How To Stretch A Puddle (Book) - 6/15/2021 12:41:11 AM
How beautiful…!
My little Grandaughter would love these poems
I do also…!
I imagine many more treats like this to
be found inside the pages of this book…
Wonderful!
Best wishes,
Diana…
My Hand-me-Downs (Poetry) - 7/8/2026 2:54:25 PM
Hi,
I just finished reading your story, and I have to say it left quite an impression on me. The world-building, dialogue, and pacing all came together in a way that made the story feel very cinematic.
As a commissioned artist specializing in comics, Webtoons, character design, and cover art, I immediately saw the potential for a visual adaptation. Your story already feels like something readers would love to see illustrated.
If you'd like to talk more about it, feel free to contact me on Inst.gram (luna art soul).
Warm regards,
Luna
The Virtigo Dance (Poetry) - 7/6/2026 11:39:18 AM
It's sad to hear that you're having vertigo. You wouldn't happen to have some ceiling fans. Ceiling fans can create the kind of rapid flickering that can cause virtigo.
My problem is with my computer that is facing the bright outdoors from my office bedroom. I never had the problem before, but the bright light out there behind my brightly lit computer makes my eyes difficult to see what's on the screen. It's like looking at the sun which I don't do. But debilitating like vertigo would be.
Ron
My Hand-me-Downs (Poetry) - 2/21/2026 8:49:21 AM
A warm and wonderful way of sharing your legacy.
But I would shy away from being too innocent. We have passed down religion too long that has hurt so many.
Ron
My Hand-me-Downs (Poetry) - 2/20/2026 1:09:06 PM
Love your poem, positive and affirming of one's ability to "hand down" important treasures that strengthen one's family.
Only a Blink Away (Poetry) - 1/26/2026 9:45:23 AM
Yes, like a river never flows the same again. Poignant, while gently and beautifully expressed.
You made me wish to be able to walk like that among the wild creatures again. But that was a blink of an eye ago and now I watch them from my window. There is one squirrel that comes occasionally as though he knows us and seems to ask permission to eat the nuts we put out for him. Strange, how we can communicate with a creature of entirely different nature than us. The joy of nature that most people ignore in their busy lives. That can be gone in a blink of an eye.
Last Saturday, my caregiver/partner fainted while feeding me some cake that she baked and fell backward on our tile floor, hitting her head rather hard. Fortunately, she was only sore from the bump on her head and a stiff neck when it could've been much worse. I depend on her several times a day and night to keep me alive and surviving, thriving. Just her going to the hospital or the emergency room would put my life in a spiral that would be hard to survive from.
It is, but for a blink of an eye, that our lives continue.
Ron
Only a Blink Away (Poetry) - 1/26/2026 8:43:00 AM
Oh, how those precious moments are so fleeting...thank you for capturing how to enjoy the beauty of nature; I share your philosophy and welcome your poems.
Home (Poetry) - 10/28/2025 9:59:35 AM
You got that right! While I'm taking a trip this weekend, I'm basically homebound these days by age and disability.
However, thanks to a partner/caregiver, my home is as comfy and warm as can be with lots of love making it even more comfortable to stay in day after day and compose whatever writing I want to in retirement.
I wish everyone had a home like you describe in your poem and the free time to write poetry and enjoy life and it's very essence.
Ron
Home (Poetry) - 10/28/2025 2:20:56 AM
Indeed, home is where the heart is, lovely sentiments in today's harsh world.
A Calm In The Storm (Poetry) - 4/11/2025 9:51:53 AM
So enjoyed your poem, yes it is the tiny acts of love that keep the world from spinning out of control. Myra
The Child In Me (Poetry) - 4/11/2025 9:49:42 AM
So lovely Edie...what is more precious than seeing and experiencing life through the eyes of a child?
The Child In Me (Poetry) - 11/19/2024 4:16:43 AM
Let us be brave like children, and use our imagination to spark and heal, love this Edie
A Weight Lifting Option (Poetry) - 8/17/2024 7:20:20 AM
What a lovely way to look at aging and our bodies going south.
Ron
The Love of a Child (Poetry) - 7/21/2024 4:27:43 AM
What a heartfelt tribute to your dear mother-in-law⭐
Choosing to Smile (Poetry) - 7/21/2024 4:23:01 AM
I absolutely love this optimistic and beautiful poem.
Choosing to Smile (Poetry) - 7/19/2024 11:56:08 AM
Lovely to read. I guess we all have that choice. I can't remember a morning when I didn't greet it with a smile. But then, I have someone who smiles back, even though I have interrupted her deep dream sleep.
Ron
It's a Real Puzzle! (Poetry) - 6/1/2024 1:45:00 PM
You have experienced a great deal in your life. And we all make mistakes and sometimes make them over again as part of our nature. But I have found that the more experience one has the better one's life is. So whatever the plan is, write about it and I will read it and comment.
Ron
Oh Dear! (Poetry) - 4/28/2024 9:29:32 AM
I will certainly pass it on and try to say a kind word to those who need someone near and dear.
There is a difference between calling someone Dear and saying, Oh dear. The first one is truly very personal, while the second meaning is less personal but heartfelt.
Put in a poem is very nice.
Oh Dear! (Poetry) - 4/26/2024 9:29:41 AM
A clever, and endearing insight, dear Edie. Thank you for sharing. r
If Memory Serves Me (Poetry) - 3/18/2024 4:53:44 PM
Luv Your poem!! Thank-you for sharing!
