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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
Icelandic Bicycle [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. Iceland got a huge snowfall just before we arrived, so we saw lots of things buried in snow. Mostly cars. This image makes me think of several things:
Library [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 am at one of my two main libraries pretty much every day, returning and checking out books. Not to mention being online daily to put books on reserve, check out e‑books and
Bud on Tree [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?] Little signs of life in Minnesota amid a largely brown/yellow landscape! Save Save
Snow [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?] Saturday, it felt like early summer, with temps in the 70s and sun belting out its almost-summer song. Today it was damp and chilly, and tonight (Monday night), it’s snowing. Ah, Minnesota spring.
Railroad Tracks [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 railroad tracks, even though I’ve never been on trains, other than metro commuting trains or short scenic railroads. They always remind me of the wonderful freedom I have. If I
Garden Center [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?] March in Minnesota does not look like a beautiful spring picture book. It is sometimes snowy, which is beautiful. But if warmish temps are here, then it’s brown and yellow and equal
Oh My Darling Clementine [National Poetry Month]
For today’s #wonderbreak [Want to learn more or join in?], I’m sharing some love for the delicious clementine. I don’t really eat oranges, but when it’s clementine season, I am there! This tiny gem that fits in my hand makes me feel like I’m already holding sunny days. Save
Fire on a Windy Day [National Poetry Month]
I’m a bit of a pyromaniac. I don’t start fires, but I do love them, and having a fireplace is one of the things I’ve loved most about moving this past year! I was warming up by the fire while the winds howled outside yesterday, and that led to this #wonderbreak. [Want to learn more
Talking Back to Rilke with the Poetry Princesses [Poetry Friday]
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) So, this month, our Poetry Princess challenge was to talk back to a Rilke poem. I love the idea of poems in response to other poems. But Rilke? Sheesh. Talking back seems so impertinent! But that’s the beauty of poetry. There is
A Treat at Dairy Queen [National Poetry Month]
I do love me a good Mini Salted Caramel Truffle Blizzard. While savoring one, I started thinking about Dairy Queen and how it was the place to go after the girls’ soccer games, orchestra concerts, etc. Or, every once in a while, Annabelle and I would walk Jack around the lake to the DQ. I
Northern Lights [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. One thing–OK, THE thing I most wanted to see on our February trip was the Northern Lights. And we did! The filtering on this image gives the lights
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Go to my Poetry page for:
- National Poetry Month projects through the years
- Small Reads Roundups (poems grouped by topic)
- Introductions to several favorite poetry forms