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Backward First, Then Ahead

April 23, 2019 First, a look back at the season just past and poems written across previous Februaries. THE FOUNDERING … Continue reading Backward First, Then Ahead

January 6, 2026

Happy Christmas(post-Twelfth Night)When doctrine andtheology –the tyranny ofright belief –begin to feel likeso many graspinghands pullingand tearing –I simplify:Love came … Continue reading January 6, 2026

January 2, 2026

HomesteadingWhen light first strikesa consoling pink on the red rock tips of the ridge that is my brother’s backyard,you can … Continue reading January 2, 2026

December 20, 2025

“When I get older/Losing my hair…”When Dad turned sixty-four,I played the Beatlesand serenaded him,to Mom’s delight.My first husband didn’tmake it … Continue reading December 20, 2025

December 14, 2025

Solstice 2025SometimesI have to wrestlean angel ’til dawnbefore the blessingof pain amazes meinto acceptance:I am as silveredas the forest up … Continue reading December 14, 2025

December 9, 2025

Snowy December Monday A different kind of”white lace & promises”when unpredicted snowoverwhelms every branchwith such quiet bountyit must bend low … Continue reading December 9, 2025

December 7, 2025

What I Really Want (for Christmas too)We wake in darkness,trusting the snowpredicted is falling –Gently gently –Like the lovethat blankets … Continue reading December 7, 2025

December 6, 2025 (a Saturday)

The Old Maple Table(in memory of GFS)My grandmother’s table is now gone. Donated.We spent our entiremarried life at that table.By … Continue reading December 6, 2025 (a Saturday)

December 5, 2025

Lost & Not FoundMy favorite hat,somewhere in Montana.Denim blue, fadedalmost white –proclaiming an almamater in a fontno longer favored –Though … Continue reading December 5, 2025

December 4, 2025

The Days of Black FridayCold and brilliant sun;cold and flat gloom.Yard shingled in leaves –Duck decimated, fat kept.Words cease– pressure … Continue reading December 4, 2025

November 27, 2025

Gratitude List (In Six-Word Couplets ala New York Times’ contest):Retirement’s second act:A second chance.Aging as discovery:Interiors and exteriors.A good mealwith … Continue reading November 27, 2025

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