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Tennis: Poetry Friday
I have tennis on the brain this week. My two boys, Gearbox (11) and Pickles (8), have suddenly discovered a passion for tennis. I signed them up for a week of lessons because the weather promised rain and the lessons … Continue reading
Please Come Flying: Poetry Friday
My husband and I hosted four 11 year old boys this week. My son and his three friends saw New York, boated by the Statue of Liberty and under the Brooklyn Bridge, swam in icy pools, hunted for bullfrogs, played … Continue reading
Dickinson & Dashner – Poetry Friday
Yesterday, I reread Emily Dickison’s ‘Split the lark’: SPLIT the lark and you’ll find the music, Bulb after bulb, in silver rolled, Scantily dealt to the summer morning, Saved for your ear when lutes be old. Loose the flood, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Doubting Thomas, Emily Dickinson, James Dashner, Split the lark, The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, Theresa, Thomas
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Wanderlust
Every May I am hit with a wave of wanderlust. Perhaps because we have moved so many times in the summer (4 of the last 10 summers). Perhaps because in the years we didn’t move we did big summer camping … Continue reading
Poetry Friday Roundup: The Master Speed
May is a rush: a birthday, our wedding anniversary, school is winding down with concerts and activities, scouts, sports, Mother’s Day. I hurry from activity to activity and, in my haste, leave a wreck of half-done and poorly-done. Yesterday I … Continue reading
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Diving — Poetry Friday
For Mother’s Day my 11 year old is giving me a book of poems that he wrote. Best Mother’s Day gift, ever. He graciously let me share one of his poems with the world. three simple steps and the board … Continue reading
Haiku – Poetry Friday
For the last two weeks I’ve broken my writing time into one hour chunks alternating with breaks. Stopping before I felt spent doubled (!!) my productivity. The only downside is having to re-focusing after taking each break. Remembering Laura and … Continue reading
An early birthday present to myself – Poetry Friday
When I was a twelve, I read Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine. I was instantly smitten with the poetry of his writing. “Dandelion wine. The words were summer on the tongue. The wine was summer caught and stoppered.” When Bradbury came to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dandelion, Dandelion Wine, Emily Dickinson, flowers, Poetry Friday, Ray Bradbury
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Sestina — Poetry Friday
Since our host this week, Anastasia, hosts STEM Friday as well as Poetry Friday, I wanted to share this mathematical septina I found while perusing the Multi-Author Poetry Blog Tour at UpperRubberBoot. Blogger JoAnne Growney wrote a great blog entry about … Continue reading
Adrienne Rich — Poetry Friday
I first read Adrienne Rich in college; my well-worn copy of The Fact of a Doorframe has many scraps of paper and folded-over pages marking favorite poems. If you’re not familiar with Adrienne Rich or her writing, the New Yorker … Continue reading
