Tag Archives: poetry

Lost Canyon Adventure

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Monica

After graduating from college in California, we moved to Michigan, where my husband started law school.  The weather there is bitterly cold in winter and so hot in summer that life doesn’t seem worth living (before the days of universal … Continue reading →

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Resolved: I Will Be Ruthless

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Monica

Resolved: I Will Be Ruthless or The Ruthless Reptile Sheds her Skin No crime drama just an aging woman’s search for herself abandoned on the shifting shore of accommodation lost in the dryer with the single sock neglected in the … Continue reading →

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Elixir of Ornery Moose

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Monica

October 2016 It’s rifle hunting season in the Colorado mountains.  We – that includes dogs – wear orange clothing and patrol our mountain property, hoping to protect our moose, deer, elk, and bear.  Two weeks ago, during moose archery and … Continue reading →

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Is Poetry Hard?

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Monica

I I saw this sign recently outside a local restaurant.  Is poetry hard?  Not for Bob Dylan.  Being enigmatic, this sign evokes him.

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Academy Makes Magical Choice

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Monica

Bob (Nobel Laureate for Literature) Dylan Words weave their magic soft voice of power spins spell Dylan wins Nobel  New York Times article on Dylan’s Nobel win some of Dylan’s influences

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Flycatcher Green

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Monica

FLYCATCHER GREEN Welcome whistler better than sticky paper cheeps from nearby tree

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Bluebird Blue

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Monica

SURELY BLUE Strong but soft rich but subdued quietly sure not cobalt not royal not baby but bluebird deeply serene cerulean blue

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Bright Moon Wandering – New Poetry Book

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Monica

I have a new book of poetry – Bright Moon WanderingI would be very happy if you took a look and gave me your thoughts!

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Earth’s Wild Heart/Earth Day 2016

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Monica

On their return trip to Earth from the Moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts photographed Earth as a crescent.  NASA original image data dated on or about July 20, 1969Vegetation as seen by Suomi NPP Satellite/credit NASA/NOAA Images crafted from a year’s worth … Continue reading →

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Sense of Place: New Jersey

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Monica

Jersey Girl Leaves Home Oak trees dense tall tops so high she must lie on the ground to see them shade the broad expanse of lawn and grace her daily life Sense of place so strong, breaking it is a … Continue reading →

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