If Memory Serves Me (Poetry) - 3/18/2024 11:35:28 AM
The last two lines made me chuckle. While I find my memory, particularly of names of people, words and places I should easily recall are fading, I'm finding more and more that the AI of Google is amazing at helping me fill in those annoying gaps in my memory that slow me down.
However, since I am very incapacitated when it comes to things like grabbing my keys and leaving the house anymore, I have a caregiver who is supposed to take care of all those details. Ironically, I find that my tenant and my primary caregiver are much more forgetful than I am and are much younger.
So I just relax and smile as they run around the house and worry about "Who took my keys? I left them right over there. Did you take them!"
Ron
What's a Doodle (Poetry) - 2/19/2024 11:49:39 AM
And I always thought that doodling was something that students did while listening to boring lectures from their teacher! But maybe all those students I have a were suffering from some kind of stress that needed to be released.
Have you ever seen John Lennon or Picasso's doodles? They bring big bucks at auction.
You made me recall when I was staying with Michael Jerry, a design professor at our college and a metalsmith still producing art pieces today in Santa Fe New Mexico. My brother came to him with a diamond he wanted mounted. I saw Michael Jerry bring out a sketchpad that was filled with, probably 50 doodles of different kinds of rings to mount the diamond on. Roger picked out the one he wanted and Michael made the ring and mounted the diamond for their wedding to come.
Ron
What's a Doodle (Poetry) - 2/19/2024 6:22:31 AM
I love this!!
The Love of a Child (Poetry) - 1/21/2024 12:52:28 PM
It's a wonderful partnership when it works. I'm so glad you and your mother in law got along so well and shared so many things together… Most of all the message to give more than receive.
Ron
The Love of a Child (Poetry) - 1/21/2024 11:51:33 AM
Glorious beautiful tribute):
The Dove's Song (Poetry) - 12/31/2023 2:04:07 AM
Beautiful. And charming. And touching.
And Christmas all the way.
The Dove's Song (Poetry) - 12/19/2023 9:50:55 AM
Such an uplifting Christmas poem. It could be a song. Simply beautiful.
You reminded me though of the time in late October when I went hunting along the tracks. Out along the fence line there was a nest that a mourning dove flew from. When I checked it, the nest was full of eggs. It was already freezing every morning in Wisconsin and I wondered why that pair had not flown south like all the other birds. Perhaps because their nest was so low on that barbed wire fence, it had been raided by foxes or other vermin and that's why they tried to raise one more brood before snow would come. I feared they were too late.
Ron
The Dove's Song (Poetry) - 12/16/2023 6:16:31 PM
I luv this poem!! Tks so much for sharin..it lifted
my spirit soul to god most high!
November Song (Poetry) - 10/30/2023 9:43:03 AM
"When gray skies insist
'There's no beauty to see,'
It's then that I'll pull out
The colours in me; "
That stanza has two meanings and is very well phrased. Like you, in the poem, I always try to make the best of a sad situation where spines are November gray but I'm still warm and sunny inside.
Ron
November Song (Poetry) - 10/29/2023 12:53:32 PM
Beautiful!
My Worrying Time (Poetry) - 8/19/2023 12:04:47 PM
You are not alone and have a great audience that feels the same way that you do in this poem. There are a lot of indicators out there of great alarm that governments are only engaging with lip service at their grand meetings with a lot of talk but little action as tensions continue to run more out of control every day.
All of us poets need to write all we can to rail against the injustice happening to our planet and all of us who share it so precariously. While great civilizations have failed in the past, world war has raged and healed a bit in the last century, this is the first time, that the entire world civilization and ecosystem is threatened by our own excess.
But remember, when you hear a tap on the window, it may be someone in great need and we should, at least, look and see who is at the window rather than not looking like we do when we pass so many ills and fail to see them or do anything about them in our own backyard.
Ron
The Memory Station (Poetry) - 7/8/2023 9:47:37 AM
This poem is delightful, so humorous and true that it really is classic! It puts you among gifted humorist writers. Kudos!
Ron
The Child In Me (Poetry) - 6/16/2023 9:58:32 AM
I've always had that inner child in me who has never grown up. I find that during the past couple of year my inner child has been quite active, eating like a pig. LOL!!! My daughter says I'm turning into a teenager because of all the junk food I eat
I said, "No, I'm now a Queenager!" - that's my new title now. :)
Sandie
The Child In Me (Poetry) - 6/13/2023 12:10:12 PM
What a wonderful poem about aging gracefully back into childhood. You shared all the right reasons of why should continue to have that child in them that accepts, unconditionally, new information whether from other people or other means.
I'm trying to keep open, nonjudgmental and happy as I can be rather than becoming essential grumpy old man. Not me!
Ron
Mom's Garden (Poetry) - 5/1/2023 9:23:12 AM
There is nothing like the garden of love. Your poem showed both your love beautiful natural things and your love for your mother and her garden.
I wonder what your mother thought of cute little bunnies eating her flowers? ;-)
Ron
Mom's Garden (Poetry) - 5/1/2023 7:14:58 AM
What a thing of beauty your poem is. It brought back such wonderful memories of my Grandmother's garden. Thank you for sharing, Edie.
A Litter Lament (Poetry) - 4/23/2023 11:14:54 AM
I laughed along as I read. Yes, crows and a few other birds pick up anything shiny from from our garbage and tend to hoard it in somewhere or another.
What is disconcerting is finding that many albatross are being found dead with their stomachs full of plastic items they have plucked from the sea, thinking they were food.
