Karl took photos of the thistle that grew in our lily garden last summer.
Category: Wisconsin Photos
Bloganuary Prompt for January 30, 2023
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.
Bloganuary Prompt for January 5, 2023
What brings you joy in life? The list is long, and reflected in many blog posts over the years. Perhaps I can share a few poems and photos.
breakfast and music
when a song begins
I know the words
Amazing Grace
L ove of literature
I nspires countless
B eautiful hours of
R eading many
A uthors, and sometimes
R ereading beloved books
Y early
LIBRARY
primroses growing
from garden to lawn
deep decades of roots
strengthen my faith
for new dreams
“breakfast and music” is also from my site POEMS FROM PSALMS AND NATURE.
“Library” was published by WestWard Quarterly, Fall 2018.
“primroses growing” was published by SMILE, 2012. An old poem that is still true.
Hosta Poems
early morning
hosta flowers grow
above the windowsill
July 2019
hosta flowers
begin to end
yet knowing
their leaves
will turn gold
August 2013
raindrops
on hosta plants
so beautiful
with and without
flowers
their leaves
in the sun
September 2019
mid-October
green and gold hosta leaves
by the ash tree stump
October 2020
gold hosta leaves
and sounds of rain
October morning
October 2020
Wordless Wednesday Kohler Dunes
Kohler-Andrae State Park
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
August 23, 2019 – Photo by Karl