Tag: Joy
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My World Went Monochrome
Waking up this morning and glancing out the window, my world went monochrome overnight. Last evening, my world had color- green sprouts poking through, early Spring flowers blooming. But this morning only black, white and gray fill my vision. Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, I stepped from beautiful Technicolor into black and…
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Bravo to the Bouquet
A singular fuchsia tea rose stands center stage As striped tiger Peruvian lilies fawn over her. Proudly erect royal purple Chinese asters secure the perimeter, Taming the joyous shouts of the golden florist’s daises upturned faces. Widespread magenta mum graces the seats of the front row As common green myrtle pushes through the crowd to…
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Can’t Hold that Much Joy
One day my family was driving home from an outing and my son and daughter were having a conversation in the backseat. My daughter, about 10 at the time, asked, “Why do we laugh?” My son piped up. He had just learned about this in his science class. He gave a very long and detailed…
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Book for a Lifetime
Comfort of wordsCrisp new pagesVirgin readingSpeaks to my soul Treasured storyComfort of wordsRereading joyNew highlights found Dog-eared cornersWhite space smudgesComfort of wordsDecades old friend Well-loved bindingMemorized linesLifetime of reads Comfort in words The writing group I am a part of had a writing challenge for the month of February. It was to write a Lost…
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Flip of Tradition
A pierogi ornament?? Yes, that is exactly what it is. I opened this gift on Christmas morning and it brought tears to my eyes. This year my son graduated college, found a wonderful job and moved to a new city. All very exciting things and I am happy for his success. But with this move,…
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