Ron
The Quality of Kindness (Poetry) - 3/20/2023 2:40:37 PM
Edie, this is one of the most beautiful poems I've read lately. It's perfect.
The Quality of Kindness (Poetry) - 2/28/2023 8:18:21 AM
Interesting. A kind word can change the mind of someone in trouble. But it takes more than words to make things whole. Generosity and service are two ways that we can be kind to others, too, without a word spoken.
I've worked with people a bit and tried not to be mean to anyone, even those who are mean to me. But sometimes I've been accused of being stern or having a bad attitude when I am trying to help people and they do not appreciate my help by rejecting it. Like a parent that sometimes has to be stern and lay down the law to keep their children from straying into dangerous territory that they don't even know is there.
Ron
Christmas is for Children (Poetry) - 12/13/2022 2:37:39 PM
Such a wonderful poem. Gave me joy just to read it, Edie. Merrry Christmas to you and everyone you love.
Christmas is for Children (Poetry) - 12/12/2022 12:05:09 PM
Your poem is so apropos for the season. We all should step down from our roles and become children to enjoy what this season offers.
Christmas has become very far from its origins as a celebration of Jesus born in a manger. I'm so glad that Europeans interwoven their solstice celebrations into the Christmas story resulting in all the beauty that is available if we just open our eyes as children and accept one another all around the world.
Ron
Over The Moon! (Poetry) - 10/30/2022 4:28:46 AM
oh so relatable. i love the part of the must wait in line because worry came first before it. lovely piece.
Over The Moon! (Poetry) - 10/28/2022 10:59:20 AM
From time to time, I occasionally have trouble going to sleep. And it isn't because I have some pressing problem. When I have pressing problems I'm usually straining all day to get it solved and dog tired when my head hits the bed, going to sleep almost instantly.
No, like you, some thoughts in my head keep repeating and I can't seem to close my eyes and just go to sleep over it.
Ron
Climbing The Stairs (Poetry) - 9/28/2022 5:42:35 PM
I really loved your sense of humor, thanks for sharing, take care
Climbing The Stairs (Poetry) - 9/13/2022 12:38:52 AM
what a view you painted outside your window, makes me want take a peak. thank you for this lovely and inspiring piece.
Climbing The Stairs (Poetry) - 9/12/2022 12:34:00 PM
It's so easy to get lost with all the distractions that come along, seemingly more often every day. We set our sights on a certain goal, and find that we are distracted from it and lose our way.
At least that's what I hope your confusion is. Not the other kind. Not when you write beautiful poetry like this that makes us think about what you're proposing in your words.
Ron
Climbing The Stairs (Poetry) - 9/11/2022 8:44:30 PM
A marvelous, romping delight, Edie. Much enjoyed (and completely identified with) this jaunt of a poem. The cadence was smooth and the lyrics melodic….what a fun read! ~~ djl
Ode To My Refrigerator (Poetry) - 6/25/2022 6:35:26 AM
Too funny and relevant! I wish I didn't relate to well to this.
Ode To My Refrigerator (Poetry) - 6/24/2022 7:04:18 PM
thank you for the laughter. highly relatable. your poem is simply magic putting people in good mood.
Ode To My Refrigerator (Poetry) - 6/24/2022 9:49:46 AM
I was laughing already but that twist at the end was frosting on the cake. You have revealed a little secret that plagues many people these days in a humorous way that we all love to read.
Ron
Ode To My Refrigerator (Poetry) - 6/24/2022 2:33:23 AM
This was hilarious! Thank you for the chuckle, Edie!
Sandie
Ode To My Refrigerator (Poetry) - 6/23/2022 7:49:33 PM
Lady, just super ! Guess everybody at our age has had a similar - though not so well-put - experience ! Couldn't help chuckling under breath. More of the same, please, soon...
The Visit (Poetry) - 5/7/2022 5:37:47 PM
Your words really touched my heart…
A wonderful tribute to a much
loved Mother…Your last verse
was so authentic…
We’ve already had our Mother’s Day
here in the UK…but I wish you
A very Happy Mother’s Day…!
Diana..🍃
The Visit (Poetry) - 5/6/2022 1:34:18 PM
Brought tears to my eyes. Fortunately my sister was always there on Mother's Day to greet her in person. While I sent my long-distance greetings either by telephone, snail mail, or email over the years.
I may have written a poem or two for her, but unless I search, I won't know after writing so many.
Reminding me again of my last visit to her in 2011 when she cried when I left, "I won't see you again!"
Ron
The Visit (Poetry) - 5/6/2022 11:42:15 AM
Such a lovely poem in tribute to your mother on Mother's Day. I wish I can say the same thing to my mother, but I know my mother loved me in a very special way, and I felt her love too.
Good job with this Mother's Day poem! Your mom must be very happy and content.
Sandie
Grandma's Music Box (Poetry) - 4/19/2022 12:58:31 AM
This is so charming…
I had a wooden music box as a little child with
a picture of a little girl saying her prayers…
It gave me such happiness to hear it…
Something so special to hear, especially
when entwined with a Grandma’s love…
Diana…🍃
Grandma's Music Box (Poetry) - 4/4/2022 6:09:19 PM
Music boxes are so precious. We always relate that tune we've heard to our grandmother. Beautiful poem!
