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Dandelion [Poetry Friday]
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) This Poetry Month, I’m sharing a brief poem daily celebrating little sources of wonder and joy in my life. Here’s today’s #wonderbreak [Want to learn more or join in?]: I always think it’s funny how avid gardeners or people with perfect lawns–people who despise dandelions–break
Moon and Sunbound
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. But because it’s National Poetry Month, I have a #wonderbreak poem to share, too! And it’s Poem in Your Pocket Day, too! So grab a poem (your own
Explorers [National Poetry Month]
Whoo! It’s getting tough as the month winds down. I have a worm picture I’m trying to write a poem to, but I’m just not there yet. So here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] I was at Sand Point
Evergreen [National Poetry Month]
Whoops! Sorry for the later-than-usual post. Home from visiting family in Florida, and my schedule is all off! Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] When I took this picture, there was no snow on the tree, and I was
Scrabble [National Poetry Month]
Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] Hmm. That is kind of hard to read, which I didn’t realize until I saw it bigger. Sorry about that. I’m back home now, and no doubt Randy and I will be playing
Taco [National Poetry Month]
Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] I love Mexican food. Especially tacos. That is all. Save Save Save
Cattail [National Poetry Month]
Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] Happy Earth Day! Save
Award [Poetry Friday]
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) This Poetry Month, I’m sharing a brief poem daily celebrating little sources of wonder and joy in my life. Here’s today’s #wonderbreak [Want to learn more or join in?]: Now that we’re past the halfway mark, the daily celebrations are becoming a little
3 Poems and an Icelandic Horse [15 Words or Less]
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. However, because it’s National Poetry Month, I have a couple of other things to share, too:>) I’m Reading a Poem Out Loud First, Bookology (online children’s literature magazine)
My Scar [National Poetry Month]
Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] This was really meant to be a poem about the scar on my knee/leg and how I don’t mind it. It’s a reminder of how lucky I am to have good healthcare and
A Chair [National Poetry Month]
Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] Feeling grateful for being able to sit outside my home and feel peace. Save
Kitchen Canisters [National Poetry Month]
Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] It would have been my Mom and Dad’s anniversary a few days ago. Mostly, I think of Mom with a smile on her face and a smile on mine. She was one of
Running Water [National Poetry Month]
Happy Easter! Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] I was getting my sales figures last week for Water Can Be…, so that I could make my donation to WaterAid, and it reminded me again of the luxury I so
Clock [National Poetry Month]
Here’s today’s #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more or join in by sharing your own poems about joyful things using the #wonderbreak hashtag?] I guess I might be kind of morbid, as I think about death quite frequently. But mostly the thought of death is a reminder to me of how wonderful life is, and that
Reflections [Poetry Friday]
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) For Poetry Month, I’m sharing a brief poem daily celebrating little sources of wonder and joy in my life. Here’s today’s #wonderbreak [Want to learn more or join in?]: There is a LOT of bad news in the world. All the time. Some of it
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- National Poetry Month projects through the years
- Small Reads Roundups (poems grouped by topic)
- Introductions to several favorite poetry forms