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An Amazing Performance

29 May 201929 May 2019

There's hope! This is all I can say when I heard this extraordinary young man sing and play piano. Autism speaks! Autism sings. I worked with autistic young people a…

Fear and Hope

25 May 201925 May 2019

Fears grow fast and furious what will tomorrow bring? A thrush starts to sing

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A Found Poem – Closing National Poetry Month

1 May 20192 May 2019

A Found Poem Flightless wings know very well Authenticity lives in death The song of May reminds us that Mother's Day is near and a Mother's fear grows…

Poetry

On the 8th day of a New Year

8 Jan 20198 Jan 2019

A tad late at wishing everyone on WordPress a Happy New Year! I certainly hope that this year will be more harmonious, full of wise choices, less political bickering and…

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Dragonfly

26 Jul 201826 Jul 2018

Art by Melba Christie Dragonfly an agent of change oh how we need harmony right now

Devastation

22 Sep 201722 Sep 2017

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Mexico are under siege after the destruction that has devastated entire cities and towns. My heart aches. I try to Raise the Vibe but…

Poetry

If Trees Could Talk

12 Sep 201712 Sep 2017

If trees could talk These two trees would be telling you they are happy to have survived the two hurricanes that devastated Texas, the Caribbean and Florida They would tell…

Poetry

8-21-2017

Today at noon London time Big Ben bongs to announce its retirement for a while after all is said and done the historic clock will be back in style.…

Haiku 110

Beam of Sunlight Surprised by the dark A day to remember

Found Poem #5

The following is another poem inspired by my fellow bloggers. Thanks for your beautiful posts. The attributions follow. Check out their beautiful work. All is prayer When thoughts are…

2017

“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering 'it will be happier'...” Tennyson was right. Hope always smiles. It cheers us on when we are down and…

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When We Listen

When We listen When we listen we can hear the unspoken words of the sages of the future when we listen the songs of the crickets are meant to heal…

Poetry

Trying to Catch up with Life

29 Apr 201629 Apr 2016

Trying to catch up with Life I bumped into Hope It spoke softly and slowly I suppose it wanted to be in the Present "Hope is all we have and…

Quotes

Hope

"When it is dark enough you can see the stars" Ralph Waldo Emerson

Silent Prayers

Bare trees pray silently as night falls slowly. For all they know Tomorrow might be spring again.

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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

-Melba Christie

“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

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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A Haiku Moment – From Haiku Moments 7 Jun 2019
Hazy morning A butterfly whispers, THE SUN WILL SHINE SOON.
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