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September 4, 2024

Grief: A Brief Description

Grief is like a cougarBig and strong and hungryBut so quiet and stealthyYou don’t see it comingYou don’t even hearThe snap of a downed branchOr the rustle of fallen leavesUntil it’s too lateIt appears without warningOn the beautiful trail of lifeRight in front of youThere...

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September 1, 2024

My Bamboo Spark and Writing Again

I am excited to report that I have once again gotten my Bamboo Spark to work. It’s a gadget that converts my handwriting to digital text that I can then email to myself. The last time I tried to use it, I got nothing but...

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April 3, 2024

Juggling 101 — A Poem for NaPoWriMo

Well, it’s day #3 of NaPoWriMo2024 and a poem has been swirling all day, so I decided to post it. I may take its advice and not continue posting new poems the rest of the month. I may not. Juggling 101 Don’t juggle more balls...

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April 1, 2024

Stones of Truth

All the words I cannot seeJumbled as a pile of stonesMeaning among the buried truth Lies obscure God’s Holy truthDiscerning hearts alone can seeWhat hope remains among the stones Sorting through, discarding stonesKeeping those that tell the truthBring me words for all to see I...

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July 17, 2022

A Voice for the Voiceless

Voiceless I’m very smallI have no voiceI long to liveI have no choice They say my lifeIs worth lessThan my mom’sHappiness What they don’t seemTo understandIs even thoughI was not planned I’ll bring her joyAnd love galoreA smile, a laughShe can’t ignore Life’s too hardIs...

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July 2, 2022

Don’t Quit

I shared this public-domain poem at the Oregon Christian Writers Cascade Writing Contest Awards Ceremony on June 25, and decided to share it here as well. Don’t Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier When things go wrong, as they sometimes will;When the road you’re trudging seems...

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November 5, 2021

Melancholy Me Talks to God

I’m in California at a writers retreat. I’m learning so much and hanging out with a few other wonderful writers. And yet, this is what I wrote last night after our first session. Why so downcast, Oh my soul? I understand the psalmist’s plea. Here...

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October 29, 2021

Paint Chip Octave No. 5

We’ve made it to the end of the month (almost) and the last October octave prompt. To read the definition of octave and the full instructions for this prompt, read Paint Chip Octave No. 1. You can read my continuing saga about my teddy bear...

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