Pale pink

The morns are meeker than they were   The morns are meeker than they were –The nuts are getting brown –The berry’s cheek is plumper –The rose is out of town. The maple wears a gayer scarf –The field a scarlet gown –Lest I sh’d be old-fashionedI’ll put a trinket on. ( Emily Dickinson.) Le […]

Autumn Palette 🍂

So, today we are going to “fold autumn into our poems”. The fold poem is a form created by our fabulous friend, Gillena Cox. She says: “The Fold [guidelines]1. 11 lines2. The end phrase of Line 1 repeats at Lines 5 and 113. The rhyme of line 1 continues through in every other line 4. There MUST be a […]

When summer folds into fall

I have struggled for time for the past three weeks. September is traditionally a busy work month for me and I’ve worked late every week day. I get my poems written during the school run (I keep them in my head until I get home and can write them down), but finding time to put […]

Robbie’s Inspiration – Reena’s Xploration Challenge #298, Tanka Tuesday and a painting #poetry #art #spring

Daily writing prompt What are your favorite types of foods? View all responses Since starting my journey, down my latest path, that began the week before Thanksgiving 2022 I have many new favorites. Now down 70 lbs. Avocado with tuna, eggs or on whole grain bread. Never had this fruit growing up in New England. […]

How My Answers Have Changed This Year

Image by Johannes Plenio Thought for the Week We’re slipping into fallmost, almost fall, the not-quite season. Or perhaps you think of it as notumn, not autumn. But whatever you call it, this not-quite season has a wistful, fleeting ambiguity to it. When it isn’t lurching between extremes, it’s settling for warm rather than hot, cool […]

The Not-Quite Season

We are having a very lovely month with sunny warmth and windless days. There are many flowers still blooming away and not showing any signs yet of slowing down. Lots of sunflowers are still fresh and vibrant in their daily sun-follow. This frilly rose could have easily been a spring bud, but it decided to […]

September Lovelies

“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” – Joe Walton This is a post I originally published on 2/8/2023. Heads up – you have have already read this. When we celebrated our car turning 100,000 miles in December, we made the car a […]

The Next 100,000 Miles