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I have felt so drawn to the Women’s March in Washington D.C. since it was first mentioned. How would I get there? I do not travel enough to jump on a plane and go alone. No one was leaving from my little town. So, I started keeping an eye on the March’s Facebook page – then, the Michigan March’s Facebook page. Finally, the MEA (Michigan Education Association) said they had 5 buses…..
Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul. -Walt Whitman Here I am 58 years old. I never I saw a day in the USA I would be so politically moved that I would want to join a march in Washington D.C. Me, quiet, normally non-intrusive, with my opinions. Focusing them in my poetry – a medium that can be embraced or rejected by the…..
These are some difficult days. It seems as if I am watching a train wreck at times as I try to keep up on the new administration as it prepares to takeover. I substitute teach in a rural elementary school with a high Hispanic population. As a person in authority and influence over young minds, I cannot state my personal political opinion in the classroom. Over the last month of subbing, I have had…..
I believe in our right of peaceful assembly and protest. I believe in religious freedom (Christianity is not the only path). I believe in our right to free speech. Our President-Elect offended, belittled, and divided many people and groups of people during his campaign. He has given loud voice to an under current in our country. We see now while we have come a long way in the same breath we have not. Yet, the…..
Multicultural – a word that represents the country I see every day. If your birth certificate states you were born within the boundaries of the United States of America, you are an American. Merriam-Webster definition of multicultural: mul·ti·cul·tur·al : of, relating to, reflecting, or adapted to diverse cultures We all should be proud of our cultural heritage and diversity it graces us with. Here is a list of a few titles given for us to check…..
Romantic and longing for personal love has never been where my writing goes 95% of the time. My poetry, my therapy, expresses my faith and spirituality more than anything else. Romantic love finds itself last on my list – always more important things to consider. By the Pond (Dreams, Imaginings, Musings) does not stand alone. Everyone seems to be writing trilogies and so am I. I am actually in my fourth book of poetry on my computer…..
Beautifully said Mr. Rather (www.occupydemocrats.com – worth a read by all). Dan Rather eloquently writes what terrifies me about this election. I am not one to inflict my political opinion on others but this election year gives no choice. Let me tell you about an experience at our county fair on my birthday this past September. My husband, children, and I went to see Rascal Flatts. We went early and walked around. In one building,…..
September 19, 2016 will forever be the date of my first poetry reading. I was asked, by the president (a friend of mine) of the local chapter of the PEO, to fill in for my daughter. My daughter had been scheduled to give a presentation on her six weeks college trip to Vienna, Austria this past summer. Commitments in the music department caused her to cancel. Lynne called me to fill in. Lynne knows how nervous…..
I have been thinking about my youth from 7 years old to college. I work part-time these days at Cranes Pie Pantry and Restaurant with young people in high school, in their twenties, and a few of their mothers for the most part. I listen to them and think. The picture above shows me on the left and my younger sister, Kim, on the right. Gramma Peggy did not have much money but we would go…..
I thought I would explain the title of my book. The cover photo projects such a peaceful and approachable image of a pond and my daughter at about 8 or 9 years old. It was the perfect picture. I searched old photos and new on my computer. The original photo is of my daughter and a friend – I cropped it. The image of a little girl next to a pond on a beautiful day is…..
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