Category Archives: Do the Work

Day One – NaPoWriMo

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

Rode home to visit the kitties today and the daffodil leaves and buds were whipping in the wind. My facebook memories show that they were blooming last year on April first and that they got snowed on later in the … Continue reading →

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The Eve of April

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

My tradition is to write an eve of April poem so here it goes. Maureen over at NaPoWriMo headquarters suggested a play on Emily Dickinson so that was a nice launching prompt. So without further ado: hope it’s a forever … Continue reading →

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The End of March – April is Coming

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

It’s been too long a time and here I am again, about to launch into April and National/Global Poetry Writing Month. This interruption started in February, as I was settling into writing daily postcards for World Peace Poetry Postcards. Got … Continue reading →

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Ukraine

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

It has been a rising tide of news until you can barely stand up against the waves that come faster and faster. This morning I sat down to write out a few bonus postcards for the world peace poetry postcard … Continue reading →

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The Small Things That Start Big Things

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

Looked out from upstairs and the one birdfeeder’s lid/roof was askew – again. And again, after me spending a bit of time the other day trying to realign and tighten it up a little. There is a pivoting “weathervane” on … Continue reading →

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