Sandie
Grandma's Music Box (Poetry) - 4/3/2022 9:52:20 AM
Thank you Ron - Your comments and insights on my poetic efforts are always welcomed. 'The Leader of the Band' is sung by my brother at all of our family get togethers in memory of my dad who was the much loved leader of our band. We are looking forward to being able to gather again hopefully this year. God bless, stay well, and Happy Easter - Edie
Grandma's Music Box (Poetry) - 4/3/2022 8:45:01 AM
What a pleasant memory. I've only heard a couple of music boxes in my entire life and they were long ago when I was a child. Your poem is so delightful and lyrical that it certainly could be a song.
Last night I was listening to a list of classic rock ballads and came across Dan Fogelberg's song, The Leader of the Band. As I read, that tune ran through my head and could be applied to your poem, especially with that line in it.
Ron
Donning of the Green (Poetry) - 3/19/2022 10:46:54 AM
Very fitting for Saint Patrick and the Emerald Isle. Forever green because of the prevailing rain and wind and the ample warmth of the Gulfstream waters flowing all the way from the Gulf of Mexico. Strange that the British conquerors would prohibit the wearin' of the green.
I have a little bit of Irish in me. And a lot of engineer. So I go along with the tradition quite nicely even though I'm not a Catholic and never will be.
Ron
Never Alone (Poetry) - 3/8/2022 12:30:30 PM
I don't mind being alone. I don't need anyone or anything out there confirming me. But I do need people to help me with my basic needs, my caregivers, right here, right now. It is then, working for money and for compassion, that she is staying so that I can keep this attitude of being alone.
Ron
Never Alone (Poetry) - 3/7/2022 5:24:56 PM
Amen !!!! You really get the ABC's of chicken soup for the soul and how we treat others and how we wish in return to be treated back.Beautiful write forever reminding us our dependence on God above, Edie
God bless ):
Charter of Kindness (Poetry) - 2/14/2022 11:13:15 AM
With this poem, this charter, you have filled my thoughts with love and kindness. I certainly hope everyone in the world would pledge to live up to this charter of goodness and light.
Ron
Time To Do The Dishes (Poetry) - 2/4/2022 4:27:30 PM
I'll get to the point, Edie: I do not like to do dishes! I do like to iron, with Christian music playing as I work! Dishes have to be done, So I try to thank God for that job as I do them, but that is sure are not my favorite chore.
Singing and praying makes any job feel better!
Scrub-a-dub,
Connie
Time To Do The Dishes (Poetry) - 2/2/2022 2:30:47 PM
What a wonderful poem, Edie. Inspiring.
Time To Do The Dishes (Poetry) - 1/17/2022 2:19:29 PM
Similar to my recently posted poem, Trash.
It's been nearly 30 years since I washed her polished anything. If it wasn't for caregivers that do it for me, my life would be truly messy.
But beyond that, I probably hurt people's feelings on a daily basis. But looking on the positive side of life, I try to make up to them when I have wronged.
From time to time we all need to polish our minds and clean out bad thoughts as you so beautifully have described in your poem.
Ron
Time To Do The Dishes (Poetry) - 1/15/2022 3:00:31 PM
Always serve with a dose of Kindness, I agree Edie
Time To Do The Dishes (Poetry) - 1/15/2022 11:44:13 AM
Great metaphors! Yes, we need to do our life's dishes more often and not be dwelling in our past mistakes. Great message for all!
Sandie
The Hands Of Christmas (Poetry) - 1/11/2022 5:27:42 PM
What a wonderful poem, filled with faith and joy.
The Hands Of Christmas (Poetry) - 12/15/2021 9:31:17 AM
So beautifully rhyming and appropriate for this time of year. In the final message of helping those with your helping hands who may be in need. After a year and a half of the pandemic, many need a helping hand.
Ron
The Pieta (Poetry) - 11/28/2021 6:01:05 AM
What a wonderful poem, deeply emotive. I saw the Pieta statue when I was only 13 and even now when I think of it I feel the power of it in my heart and tears fill my eyes. A powerful write.
I Remember Everything (Poetry) - 11/19/2021 12:51:32 PM
Your imagery sure brought back my memory. I bought myself figure skates while most bought hockey skates and away those true speed skaters bought speed skates. I remember the biting cold and the ability to glide so fast, creating a wind as I skated. What I always longed for, was a newly frozen river that I could skate for miles without breaking through. Much faster than walking or even running. But the only Dutchman I ever met was a skier. With ability to ski the expert slopes, that would have killed me.
Ron
I Remember Everything (Poetry) - 11/19/2021 9:10:03 AM
A delightful piece!
Your words came
alive on that sparkling
Winter morning…and drew
us all in with every magical
stride…
FLY!
Best wishes,
Diana…💫
I Remember Everything (Poetry) - 11/18/2021 3:43:51 PM
This was a very vivid piece, with detail that brings in the cold and the beautiful. Thank you for sharing the “I Remember Everything.”. ~~ djl
I Remember Everything (Poetry) - 11/18/2021 10:57:37 AM
Great memories filled with sentiments!
Sandie
Smile Me A Rainbow (Poetry) - 10/19/2021 5:22:43 PM
Lovely uplifting words!
A gift we can freely give to anyone…
I remember a smile an older lady gave me
as I was walking in our City Centre…
No reason…just kindness…
At that time I was estranged from my Mother..
and hurting…
and that smile was so needed,,,
It truly touched my heart that day and I have
never forgotten it…That’s how powerful a
simple smile can be…
Diana…🍃
Smile Me A Rainbow (Poetry) - 10/12/2021 10:52:26 AM
Good deeds and smiles are contagious, spreading them all around is guaranteed to get great results. Thank you for this upbeat poem of hope.
