April has simply flown away too fast and now National Poetry Month is wrapping up. I have enjoyed thinking more about poetry and how I wanted to share it with you. For the last few years I have attempted to make reading poetry a daily habit and the practice of sharing it on my blog... Continue Reading →
Sparrow, What Did You Say? | National Poetry Month 2023
April is National Poetry Month in the US and I've chosen to honor it by sharing a special poem each week. So far I've shared poems on How to be a Poet and opening the doorway into thanks. Today I'm sharing a poem that has stuck with me since I first read it; a poem... Continue Reading →
Mary Oliver | National Poetry Month 2023
I'm back with another poem to commemorate National Poetry Month. Today I'm sharing my favorite Mary Oliver poem; I know I've posted it before but I couldn't help but write about it again today. I have this poem taped up on the windowsill by my computer and read it multiple times a week, as I... Continue Reading →
How to be a Poet | National Poetry Month 2023
(photo credit; Wendell Berry at his desk.) April is National Poetry Month in the US. I confess that I struggle with poetry and don't understand why poets make their decisions: Why divide your sentences in half like that? Why put in those random breaks? Huh. THAT was a poem? ^^ These are all questions that... Continue Reading →
At My Desk
What a weekend! Here in New Hampshire, it was relatively warm and sunny. A lot of snow melted so our driveway became Puddle City and, once again, plenty of mud has been tracked into the house. The work is never done! But it is so nice that the kids can get outside and burn off... Continue Reading →
🎶 Hey June, Don’t Make It Bad / Take a Sad Song and Make it Better 🎶
I hope you don't mind having a Beatles song stuck in your head for the next few days, but I thought their advice for Jude also worked really well for June. I'm hoping June can help us all figure out how to help each other through this difficult time. I'm here today to share some... Continue Reading →
Friday | Almost May
This week has been another cold one. Cloudy, windy, a few rain showers. I'm trying not to complain because the weather isn't anything worth complaining about. AND - I'd be really grateful for a day full of sunshine. Just putting it out there to the universe. But despite the gray and chill, we've got some... Continue Reading →
A Tuesday Poem | For the Early Risers
It's been a while since I shared a poem, but here I am. Remember when I complained about my current Mary Oliver collection? I said that I'd already read many of the collections these poems were pulled from and that I was trying to remind myself that rereading poetry is encouraged. Well - lesson learned.... Continue Reading →
A Sunday Poem | Growing Darkness
It's been a while since I shared a Sunday Poem, but I put a sticky note on the first week of September so that I would remember to share this poem with you all today. And it's an even cooler balm to the soul now than it was months ago when I first read it.... Continue Reading →
A Sunday Poem | Mindful
I wasn't planning to be back with a poem today, but this one presented itself to me on Saturday and I couldn't resist! Mindful Every day I see or I hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle in the haystack of light. It is what I... Continue Reading →