green colors
rice for lunch
with kale, peas, and spinach
leftovers to last
a few days
Category: Gratitude
Bloganuary prompt for January 27, 2022
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
three haiku
old paintings
words from my parents
still encourage me
beautiful with
and without flowers
vase from my mother
paintings of trees
on old pine walls
quiet music
“paintings of trees” was published in Four Hundred and Two Snails, Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2018, edited by Nicholas M. Sola. You can visit the Haiku Society of America site.
Bloganuary prompt for January 26, 2022
What is your favorite part about yourself?
Whatever gifts I may have are a gift, by God’s grace. I try to take good care every day. For example, I have an appointment with my eye doctor next month; and I may need new reading glasses. Sometimes I adjust the print on my computer, so I can read more easily.
Karl and I went to Walmart in Sheboygan last week, and I bought a new Bible with larger print. And I am praying the Psalms again, with good light.
Sometimes I reprint poems in larger print, as others may appreciate these posts, or know someone who would be able to read better with the large print.
At our site, Easter And Spring Poetry, this year I am reviewing posts and reprinting some poems in large bold print. I am grateful for the many ways to design posts and sites. So much more to learn!
I have always loved language.
“In the beginning was the Word . . .” John 1:1
Bloganuary prompt for January 24, 2022
Write about a dream you remember.
I think of dreams in the sense of hope, ideas, goals, and new growth.
early morning
after a day of rest
new dreams
begin again
clear night sky
October 2013
sunrise sun
through small spaces
in the clouds
how new dreams
may begin
Small steps over time . . .
January 2015
Bloganuary prompt for January 23, 2022
Interview a fictional character.
I wrote about Jan Karon on January 14, 2022. This is from my post:
Karl and I went to Menards in Sheboygan yesterday. I love seeing books for sale at different places, and was happy to see Jan Karon among the many authors. Her novels are wonderful.
Jan Karon’s book, Bathed In Prayer: Father Tim’s Prayers, Sermons, and Reflections from the Mitford Series is a book I plan to read a little today (Author Copyright 2018; G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York).
And this morning, instead of an interview, I would like to say THANK YOU to Jan Karon and her characters. In Bathed In Prayer, she wrote: “It gives me true joy to open my heart to the One Who loved us first and pour out to you whatever is given. It is a very great mystery, this business of making up stories and telling them around the campfire of a book.” Jan Karon has this quote in bold print on page 9 of Bathed In Prayer.
Saturday afternoon
Saturday afternoon
and time to read
shape of the lamp
in sun on the wall
near my chair
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 