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Neighbors
Our community, our nation, our world. This poem is my offering, my response. #TakeAKnee #AwakenLove #WhoIsMyNeighbor (P.S. For those who know me, my job is now OK.) Neighbors I am not colorblind. My skin is pink olive, my … Continue reading
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Monday Musing: Book of Hours 10/19/2015
Time. So precious. It seems to fly by without recognition of how it was spent. In medieval Europe, a Book of Hours was used by Christian laypeople for private devotional use throughout the day. Christine Valters Paintner, in The Artist’s … Continue reading
Monday Musing: Memory 10/12/2015
I used to think that memory was a permanent record of fact. Yes, some could trick one into revising one’s memories to better suit them, but that was to be avoided. These unchanging memories had a fixed influence on current … Continue reading
Monday Musing: Mystery Market Man 9/21/2015
I caught myself doing it. There was a tall, handsome man of about my age who would occasionally come to the weekly organic Morningside Market. His gestures, expressions, and bearing were fodder for building a story of where he lived, … Continue reading
Posted in Expectation, Illusion, Poetry, Relationships
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Monday Musing: The Art of Relaxation 9/14/2015
The assignment was to write on the topic of the art of relaxation and to make it witty. What does that mean anyway, “the art of …”? My favorite Google result for that question was “The Art of Manliness.” You … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Poetry, Relaxation, Wellness
Tagged Health, Poetry, Relaxation, Wellness
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Monday Musing: Hopeful Things 9/7/2015
Recently I was invited to a dinner given by Rob Radtke and Mike Smith of the Episcopal Relief & Development Fund. Our group of 15 was asked the question, “As a person of faith, what gives you hope?” Then each … Continue reading
Monday Musing: Critique 3/16/2015
Yesterday I went to a poetry writing group. We each bring a poem and listen as the others provide suggestions and feedback, writing comments on copies of the poem. I have not yet reviewed the copies of my poem handed … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Uncategorized
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Monday Musing 11/10/2014
Fay asked me to name three gifts of nature for which I am most grateful. Sunlight, warmth, and wind rose to the top of the list. All are forms of energy. All are gifts, but in excess, may be harm. … Continue reading
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I Want to Live Like a Poet
It was a long shot, yet the mere suggestion of it grabbed me like a stern officer controlling a crowd. And so I did not sleep that night until my application to the summer poetry session of the Iowa Writer’s … Continue reading
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In Honor of All Saint’s Day
All Saint’s and All Soul’s days were celebrated a couple of weeks ago. (I forget the difference between the two and just know that it is a time to honor the dead.) But how to engage with the memory of … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality, Uncategorized
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