What would you title the chapters of your autobiography?
My work is here, with blogs. I do not have the goal of a memoir, but the large print chapbook that Karl and I created from posts at Quiet Christmas Poetry in 2014 continues to reach readers.
The Quiet Christmas Poetry site is a free version of our book. We donated copies to libraries and other places. Karl’s winter Lake Michigan photo is the Cover Art.
What’s a lie you tell yourself?
Bloganuary Prompt for January 23, 2023
I have read many books about creative work. As with bloganuary, there is encouragement to be creative and then confidence grows. I often say that my blogs are informal, because that means this is a place to practice and grow. Reading is important, and rest as well. Health first. I can see different creative chapters here over the years. Grateful every day. Thank you.
What fear have you conquered?
What time I am afraid,
I will trust in thee.
Psalm 56: 3
One of my favorite books is Sea Glass: New & Selected Poems by Luci Shaw (2016, WordFarm). I am reading from her book again today. You can learn more about her work at Luci Shaw The Official Website. And from Luci’s site, I reached the page for Sea Glass at WordFarm.
We began Large Print Poems on August 7, 2020. Hope the posts are useful.
I reprint new and old poems there. For readers who follow both sites, I often vary the presentation – perhaps a different picture with a poem.
My poems in this post are from my 2012 Archives.
A ppreciate
P oetry
R ead and write
I nspire and
L isten!
Acrostic poem for APRIL
Winter becomes Spring
once again
poetry
sunset becomes night
dawn, then day
poetry
despair becomes hope
once again
poetry
the mind settles
into a new peace
poetry
words find their
shape on a page
poetry
Where do you go when you need solitude?
My first thought when I read this prompt was my small study on the second floor. The window over my desk looks at the yard and garage. Trees, sky, seasons. Many poems through the years. I also enjoy early mornings, a chair by a window in the sunroom, and then work by the kitchen window.
Prayer and poetry. Art in different forms.
And solitude in my heart – perhaps a verse memorized. To keep solitude with me, to create some reserves. I have experienced the benefit of this in care settings, as both caregiver and patient. Some reserves of rest and strength in my heart. Simple daily life.
Be still, and know that I am God . . .
From Psalm 46: 10
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 