How To Be Everywhere stand near a windowexhaleeye the skythe tops of the treeslike pointing fingertipslift memories from theirroots, roots deep in groundsroots, I pushed deeply intosand, soil, concrete – claimingthe places, imprinting them into my cells for the needed occasion, for the alchemy of corridor-ed leading beyond the kitchen close my eyesinhalesplendor my centreopen my ribsconjure the lakeinvite the… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 4
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POEM A DAY – March 31
This Morning’s Symphony wind chime tingsquirrel screamrobin callvehicle roarnose blowwoodpecker knockblue Jay commandairplane whowhirrrrphone whutingsaw crychildren squealingin the schoolyard And so, we've arrived at the final day in March 2026. How in the heeeeellll?! At least the weather is warming...wearing a strapless summer dress, I am!
POEM A DAY – March 28
Snow in April March I know there’s three more days of March but my mind is in April, and my stomach is in Tuscany, and my spine is in bed, and my legs are knee deep in Lake Huron in July. I know the earth is spinning and that Mother Nature is getting dizzy and… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 28
POEM A DAY – March 22
As I mentioned in my last post, on Friday I was at a fundraiser where I offered Poetry on Demand. What is that? It is a fun, poem-making experience I've been doing for years...I have bowls of word cubes that people choose from...up to three words per person. Sometimes they choose randomly. Sometimes they look… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 22
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