“But human beings need deepening places too. And far too many never have any.”
Madeleine L’Engle, A Wind in the Door
Blue: Poems Inspired by Color
Of all the colors of the rainbow, I fight with blue the most. Ironically, my closet is filled with dress shirts of various shades of blue, and it’s not even my favorite color! (For the record, I do have shirts of other colors, and my favorite color is actually orange.) We associate so many thingsContinue reading “Blue: Poems Inspired by Color”
Befriend the Day
This poem, posted back on May 3rd by Rev. James E. Laurence, resonated with the deepest places of my soul. Since then, I’ve been returning to it regularly, sharing with friends and loved ones who need the rich encouragement it offers, especially those who have faced difficulty or recently suffered loss. Take up the invitationContinue reading “Befriend the Day”
Green: Poems Inspired by Color
Green began when I looked out my back windows and saw the new grass pushing up through the straw we laid down in the late fall after our addition was completed: fresh life sprouting on the new contour of our backyard. I then began meditating on the “evergreen” nature of the color – constant throughContinue reading “Green: Poems Inspired by Color”
Yellow: Poems Inspired by Color
Back to the color poems! I began my yellow sonnet meditating on the word itself. What if yellow were a greeting? What if it was a command? Then I considered all the things I associate with yellow such as warning signs, yellow jackets, lemons, old lace, egg yolks, and even the less savory uses ofContinue reading “Yellow: Poems Inspired by Color”
A Haikunelle: A Japanese and French Poetic Synchronization
After the positive response I received for my selection of five haiku in celebration of International Haiku Poetry Day, I figured there might be an audience for my haikunelle. If you search for the form online, you likely won’t find an official definition of the haikunelle, but I imagined the form six years ago asContinue reading “A Haikunelle: A Japanese and French Poetic Synchronization”
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I am a lover of words – the way they sing together in neat or sprawling lines upon the page, conducted by the great wordsmiths of all time. The way a sudden turn of phrase or surprising combination of sounds resonates with the deep within me, causing pause…
