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Dance With Words
For years now she has danced with the words. Let them lead her into worlds of music, nature, and wild things. They have nurtured her soul, allowing a wholeness she never dreamed could even be possible. Feeding both head and … Continue reading
She
She’s a rather shy individual, backing off when things get angry or ugly. That’s a leftover from her past, when she was told she had nothing of value to offer. Given a chance she becomes something even she might not … Continue reading
Co-operation
NaPoWriMo 2020 – Day 30 Once, in South Dakota, watched a flock of forty, maybe fifty pelicans, rise together from blue lake waters, turn without mishap, fly together in stately formation heading West, sacred direction for future. And another time, … Continue reading
The Faithful Farmer
NaPoWriMo 2020: Day 21 Ideas are only seeds of possibilities sometimes kept in pocket of mind for years. They need rich dark loam, nurture, and tender care in order to grow. Writing them down gives them soil in which to … Continue reading
Posted in The Faithful Farmer
Tagged care, flourish, ideas, inspiration, loam, nurture, seeds
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My Secret Garden
NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day 12 My Secret Garden Own a secret garden where no one may come without my permission. Flourished on seeds of ideas, nurtured by waters of inspiration. Some grow to fruition in moments, while others take years … Continue reading
Posted in My Secret Garden
Tagged dragon, friends, ideas, nurture, secret garden, seeds, tulip
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In Time of the Hunger Moon
In the Time of the Hunger Moon She enlarges her countenance bringing brighter and different light into our darkness. Her message luminous, clear. It is time to share, to shine. Reach deep within to offer that which will nourish, will … Continue reading
Posted in In Time of the Hunger Moon
Tagged Light, Mid-Week Motif, Moon, nurture, Poets United, share, shine
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April PAD Challenge: Day 13
and the desert, which has waited since it was created, begins to stir. ___MMT Spring Birth Each year, our mother earth labors to bring forth her abundance. Contractions gather in sporadic storms as she breathes in, then out, pushing to … Continue reading
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Tagged April, birth, contractions, labor, Marc Bove, MMT, Mother Earth, nurture, PAD Challenge
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Soul Soothing
For Creativity Challenge Day 30: Beautiful http://1sojournal.wordpress.com Intro Have to admit, even though I knew what to expect, I was shocked. All of the thousands of questions being asked, would go unanswered, dismissed as the world looked on in fascinated … Continue reading
Posted in Soul Soothing
Tagged beautiful, breathing, creativity challenge, kaleidoscope, nurture, photographs, rainbow, soothe, soul
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A Hug
For Creativity Challenge Day 14: Hug http://1sojournal.wordpress.com For Poets United: Poetry Pantry #331 http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/ A Hug Who am I to tell anyone to give a hug to the world, even though it is sorely in need of such a thing. … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity challenge, dreamer, globe, hugging the world, imagination, lullaby, nurture, old woman, Poetry Pantry, Poets United, sunlight
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Wild Gift
For The Sunday Whirl poetry prompt: Wordle #115 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ Wild Gift Rushing across the bridge, she raced down the lane toward home, retreating from hectic unstable world of work demands that seemed to move in bends of ever changing, stranger … Continue reading
Posted in Wild Gift
Tagged all living things, bird, nurture, Poetry prompt, retreat, rock, The Sunday Whirl, wild gift, wordle
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Soul's Music 