My Sunflower

“If you take a flower in your

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“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” —Emily Dickinson

Poetry is an act of peace. – Pablo Neruda

Poetry is Life and Life is Poetry

“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” —T.S. Eliot

“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.” —Carl Sandburg

“Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” —Alice Walker

A picture says it all 26 Jun 2019
This poem is my cry for hope and forgiveness. I watched the news report tonight and it spattered the photograph of a father and his infant child drowned trying to cross the border. I do not know his name. I do not know how old he was. I do not and cannot understand what wentContinue reading "A picture says it all"
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I Am Strong 19 Jun 2019
This has been my mantra lately I do not really know how strong I am I want to be as strong as the oak tree where squirrels climb and somehow know the tree will hold I want to be as strong as the sea I think about all the ships that it carries toContinue reading "I Am Strong"
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On Father’s Day – A Haiku and A Poem for You 16 Jun 2019
A tall oak hovers high Sun rays slip through its strong limbs I remember Dad! Remembering My Dad My dad was not a very tall man. But he was tall enough to protect us from harm. He was our sunshine, everytime he smiled. His kindness was eternal; He’d always go the extraContinue reading "On Father’s Day – A Haiku and A Poem for You"
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Haiku by Basho 13 Jun 2019
How reluctantly the bee emerges from deep within the peony
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Another Haiku Moment from My Book Haiku Moments 9 Jun 2019
Orchids swinging As children play in the sun, A Cricket sings!
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