Tag: poetry
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Third Book Out is Poetry
When I was eight-years-old, I moved in with the Bilyeus and decided I liked them enough to want to remember who they were in my life. Previous families were, and still are, a blur as nightmares or questionable realities of buried memories. So, it was then that my writing persona began. At the time, I…
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Path to Writing
I’m sitting here with a stack of printed pages that mark various expressions of my written work. One is a draft of the poetry book I want to publish, but need to read them to find themes and possibly re-order or reword. The other is a mere 82 pages of my novel that is finally…
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Yoga Writing Retreat
For some time, I have been thinking about going on a retreat for myself. I hadn’t been on one since my yoga teacher training program when we went to Bali for a week. At that time, I didn’t love the retreat experience, but was very glad I had done it. Since arriving in Italy, I’ve…
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In the clouds
When we are above the cloudsThe sun shines and the sea of white Rolls to eternity The soft pillows of fluff lay the groundFor the angels to roam and play It is a small piece of heaven that We can touch In a plane In our dreams Inevitably we must descend The puffs stretch into wisps Then turbulence hitsAs our view…
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A poem: Life Just Is
Life just is – a wandering of this world trying to discover what will unfurl. Life just is – a string of experiences some good, some bad, some open doors, others fences. Life just is – a chance to learn about ourselves, about others, about on what we should concern. Life just is – but…
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Ode to the Misery of Allergies
Oh the sniffing, the sneezing!Thankfully, I’m not yet wheezing. It’s that time of yearwhen being outside causes fear. How long can I lastbefore the final pollen is cast? I try to stay upbeatnever wanting to admit defeat. But, alas, I cannot keep up the fightas my puffy eyes decrease my sight. I cannot pretend anymore…
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Happiness in June
Happiness today is a sense of accomplishmentreflecting on how the last year has went,but also taking a breakto see what will awakefor more successin feeling more, not less. Happiness today is setting aside time for meand letting the mind and body just befocused on with a massagewithout a worry or concern about my visage. Happiness…
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Happiness in May
Happiness is the waking of the dawnwhen the birds sing their songto catch their bugs and worms, when the air is fresh and there are no termswhen it’s quiet before human activity beginsto overwhelm and override their sins. Happiness is that feeling of familiarityseeing the world with comfortable clarity,knowing what’s around the bendand hoping the…
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Here, Now
Wrote this about a month ago, but never got around to posting it. It hasn’t been edited, but came about in my morning meditation as I focused on my breath ~inhale here ~exhale now: A newborn baby cries swathed in his mother’s arms;She whispers, “I’m here with you right now.” A toddler takes her tentative…
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_Poems of Paul Celan_ translated by Michael Hamburger
_Poems of Paul Celan_ translated by Michael Hamburger Somewhere I found this title on a list of books that one should read and so I put it on my Amazon wishlist of paper books to remember for later. My mother likes to give physical presents rather than ecards or vouchers so one Christmas a couple…
