I delight in the abundance of peonies produced on the six bushes that line the fence in my side garden. They reach their heads toward the sun then suddenly, almost overnight it … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Bluebirds and Loss

Welcome to Poetry Friday! Michelle has the roundup today here where she is celebrating May birthdays, including her own. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. Recently I wrote a Poetry Friday post about finding a white … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Working with a Clunker

Welcome to Poetry Friday! Last week Linda at A Word Edgewise invited us to exchange clunkers. She offered an array of short lines discarded or revised from various poems and offered them up for anyone to snatch and use in … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Something New

Happy Poetry Friday! Linda has the round up today at her blog A Word Edgewise where she is hosting a clunker exchange. Linda graciously posted a list of lines she didn’t use for one reason or another – a clunker. … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Finishing Up

I finished up the last day of my April Poetry project (Call and Response: Picture Books and Poetry) at a personal writing retreat at the Highlights Foundation with a wonderful group of other writers. I didn’t take any picture books … Continue reading

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