I pick up my cello To compose a new song Plucking, bowing, Singing along Praising the ones Who love me most The Father, Son And Holy Ghost
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Wordless Wednesday
Scenes from Chincoteaque, VA
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I honor of National Poetry Month, I share one of my favorite children’s poems by one of my favorite poets. It’s fun. I have used it with middle school students as inspiration for their own writing. I ate chocolate in front of them, licking my fingers, smiling. That got their attention. Especially when I gave […]
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After reading yesterday’s blog post by Audrey Havlin, I realized eleven days late that it’s National Poetry Month. I have sorely neglected the free writing poet in me, so I will try at least once each week to share an original poem. This one is not new. The next ones will be. My Wounds […]
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Sitting at the Subaru dealership about 15 minutes from the school where this horrible tragedy happened yesterday morning gave me a different perspective than if I had been at home. My mother and I watched news reports for the hour and a half we waited on her car to be serviced. We were frequently visited […]
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