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Day 22 NaPoWriMo 2022

Took the long way home from getting a bag of sunflower seeds today. The birdies seem to have forgiven me already. Two yellow rivers Echoing forsythia Along curvy road Two yellow rivers Curving in time to the road Forsythia time … Continue reading

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Day 21 NaPoWriMo 2022

Often there is a day or two in April where I write a poem but don’t share it. Hasn’t happened yet but this was close. i will make a place in my heart, a quiet place where we both may … Continue reading

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In the front yard

Perhaps you’re wondering how much longer on the daffodils friends, but I look forward to them every year and it seems a short season to me. I am glad that they survived the snow yesterday and that today it was … Continue reading

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Day 20 NaPoWriMo 2022

There was much on my mind today and I was reminded and tried to remind myself that we can’t all fix all the problems of the world. If you save one life it is as though you have saved the … Continue reading

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Day 19 NaPoWriMo 2022

Last night around ten the wind started howling, something wet started hitting the windows and before you knew it, snow! Well, the weather guys had been salivating over this nor’easter so it wasn’t too big a surprise but still. My … Continue reading

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