Ron
Back to the Meadow (Poetry) - 9/11/2021 11:57:38 AM
You had me there with you. So beautifully rendered the scene from my childhood as well. A place like that always wet my canvas tennis shoes and my JCPenney jeans to the knees when the morning dew watered all the flowers before a bright sunny day.
I remember most the pastures on our grandfather's farm. We followed the cow trails, watching out for stepping on cow pies, some sloppy and stinky, and some dry as brown paper dust. But we always stepped on puff balls. The cows did not eat the milk weeds, because the white milk that bled when we broke their stems didn't taste very good. Canadian thistles had little sharp spines prickling the cows' mouths. But they were home to the monarch and the bumblebee, flitting and buzzing about.
Ron
The Gift (Poetry) - 8/29/2021 11:30:40 AM
Beautiful words and theme…
I love the idea of a ‘memory room’…
Best wishes,
Diana…🌸
The Gift (Poetry) - 7/31/2021 1:37:22 PM
There's nothing like the gift of writing down family history. My mother did that, in a very brief form, before she passed away. Telling us that it was only for family although I would've liked to have put it on the Internet.
Our stories are history. Some future researcher may find what we write useful for identifying who we are and why we did what we did during the era of our lives. I have completed my autobiography in 2014 and am now finishing up for publication some more lively tales of my rather free and mischievous childhood. My family will know a lot from my books about "the good old days."
Ron
A Father's Strength (Poetry) - 6/15/2021 8:49:31 AM
Magnificent! The way you describe what a father should be and how hard it is sometimes under so much stress. Your words are hard-hitting and soft at the same time. Beautifully written and presented.
I recall my father being the strongest person I knew. Stronger than all the fathers of other kids because he worked as a truck driver and built his strength loading and unloading trucks. There were times when life made it really hard for him, but I never saw him cry. I wasn't there when he faced four months of hospitalization, breathing tubes and feeding tubes before he died, but I'm sure that was a strain he could hardly bear.
Ron
A Flower For My Mom (Poetry) - 6/15/2021 1:03:06 AM
Enchanting! And May 6th is my Mother’s birthday…!
She is sadly no longer here, but I remember as a child
picking Daisies for her…the special ones tinged with pink…
Now, I treasure the freshly picked flowers my tiny
Grandaughter brings for me..
Oh that circle of life…
Your words say it so perfectly….
Best wishes,
Diana…
My Mother's Coat (Poetry) - 6/15/2021 12:51:34 AM
Oh my goodness this is beautiful…
I am not ashamed to say it made my tears
spill over…
I am having thoughts about letting my husband’s
coats go now that I have kept for so long…
your loving words have given me the courage to
pass them on now and share the love…
Thank you…
Best wishes…
Diana…
The Miracle Of A Hug (Poetry) - 6/15/2021 12:46:45 AM
Charming with a precious message…
Who doesn’t need that tickle in their Heart?
I hope you’ve received yours, because I’ve just
sent you one as a thank you for this
delightful poem!
Best wishes,
Diana…
A Father's Strength (Poetry) - 6/15/2021 12:34:53 AM
A great poem, touching wistful and the words ring true for
so many men…
Perhaps as Parents we can start bringing up our boys in a
way that allows them to show their feelings more openly…
Great write…
Best wishes
Diana…
A Father's Strength (Poetry) - 6/14/2021 2:16:07 PM
I so enjoyed this!! It made me cry ..Thank-You for sharing!
A Mousy Meditation (Poetry) - 5/28/2021 8:39:51 AM
Wonderful poem, Edie! Yes, keep it simple. Sincerely, Corrine Ardoin
The Pieta (Poetry) - 5/6/2021 8:44:09 AM
While I'm not a religious man, I find that Michelangelo was inspired to be able to take marble and turn it into such beauty and grace. I also found your poem to be a very fine work of tender concern for the trials of motherhood.
Ron
The Pieta (Poetry) - 5/6/2021 5:03:48 AM
Simply beautiful, and being a Mother myself, makes it
all the more poignant....
Providing Comfort and Hope...
Best wishes,
Diana...
The Pieta (Poetry) - 5/6/2021 12:59:48 AM
As powerful, poignant, and uplifting a poem as
anyone is likely to read in the midst of the turmoil
that has beset the world.
We'll Be OK (Poetry) - 3/9/2021 8:13:25 AM
Your poem speaks well for those who were highly socially engaged prior to the lockdown of almost everything done daily. Having never left the house six months before the Coronavirus hit home here United States, having a voluntary retreat from contact with others did not change my lifestyle that all. My partner switched from doing alterations to making masks.
Here in the US, over 500,000 have died. For some families and for some communities, they were hit hard. For us, we know of no one or very few who have even contracted the disease. Now that the vaccines are coming and they are effective, things will return to normal quite soon, perhaps within three months.
But you have captured the angst and sadness of those trapped in a lifestyle they thought they would never have to live. But there are lessons for us all, and you're right, we'll be OK.
Ron
We'll Be OK (Poetry) - 3/7/2021 7:58:05 AM
Poetic words of hope that we can all use during these trying times. Thank you for posting this fine tribute to positivity.
Be Kind (Poetry) - 2/15/2021 7:59:56 AM
I love this beautiful poem. I think being kind to myself was more difficult than being kind to others. Wise and lovely pen.
