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Poetry Friday & a winter poem

A quick poem inspired by taking the stairs in my office building earlier this week (which had some dead bugs…

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Poetry Friday & a gift from Margaret Simon

I came home from a visit to New Mexico to find these uplifting words from my friend Margaret Simon. Meeting…

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Poetry Friday Serendipity & My New Favorite Poetry Book

This week’s Poetry Friday festivities are happening at Check it Out, hosted by Jone. The serendipity is the photo I…

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Moo by Sharon Creech, copyright 2016

Cows (and friends) make everything better. So Reena discovers when her family decides to leave their big city life and…

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Poetry Friday & a quote about writing

Tricia is hosting at The Miss Rumphius Effect. “You must find your own quiet center of life, and write from…

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Poetry Friday & a Poem Swap song from Buffy

It’s time to celebrate Poetry Friday! Amy is hosting at The Poem Farm! Today I have such a treat for…

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Poetry Friday & Poem Swap Treasures from Mary Lee

It’s Poetry Friday! Dori welcomes us with deep breaths and deep thoughts at Dori Reads. This week I am sharing…

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Poetry Friday & an OLW-related swap

It’s Poetry Friday! Julianne at To Read, To Write, To Be is hosting today and celebrating her birthday. Three cheers…

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Poetry Friday & a Summer Swap Treasure

  Thank you, Jone, for this wonderful poem! Jone tells me it is a shadorma, which follows this syllabic pattern*:…

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Poetry Friday & a library poem

It’s Poetry Friday! Chelanne at Books4Learning is hosting! Today I have a haiku inspired by a visit to the university…

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