Author Archives: Monica

Rhapsody in WordPress

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Monica

Rhapsody in WordPress If we were to meet I might not know your faces but I would recognize your hearts a belated valentine

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Savvy Cat

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Monica

Oliver After Dark Savvy cat strolls outdoors meeting and greeting the dogless walker black fur polishes boots purrs contentment Be savvy, cat! Coyote four-pack loped this way last night my first cat poem

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Moon Rising

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Monica

MOON PULL Rising moon pulls me calls me outside to walk under brilliant clouds in the quiet evening lit by lunar radiance, no longer by your presence. Moon sculpture by Julie Maren    

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Yellowstone in Winter 2011

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Monica

Yellowstone in Winter 2011 Yellowstone this winter was very beautiful and very cold, more normal than last year, when snow packs were low and temperatures hovered in the 20’s and 30’s F (-7 to -1 C)  The early morning low … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone in Winter 2010

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Monica

BELOVED FRIEND Wild and unknowable balm to the spirit always surprising always the same place of beauty and peace beloved friend, Yellowstone. Be back soon.  

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Member of the Family

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Monica

Member of the Family Call me mother, call me father, call me source of life and strength call me sister, call me brother call me only home and hearth call me garden of paradise call me member of the family … Continue reading →

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Justice is Blind … or … Three Blind Judges

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Monica

Justice is Blind (Sung to the tune of… well, you know) Three blind judges three blind judges see how they run see how they run they ran away from discussions of state refused a constitutional mandate* failed to honor a … Continue reading →

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Spiral Rings

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Monica

SPIRAL RINGS Tree rings spiral in the shape of an unnamed galaxy close to home but years away in time. Unique stamp of the universe imbedded in our cells surfaces on the finger tips.

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More on Moore

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Monica

Here are more pictures from the Gardens, taken with a freshly-charged battery.  I wanted to “drift with form and texture”, as Pen said, but it was a little too cold to linger.  I tried to explore with the camera, instead … Continue reading →

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Moore at the Gardens

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Monica

Whale out of water or Moore at the Gardens? “Locking Piece” leaves next week.     I’m kicking myself. An exhibition of Henry’s Moore’s works was installed last March in our Botanic Gardens.  Did I visit in every season and … Continue reading →

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