Be Kind (Poetry) - 2/7/2021 8:35:59 AM
A great lesson for those who think that being a prideful patriot is more important than being humble and kind like the leader of most of those prideful folks, believing in a religion founded by a very humble and kind man, Jesus Chris, and then not acting like it.
Ron
Petals And Wings (Poetry) - 2/5/2021 6:23:58 PM
I love this so much!!! It opened my heart..
💖🧚♀️🌟
Be Kind (Poetry) - 2/5/2021 6:21:52 PM
So beautiful! Tks for a lovely poem!!
💖🌟🧚♀️
Christmas Ripples (Poetry) - 12/10/2020 10:31:31 AM
Thank you for reminding us what the real meaning of Christmas is. It's so easy to get off into all of the commercial hoopla and forget what is important.
Ron
Christmas In Your Neighbourhood - Christmas Ripples (Poetry) - 12/5/2020 9:36:20 AM
This time of year those of us who are in good spirits and without the Coronavirus can look around and find others less fortunate that we can help with our excess.
Thanks for reminding us.
Ron
My Mother's Coat (Poetry) - 11/23/2020 6:01:08 PM
How lovely. And paying it forward by gifting it to another person who needs it. Well done.
My Mother's Coat (Poetry) - 11/6/2020 1:41:03 PM
There is no greater kindness than the gift of love. And you are blessed twice with loving mother who wrapped you in her coat of love. And then, when she needed no more, you passed it on to other needy folks who will surely show her warmth once again.
Ron
PS. When I came back to college with my hands paralyzed, I could no longer wear my rabbit fur lined gloves because I couldn't stick my fingers in the holes. When I told Dean of Academic Affairs about it, he offered a solution. He gave me his grandfather's leather mittens. For the next few years, whenever in those northern climes in winter, those mittens were always there to stick my hands in out in the cold. What a wonderful gift he gave me.
Ode To The Whittler (Poetry) - 10/3/2020 1:08:30 PM
I always like the clarity of your words in your poem. In this case, highlighting creation and how sometimes, it is flawed and the flaw becomes a new way of looking at the creation. Beautiful.
In our high school we had a course in whittling. I didn't take it, but the teacher did was renowned for his work. When a new high school was built, he carved a natural sized tiger that was placed in a glass case in the hallway to stand as the high school's mascot. A shrewd move and way of looking at things, so that a live tiger did not have to be captured, treated badly, and paraded on game days.
Ron
Ode To The Whittler (Poetry) - 10/2/2020 4:32:25 PM
A beautiful inspiring write!
Sandie
Hopefulness (Poetry) - 9/20/2020 6:05:32 AM
let them all create and play
Hopefulness (Poetry) - 9/19/2020 10:43:19 AM
Filled with the wonder of life the way it is and not worrying about problems coming along that we will solve with our resolve
Ron
A Mousy Meditation (Poetry) - 6/20/2020 10:55:04 AM
A nice mousy tale with a message to boot!
Reminds me of the time we moved into this house when it was new. My parents came at Christmas and told us they saw mice. So we set out traps and in the next two or three days caught 21 of them! I couldn't pick up the traps and she couldn't release them--too squeamish--so she would retrieve the trap with the mouse, hold it over the trash and I would pull back the trap, releasing the dead mouse. We cooperated on a lot of things like that easily. Still separated later. Mice had nothing to do with it. But I can see contemplating the life of mice while waiting for the freedom to leave the house again.
Ron
I Can't Breathe (Poetry) - 6/3/2020 4:09:30 PM
Excellent! I can follow these sediments perfectly. Now I will go for a walk and be thankful we can take a breath from this insanity.
Love and Blessings, John Michael
What If? (Poetry) - 4/29/2020 9:15:27 AM
You have a gift for poetic expression. And this poem is so apropos for our times. Immediately I was reminded of John Lennon's classic poem/song, Imagine. There are people in this world that do not spend time thinking about what could have been but take up arms and move into the fray. That's what dedicated health workers are doing every day now. Those of us sequestered away from everyone else (hopefully not from our families) may not realize that it is those people that are keeping the deadly virus from reaching our doors.
I hope many people get to read this uplifting and positive view of what our world is and should be even more of.
Ron
What If? (Poetry) - 4/27/2020 9:45:03 PM
My wife is a nurse. She is on the front lines every day. I am so privileged to massage her tired bones and muscles at the end of every day. She is my super-hero that I adore,. She always tells me how much she loves me. But I know deep inside, I love her even more. Thank you Edie. You bring out the best poetic feelings out of me. Amen XX
Petals And Wings (Poetry) - 4/18/2020 5:56:33 PM
Hugs.. I just wrote a poem and in the prelude I explain that i'm Italian and we Italians live on hugs! Perhaps that's why Italy had such a hard time complying with these rules. I can't go to church. I will just be a menace. If I went to church, I might as well be in Venice! LOL
Petals And Wings (Poetry) - 4/16/2020 11:15:49 AM
I think women miss close contact more than men. But we all know that this will pass. In the meantime, we just have to understand that some of our close, intimate behavior merely speeds up the transmission of diseases. I don't believe our love is any less strong by not expressing it with a "press of the flesh."
Ron
The Light Will Shine Again!! (Poetry) - 4/6/2020 10:30:14 AM
In our metropolitan area of 5 million mostly strangers, thousands of individuals have come forward to help others less fortunate or caught up in this situation, giving them hope.
