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Monthly Archives: January 2021

Appreciating the Simple Things

Today, as I was sharing about my week while sitting in the Observatory with good friends, one of them leaned over to her husband and whispered something to him while looking out the windows behind me. I figured one of the squirrels caught her attention, hanging upside down (as they often do) on the sideContinue reading “Appreciating the Simple Things”

Posted bythedeepened31 Jan 2021Posted inpoemsLeave a comment on Appreciating the Simple Things

Snowflake Supplications

Usually, I put a hard stop on the day around lunchtime to just read or pray. It’s become a regular part of my deepening. This Thursday, I shut the door to my room and turned to face the windows overlooking the courtyard. The snow lazily fell from the sky until stirred to life again byContinue reading “Snowflake Supplications”

Posted bythedeepened23 Jan 2021Posted inpoems2 Comments on Snowflake Supplications

Practiced Faith

If I recall correctly, this poem sprouted from five word-seeds, including immutably, ineluctable, and ostensibly. I love the sound and weight of these words. On one hand, we’re told by writing “experts” to avoid overusing adverbs, but used fittingly (cough, cough), they add flavor, like any good seasoning, to the main course of the poemContinue reading “Practiced Faith”

Posted bythedeepened19 Jan 2021Posted inpoemsLeave a comment on Practiced Faith

The Powerful Play Goes On

“What will your verse be?” Mr. Keating, Dead Poets Society When I officially introduced my students to free verse last week, I knew that Walt Whitman would be on the menu. In my search for a shorter example, I came across the poem I first heard under the wise tutelage of Mr. Keating from DeadContinue reading “The Powerful Play Goes On”

Posted bythedeepened14 Jan 2021Posted inother deepening placesLeave a comment on The Powerful Play Goes On

An Ending and a Beginning

January 1st has historically been a time for reevaluating one’s life and planning for the future with greater purpose and resolution. It’s that bridge suspended between years (although it begins the new year), linking the past and the future in a fleeting present. For me, it has become a reminder of loss and the fragilityContinue reading “An Ending and a Beginning”

Posted bythedeepened1 Jan 2021Posted inpoemsLeave a comment on An Ending and a Beginning

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