Category Archives: Poetry

Summer Poems

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Our air-conditioner broke down a few weeks ago and we have had to open our windows to ventilate the house in an effort to stay cool in this late August heat. Although it felt considerably miserable cooking daily without air-conditioner, … Continue reading

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Autumnal front porch

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Autumn John Clare I love the fitfull gusts that shakes The casement all the dayAnd from the mossy elm tree takes The faded leaf awayTwirling it by the window-paneWith thousand others down the lane I love to see the shaking twig Dance till … Continue reading

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Whispers of the Lakota – Some inspirational poems by Native American school children at Red Cloud Indian School in South Dakota

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Red Cloud Indian School is one of the largest privately funded indian schools in the United States, educating 600 students on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in a remote part of South Dakota since 1888. Tell Me About Your Story … Continue reading

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Our 17th wedding anniversary

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This poem describes how I feel about David and his “quiet eyes” after 17 years of marriage: Who Loves the Rain – Frances Shaw Who loves the rain And loves his home, And looks on life with quiet eyes, Him … Continue reading

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Spring Blossoms in Campbellsville

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…And in green underwood and cover Blossom by blossom the spring begins. – Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Spring in Our Home

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Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year. – Robert Frost

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The Joy of Home – A Post in Honor of David’s 36th Birthday

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Who loves the rain And loves his home, And looks on life with quiet eyes, Him will I follow through the storm; And at his hearth-fire keep me warm; Nor hell nor heaven shall that soul surprise, Who loves his … Continue reading

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Carpe Diem Poems to Celebrate National Poetry Month

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April is National Poetry Month. It just so happens that we love poetry. Recently, David barged in when I was taking a bubble bath to read me a poem he really likes by Charles Bukowski. Bukowski is one of David’s … Continue reading

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Poems for Thinking Spring – Jacob’s Birthday Post

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I am posting these poems in honor of Jacob’s 9th birthday today. Before Jacob was born, his parents’ longing for him was just like this hopeful waiting for Spring.  Every year on this day, the happy anticipation of Jacob’s birth … Continue reading

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Poems Singing Autumn’s Praise

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These melodious classics are selected from the poetry section of About Education (About.com). Poetry time is time to slow down and enjoy daydreaming! Sonnet 73 – William Shakespeare (1609) That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, … Continue reading

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