I agree with both premises and your uplifting poem. The first, that we are better for it because we are beginning to interact in ways that are positive and not thought possible before. Making the second premise true. That we will come out of it stronger and better for having lived it.
Ron
The Light Will Shine Again!! (Poetry) - 4/5/2020 11:15:11 AM
An excellent poetic wake-up call for all. We will ALL die eventually. It's God's eternal equalizer. The choice we make now is if we want to live on the dark side or live with the giver of light. People are hoping to make it through this crisis without too much damage to their life-style. But this life is so temporary. I have little concern for myself but for my family, that's another matter. Blessings to you and yours. Amen
A Calm In This Storm (Poetry) - 3/23/2020 10:20:59 AM
To Mystic Rose: I would be very pleased to have you read my poem on one of your youtube videos. I just listened to today's video and want to thank you for sending out those positive poetic messages of hope. I will be passing along your youtube information. May God bless and keep you also. Edie
A Calm In This Storm (Poetry) - 3/23/2020 9:25:44 AM
Hi Edie, I am sharing you tube videos with a series of encouraging poems. May I use this poem on my next video.
if you want to see an example of what I'm speaking of, please go to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjZL5a6PeGo&t=11s
as poets lets do our part to encourage those out there who are
scared, and dealing with this virus. xo
Paddy Smiled (Poetry) - 3/12/2020 10:42:19 AM
Such a lovely poem that makes one feel that they are right there listening to Paddy playing his fiddle to both new and well-known tunes of the times. I felt like getting up and dancing and clapping along.
Ron
Paddy Smiled (Poetry) - 3/10/2020 6:14:58 AM
Very enlightening!
Paddy Smiled (Poetry) - 3/9/2020 3:27:09 PM
The magic of music, memories and suddenly a good heart, Well written dear Edie. Thank you for sharing.
Finding The Light (Poetry) - 2/4/2020 10:24:55 AM
I believe you are absolutely right. All we have is our journey. That sums up our existence. The lighthouse is a mere metaphor for the direction we have been taking, right or wrong. There is nothing beyond the lighthouse. Only looking back at what we have done.
Ron
Finding The Light (Poetry) - 2/2/2020 10:32:04 PM
I LOVE this poem.
Darkness is simply without light and the light of the Lord is our ONLY ray of hope in a dark world.
I will forever seek HIS LIGHT.
The LORD is our ONLY hope.
Amen!
Peace, love and blessings,
John Michael
My Happy Place - A Meditation (Poetry) - 1/15/2020 4:36:48 AM
Glad you found your happy place. It is so essential to learn how to find your sacred space within. Great poem Edie.
My Happy Place - A Meditation (Poetry) - 1/11/2020 8:52:55 AM
Indeed, we all need a happy place, and we're all the better for it if we find it.
My Happy Place - A Meditation (Poetry) - 1/10/2020 6:35:04 PM
Wonderful thoughts! We just had our Bible study this morning and the topic was "Growing in the Valley" or in other words trusting the Lord during the down swings of life. This time of year can be very tough especially just after the Christmas season. Hope and pray your on the upswing at this time. Blessings, John Michael
Ebenezer's Cry (Poetry) - 1/2/2020 1:22:20 AM
enjoyed reading your thought provoking sentiments!
Never stop writing !
m
Ebenezer's Cry (Poetry) - 12/19/2019 11:45:32 AM
Beautiful words about why we should begin giving as early as we can. Charles Dickens's story of Ebenezer is a classic example of failing to notice what one can do before one dies.
As a twin, I learned to share single things early. Helped out my mother and father without expecting anything in return for the love and sustenance they gave us. It just became part of my nature to help others freely. Have all my life. Always gave more than my share at work. Now, near the end of my life, I'm giving away a good portion of my retirement money that remains when I die to a very good cause.
The world can do without Ebenezers.
Ron
Ebenezer's Cry (Poetry) - 12/16/2019 9:36:39 PM
Dickens' story is not only endearing but also timeless, its message of giving and let give continues to live. Enjoyed your poem as a fine reminder.
Ebenezer's Cry (Poetry) - 12/16/2019 8:46:30 AM
Nicely done. Merry Christmas to you.
The Presence Of Love (Poetry) - 11/28/2019 12:29:01 PM
Would you believe that love can be present without God? I can.
Ron
A Wonder-filled Comfort (Poetry) - 10/26/2019 12:48:47 AM
Beautifully written with a sentiment that echoes. Fine work, Edie. A real, old-fashioned poem when poems were real poetry.
A Wonder-filled Comfort (Poetry) - 10/25/2019 10:54:54 AM
An adorable look about how a poem can come into one's mind. Love the rhyming and cadence of it.
Ron
A Wonder-filled Comfort (Poetry) - 10/25/2019 4:35:57 AM
lovely, compelling read
Never stop writing!
m
Autumn Calls For A Rest (Poetry) - 9/20/2019 9:38:17 AM
A beautiful allegory with music replacing and enhancing the changes that nature brings. What I like best about autumn is the silence on a quiet day, and the rustle of the leaves in the trees and on the ground when the wind picks up sometimes.
The song that breaks my heart is September Song.
Ron
Every Word Matters (Poetry) - 8/26/2019 9:14:20 AM
A beautiful way of describing the creative process. But words are mere symbols that we have managed to share in a way that we can "read" them easily (but I often misinterpret). The essence of what is written down is the "idea," that pops into one's mind, forming letters and then words to attempt to describe the idea clearly.
