I was inspired by an Ethical ELA prompt to try a golden hinge, a spin-off of the golden shovel. golden hinge: a form...
Twilight in the Desert
It's Poetry Friday!We're celebrating Marcie Flinchum Atkins and her new picture book, WHEN TWILIGHT COMES:The Animals...
You Are Here
It's Poetry Friday!We are hosted by Linda Baie at TeacherDance this weekend.Join us!A couple of weeks ago, I fell in...
Ding-Dong! The Witch is Fired!
I had something else planned for today. But when I heard the news, I couldn't help but feel a bit like the Munchkins...
Ars poetica
It's Poetry Friday!Our friend Margaret at Reflections on the Techehosts the weekend round up. Join us!Ars poetica: the...
Divinations: Flamingo
It's Poetry Friday!Join us! Find the round up withRobyn at Life on the Deckle Edge.In these...
Winter Solstice-Waiting
For those who celebrate, the third Sunday of Advent is a call to joy. This year Gaudete Sunday (from the Latin...
Sapwood – An Acrostic
It's Poetry Friday!Our host is Michelle Kogan at MoreArt4All Join us!If you have not dipped your toe into this...
Re-Visioning?
I've been thinking about trade-offs. In a perfect world, you don't have to choose. In a perfect world, you always...
Gifts and Gratitude
"In the presence of such gifts, gratitude is the intuitive first response." Robin Wall KimmererThis is my family's...
Decoding the World
It's Poetry Friday!Jan at Bookseed Studio is our hostfor the weekend roundup.Join us!Thank you, Susan Thomsen for...
Where Doubt Lives: A Poem
Our Spiritual Journey theme for November is Doubt. You can read my prose reflection "Embracing Doubt" here (posted...