On Winter Solstice, I challenged my social media friends to contribute winter words to a collaborative poem. Here are the results. Continue reading
Category Archives: poetry
The Battle of Wateredlawn
Today’s poem is another palindrome. Read it forward or backward. A poem to celebrate the last few lawn-cuttings of the year. Continue reading
Mirror Image – A Palindrome Poem
Writing a poem that reads the same forward and backward is a satisfying challenge. Continue reading
Stalactite/Stalagmite
Summer of 2019 has been hectic! I am delighted my brilliant husband had a successful summer with his Page & Stage theatre-for-literacy camp. We had a couple dozen energetic campers, great adult helpers, and a fun summer. One five-year-old went from not knowing all her letters to reading short sentences. Between that and some family … Continue reading
Linkage
When I was in early elementary school, I really did worry about my older self forgetting me. Now and then I still take an inventory of myself and try to preserve everything I am in a slice of time. Continue reading
Picture of My Grandma
My Aunt Nancy posted this picture of my Grandma on Facebook a while back. I had never seen it. She seems like a different person at this age, and yet I can see in this face the Grandma I knew and loved. I’d like to ask so many questions… Continue reading
Impact
Today’s poem is written in reflection on the passing of Kevyn Miller one year ago. Kevyn was my coworker, and did an outstanding job mentoring the youth I supervise. This morning I was pondering how the youth whose lives he touched are continuing to grow in confidence, pursue the topics he taught them, and work … Continue reading
