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Xerophilous
NaPoWriMo – day 25 and for Brenda’s Sunday Wordle: cheap, tissue, pinwheels, diminished, creep, eternal, tattoos, steal, quenching, replenish, piquant, squeeze, sharp Xerophilous … I wondered if only plants could be xerophilous or if people could be, … Continue reading
Geode Soul
NaPoWriMo – day 24 And if the many sayings of the wise Teach of submission I will not submit But with a spirit all unreconsiled Flash an unquenched defiance to the stars. __Adelaide Crapsey, Saranac Lake, 1913 __quoted … Continue reading
Posted in Geode Soul
Tagged A Northern Light, Deborah Koff-Chapin, earthlike, geode, Jennifer Donnelly, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, Rictameter, Soul Cards, Soul Journey
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Old Truth
NaPoWriMo – day 23 Old Truth Our traveler meets individuals every day, who turn away from light. Not because of choice, but rather something misaligned over time and never mended. Longs to tell them: Hidden away face … Continue reading
Posted in Old Truth
Tagged Deborah Koff-Chapin, NaPoWriMo, Native American proverb, old truth, poem a day, Soul Cards, Soul Journey
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In The Maw of Things
NaPoWriMo – day 22 and for Big Tent Poetry Prompt: what would you shout down the street? In The Maw of Things Yesterday, our traveler, like a child, wanted to run wild in street, yelling in huge capital … Continue reading
Posted in In The Maw of Things
Tagged Big Tent Poetry, child, Deborah Koff-Chapin, Maw of things, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, Poetry prompt, Soul Cards, Soul Journey, tantrum, unfair
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Step Back
NaPoWriMo – day 21 Step Back Rare days when our traveler is home but not in. Must step back from too much: chaos, words, people, stimulus. Has been known to allow inner child loose, to play with signs, symbols, letting … Continue reading
Posted in Step Back
Tagged chaos, color, Deborah Koff-Chapin, NaPoWriMo, play, poem a day, Soul Cards, Soul Journey
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Sevenling (ever-burning fire)
NaPoWriMo – day20 Sevenling (ever-burning fire) Ever burning fire fades, then flares within. Black ink burns current page, curling edges. Flames constantly wage struggle to bring light into darkness. Cooling watery depths hide layers where life abides. Tides creep … Continue reading
Posted in Sevenling (ever-burning fire)
Tagged Brenda W., Deborah Koff-Chapin, elements, fire and water, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, sevenling, Soul Cards, Soul Journey
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Map of Awareness
NaPoWriMo – day 19 Map of Awareness Each night, or just before dawn, our traveler bends to daily task of note-taking. Jots and dashes, sometimes lines of verse, her private soul journey of telling words. Lets just past moments … Continue reading
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Tagged bread crumbs, Deborah Koff-Chapin, journal, map of awareness, memories, mile markers, NaPoWriMo, poem a day, Soul Cards, Soul Journey
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