Tag: poetry
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monday words #5
Odds are today’s poem is not unfamiliar to you. It is one of my favorites and well-worth revisiting, however you take its meaning. Enjoy. — The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as […]
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monday words #4
Yeah, I know it’s Tuesday. Deal with it. Another one of my favorite poets is Emily Dickinson. In high school, I thought it was fascinating how she rarely left the house and maintained contact with the outside world only through correspondence. Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson Hope is the thing with […]
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small but mighty
Coming off a monster weekend of playing hostess, I am compelled to come clean about something once and for all. When people come over, I am swamped with the need to make excuses for my wee, tiny house. Maybe not every time you come over, but for sure the first time. It is small – […]
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monday words #3
Such inner peace and calm is priceless. The ability to slowly breathe deeply and enjoy — slowly savor the security of such contentment is immense. You will not mistake such ecstasy for depression — you will be too tempted to smile. —c. garmon
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monday words #1
Seeing as Monday is usually a day when most of us could use a little pick-me-up, today I’m starting “monday words”. Good stuff to get you through the start of the week. It’s only fitting that we start with one of my favorite poets, e.e. cummings. He lived from 1894-1962, and wrote plays as well […]
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1985
FOLLY The cloud had turned on its V-8 engine and started to swoop down on me like some of those filthy seagulls but I blew it back with a mighty gust into the plaid-striped sky and made it cry great big silver tears I thought it might get its friends to gang up on me […]
foible and folly 