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I wait for it to circle around but it never does…
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One misty, moisty morning When cloudy was the weather I met a fine young lass Dressed all in feathers! She was full of compliments And I was full of grins With a How do you do and a How do you do And a How do you do Again! Happy Thanksgiving!…
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Does anyone remember this? You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. That worthiness is the thing that was missing in my early years. There is a book that has convinced me that I am equally deserving of…
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Small Wonders Snails together on the sidewalk, two tiny snails, one larger – Mother and son? Sisters? Brothers? Friends? Where are they going? Together?!
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There are songs that we sang forever and perhaps never noticed the poetry of the lyrics, like this line: ..a drop of golden sun. From which song? ? Thanks to J.M. Akers – The song is from "The Sound Of Music", …do a dear a female dear, ray – a…
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It is a lie – any talk of God that does not comfort you. Poem by Meister Eckhart, 13th century mystic, translated by Daniel Ladinsky. From the Penguin publication, Love Poems From God, Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West. Copyright © 2002 Daniel Ladinsky and used with his…
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What nourishes you in the middle of a Pandemic? What nourishes you when political forces take a dark turn and plunge us into a past that should be long forgotten? For me it is Poetry – Poetry and Music that soothe my soul and the beauty all around me – flowers…
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My, oh my! What more Can I say; seeing lilies On the peaceful walk? Surprise lilies in the neighborhood! ©2020Laine Quinn
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"The shore means many things to many people. Of its varied moods the one usually considered typical is not so at all. The true spirit does not reside in the gentle surf that laps a sun drenched bathing beach on a summer day. Instead, it is on a lonely shore at dawn or…
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The hungry, greedy, insatiable snake, eating its own tail has gotten to the head. What will he do next? Laine Quinn
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