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NaPoWriMo – Day Seventeen (hold that thought)

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Yes Seventeen… you know what that means? DING DING DING it’s Haiku Day! We’ll be fine. Mostly. Yes mid-April snow is fine. I’m sure we’ll be fine. Tax day came and went without much pressure this year Uh, what is … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – Day Sixteen

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

A weird Thursday, woke to snow (and an open window since I totally missed that forecast). Bright and sunny and cold but with wild wind and changing sky. Worms are settling in. Internet finally returns after twenty-four plus hours… it’s … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – Day Thirteen

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Well, to say the least, it was raining. And then it rained some more. And then Billy Collins did his live reading at 5:30 – Thank you Billy! When the rain came down making circles in circles of the world … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – Day Twelve

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

I think many are experiencing these sudden grabs of emotion. Every day, a swath of tears leaps unexpected a cut of green against weeds in an April landscape The rest runs to rules hills fading to light and blue above … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – Day 7

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Early poem today All the neighbors, the men, have got an urge to prune. Starts with some study — careful study, and clippers, pruners and chainsaws. Bonsai topiary to its conclusion nothing to impede the mower. My next door neighbor … Continue reading →

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