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Poems

Ashes to Life

Plant Growth Leaf Green Sprout  - shadi6454 / Pixabay

A poem about ‘duende.’

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Shamrock

Clover Leaves Forest Moss Nature  - KRiemer / Pixabay

A poem about hope.

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Blue Feather

A poem to my father.

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Presence of Poem

Ocean Birds Sea Sunset Paradise  - Layers / Pixabay

A poem is fleeting, to capture it requires an attentive ear.

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Kingdom in the Branches

Forest Trail Autumn Path Trees  - Kemkes / Pixabay

The woods are a welcome sight, no matter the time of year.

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Essence of Inspiration

Feather Plumage Peacock Lightweight  - emminum / Pixabay

The poet’s secret? Inspiration comes from somewhere “other.”

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Summer Tanager

Bird Tree Summer Tanager Nature  - RonaldPlett / Pixabay

A surprise sighting on a walk through the spring woods inspired this poem.

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Toad

Frog Toad Amphibian Tree Frog  - CassidyMarshall / Pixabay

My great fondness for frogs and toads spills over into a poem. I can’t help it.

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Bluebird

Bluebird Bird Eastern Bluebird  - Naturelady / Pixabay

A splash of color when we least expect it inspires us.

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Stolen Words

Calligraphy pen tip

A poet’s work is never done.

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Other Voices

“This pure little drop from a pure little source was too sweet: it penetrated deep, and subdued the heart.”

Charlotte Bronte, Villette

 

“Art can be defined as beauty able to transcend the circumstances of its making.”

Jane Hirshfield

 

“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”

Henry David Thoreau

 

“Might we then begin to transform our passing illuminations into abiding light?”

Huston Smith

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