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Category Archives: Daily Writing
Write. Find a way to keep alive and write. There is nothing else to say. If you are going to be a writer there is nothing I can say to stop you; if you’re not going to be a writer … Continue reading
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Exta! Extra!
Hello friends, Hope your week is off to a good start. Just want to mention that one of my poems was featured in Soliloquies Anthology 22.2 issue, and another one was recently accepted by Tinderbox Poetry Journal. The new poem … Continue reading
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Monday
I wish I had let myself be happier. – The Top Five Regrets of The Dying. I’ve never felt so alone, which by the way, is utterly a false belief. Perhaps that’s what the thought of having an empty nest … Continue reading
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Perspectives
I’ve been thinking a lot about perspectives lately maybe because my son has just graduated from High School and would soon be leaving home. With this leaving, for the first time in the last twenty years, I would be completely … Continue reading
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Try saying Yes.
Try saying yes to things even if they are hard, especially if they tear you like you’re a piece of paper, hurt you so much that your vision blurs. Try saying yes to a difficult day when doors are being … Continue reading
Friday forgiven
When I speak passionately, that’s when I’m least to be trusted. – Louis Gluck Today I need to practice the mantra “Forgiven, forgiven” heard in one of the talks of Tara Brach. Now is the opportunity to be “let … Continue reading
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Happiness
What do you call a dog that refuses to recoil no matter how many electric shocks pass through her collar bone? Look! She drools looking across the lawn with the skin under her white fur tingled and raw. Look at … Continue reading
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be-long
A poem about longing and belonging. Continue reading
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Everlastings
A poem about being an immortal flower. Continue reading
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Love Letter
Love letter no one wants to receive. Continue reading
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