Category Archives: Poetry

Verse for Autumn

Posted on September 9, 2018 by

An old post with a few changes. It seems like a poetry kind of day. Poetry. Thoughts that travel from the head through the heart and out through the fingers to become words on paper. Advertisements

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Romance – Poems and Songs

Posted on August 5, 2018 by

An oldie but goodie. Enjoy! In honor of my wedding anniversary (51 years ago, but who is counting?) Of course, I was divorced long ago and, even if I had not divorced, my ex-husband is no longer alive, so this … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgia, Poetry, The Culture, Uncategorized | 19 Comments

Just because – an old tale for today

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

A repeat of a favorite. JABBERWOCKY Lewis Carroll ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. ‘Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Mom!

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

It doesn’t seem possible that my mom, Jessie, has been gone for almost 21 years. It can’t be so! Of course, she is still in my heart and my head, and will be until it is time for me to … Continue reading →

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A poem for today – Spring

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Spring Nothing is so beautiful as Spring – When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring The ear, it strikes like … Continue reading →

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Poetry – The Beauty Of Language

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

What is the purpose of poetry?  Why do we write in verse, when we could say directly what we have to say much more easily? What has been said about the subject?  I found the following quotes: When power leads … Continue reading →

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My Spring

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

In the cold North, Spring comes in gradually.  Maybe it is because Winter is overstaying its time, and I watch more carefully to spot Spring’s coming, but every year I notice the small things that tell me that we are … Continue reading →

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