Tag: delight
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7 Tankafuls About Gratitude This Week
Week 3 of small ordinary object or moments that I have been thankful for this week. Here are 7 more tanka poems- or Tankafuls, as I like to call them. Nov. 15th Spherical green leaves Delicate tendrils cascade Beaded String of Pearls Small new orb on tip of vine Excites this caregiver’s heart Nov 16th…
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10 Things I’ve Been Wanting to Say to ADK
10. Thank you for the escape! We were surrounded by all of your natural gifts from morning to night and never even thought of turning on the TV. Also, having our wifi and cellphone connection wavering allowed us to put that aside as well. No news for a week! This allowed a sense of peace…
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Joys of July (So far…)
I have been soaking up summer over the past 2 weeks. Here are 2 poems that capture a few moments of joy in July so far. In the Lavender Fields was inspired while doing yoga in the rows between lavender plants. It was a beautiful, peaceful experience. I hope my words capture that calmness so…
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The Ultimate Girl Scout Cookie Experience Unwrapped-SOLC Day 21
The vibrant green box on my desk catches my attention. My Girl Scout cookies have arrived. Since I have 15 minutes before my students come through the door, I open the box and slide out a tube of cookies. Opening the crinkly, clear plastic wrapper releases a minty scent into the air. Oh what wonderful…
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Waking to a Bird Song Sonata- Day 29 SOLSC
Over the past few mornings, as I am rolling between sleep and awakening, my ears have been filled with the songs of birds. It is a musical call to bring my mind consciously into the new day. As my eyes flutter a few times before fully opening, I hear one bird calling out and another…
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Fan Girling over Amanda Gorman- Day 28 SOLSC
Excitement was bubbling through my veins like celebratory champagne waiting for Amanda Gorman to start speaking at University of Buffalo’s Distinguished Speaker event last night. The event was sold out- of course it was! There was an hum throughout the whole auditorium. This young woman is just enthralling. Everything she says is so poetic. I…
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Was that Message Written Just for Me?
The heavens speaking positive power directly to me With message chalked by trail My soul will be open. Did you ever just feel like heaven is trying to reach you? I was struggling emotionally for a few days. So when I noticed sunshine out the window, I forced myself to get up and go for…
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Nothing like Fresh Picked Raspberries
Tiny globes of sunshine’s pure sweetness Hide behind green leaves on thorny shrubs Pick one to pop in mouth- Heavenly! It was a beautiful Fall day so I headed off for the annual tradition of apple and raspberry picking. The little red berries were playing hide-n-seek behind segregated deep green leaves and prickly branches. I…
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Replacing Vacancy with Self-fullness
the kayak wobbles as waves lick the shore tentatively, I slip into the seat dip the paddle, shove off and glide into open waters happily realizing a defining piece of me is returning- with each forward stroke it rises and beats within replacing a vacancy with self-fullness again. Today was a YEAH day! I was…
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Wisdom Whispering in Messages of Light
Light from over a million years pinpricks the vast blackness alivening the connection between the reverent stardust of the galaxies and the celestial matter in my humble body. I stare in wonder at this awesomeness recognizing my smallness, trying to discern the wisdom whispering in messages of light. On a final getaway for the summer,…
Doodads and Doodles 