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Category Archives: Poetry
Painting Spring
Water soaked grey sky pure tones of birch magnolia, forsythia spring green leaves redbud Raindrop music fills the air my paint brush drips with color JZR I made these photographs and wrote this poem back in April of 2008, posting … Continue reading
Posted in Being Creative, Books, Memoir, photography, Poetry, The Garden, The Seasons
Tagged arts, Change, journaling, Moving Forward, nature, new life, Painting, plants, Spring, wonder
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The Clock
The Timex on my wrist, the old Seth Thomas clock on the wall that rings the hours, and the small, black electronic cube that sits on my nightstand beeping at six AM have been with me always. They not only … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Fear, Gratefulness, Life, Poetry, War
Tagged Anxiety, Clocks, Moving Forward, Reading, Time, Too late, trust
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A Changed Mind
A while back I wrote a post about my love and addiction to books. I absolutely love everything about them: the feel of them in my hands, how when I fall asleep while I’m reading, they settle down oh so … Continue reading
April In The Big Apple
My husband, Bill, makes at least one or two trips to New York City each year to catch up on the latest in theatre and also movies that most likely will never make it to Charlottesville. We have one small … Continue reading
What I Have To Say
The floodgates are straining. They cannot be opened up just a little. I don’t have the strength to hold them so that only some of the run-off leaks out. It’s all or nothing. By letting the stream overflow on it’s … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
New Year’s Eve Today we stripped the pine It rests in the woods a place for wrens to sleep Glass ornaments tucked in tissue are boxed on storeroom shelves Family faces recede in train windows one leap second passes without sound … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, family, Poetry, Uncategorized
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Keeping Christmas
Keeping Christmas No mistletoe snowmen tree with twinkly lights angel guarding us from the top instead poinsettias a boxwood wreath on the door the aroma of pierogis stuffed with sauerkraut mushrooms and garlic almond cookies dusted with sugar hearts brimming … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, family, Poetry, The Seasons
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