Ron
A Wonder Refill (Poetry) - 7/26/2019 11:01:58 PM
I love empty swings! thank you for a moment of reminisce
Never Stop Writing!!
m
A Wonder Refill (Poetry) - 7/14/2019 9:07:34 AM
If only every person could experience freedom that growing older should give us the way you have expressed it in this poem.
This morning outside our window we saw two giant swallowtails mating. She ran to get her iPhone to capture the event in short moving images that she can make, but was disappointed when she didn't get them like she wanted--just stills. But I would say that we should just be very happy to have seen this event that we have never seen before. We may never see it again.
Ron
Guardian Of The Light (Poetry) - 6/10/2019 8:53:59 PM
lovely sentiment
Never stop writing
m
Guardian Of The Light (Poetry) - 6/7/2019 9:23:43 PM
From reading this we see that your light is shining brightly.
Guardian Of The Light (Poetry) - 6/4/2019 8:59:10 AM
Beautifully written with a wonderful sentiment. We all possess within us that brilliant light that we experience when we first opened our eyes to the world and discovered all the colors and sounds that it beheld. The challenge that you have presented is to keep that light alive as long as we can and spreading throughout all of those we know or touch in our daily lives.
Ron
Guardian Of The Light (Poetry) - 6/3/2019 10:11:30 PM
Yes, very nice and enduring poetic truth.
This world needs more guardians of the light such as you.
Amen, my friend.
From My Nothingness (Poetry) - 5/12/2019 9:35:44 PM
powerful, inspiring
Never stop writing!
m
From My Nothingness (Poetry) - 5/8/2019 11:49:06 AM
Leonard Cohan found great power in singing a single word. Perhaps you should try that.
Ron
From My Nothingness (Poetry) - 5/8/2019 9:27:19 AM
"What did He write?" Pondering that is frustrating. Like trying to understand what the 7 thunders in Revelation communicated, or what Paul saw and heard when he was translated up into the third heaven. 'Here I am' (as you proclaim in your last line) speaks of the writers strong and abiding faith in the Most High Creator Christ Jesus. Your piece thoughtfully reveals to me the necessary, and regular, inpouring of spirit and inspiration we all need in these cracked clay vessels. Well expressed.
Peace... rlc
In Dreams - Be Not Afraid (Poetry) - 4/8/2019 9:55:13 AM
What a gorgeous poem. I know it is true. I've had conversations with my mother and my sister who have both been gone many years. I know when they show up in a dream something important is being revealed to me. Much enjoyed your poem, just beautiful.
In Dreams - Be Not Afraid (Poetry) - 3/30/2019 2:13:41 PM
What you described often happens… A dream so vivid that you actually think it's real. Perhaps why people believe there are ghosts. I like the idea that this dream was so pleasant for you. May all the dreams for everyone be pleasant like this.
Ron
Past The Blue (Poetry) - 3/5/2019 3:02:20 PM
lovely read
Never Stop Writing!
m
Past The Blue (Poetry) - 2/24/2019 11:41:08 AM
The amazing thing about life is how it promotes diversity. With each new generation, the chance of procreation can create amazing new life never seen before on the planet. Some thrive and some don't, but the result is that every niche in every cranny is filled with life longing to express itself. Your poem speaks of colors. All we have to do is look at nature and be dazzled by the colors created.
Ron
Past The Blue (Poetry) - 2/24/2019 11:37:31 AM
I loved this, your words ring true
budd
Past The Blue (Poetry) - 2/24/2019 9:00:46 AM
I get the same thing when I color with my g-kids. Pass me the blue crayon please.
Past The Blue (Poetry) - 2/23/2019 3:48:18 PM
This, my poetical friend, is a sheer masterpiece. AB-so-lutely!
One More Cup Of Tea (Poetry) - 2/1/2019 10:57:59 PM
and a delicious cup of tea it is!!
never stop writing!
m
One More Cup Of Tea (Poetry) - 2/1/2019 10:15:39 AM
A unique analogy for still having romance for life on the mind and an offhand valentine to boot!
The title gave me thoughts of… One more pee… Because tea always did that to me. ;-)
And, I experienced that knocking when a cold front came through this past weekend the bush outside the window in my living room kept rattling against it.
Ron
Leaving Melancholy (Poetry) - 1/10/2019 10:06:35 AM
I love the metaphors and and the solution for melancholy offered cheerfully at the end.
Ron
Leaving Melancholy (Poetry) - 1/10/2019 9:11:49 AM
Nice write and good advice.
Leaving Melancholy (Poetry) - 1/9/2019 4:57:34 PM
I read Nelancholy with glee.
A very interesting read, I must say!
Keep up the good work Edie
My Friend And I (Poetry) - 12/24/2018 10:01:32 AM
This brought back some fond memories of my childhood days, only it was tree house that my friend and I built. One that my dad said we must've used a ton of nails to build. Nicely done.
My Friend And I (Poetry) - 12/24/2018 9:11:11 AM
This is wonderful Eddie ..your lines got me ..especially he first stanza ..good one Eddie
My Friend And I (Poetry) - 12/24/2018 1:08:27 AM
Dear Edie, You are my friend in the Author's Den. It's like we have known each other from who knows when. You write the neatest poems that touch children's hearts. But you have got to this big kid's heart right from the start. Well done, my friend!
Hope to read much more from you next year!
Stay well, John Michael
Finding My Smile (Poetry) - 11/29/2018 10:33:38 AM
powerful read, well said
never stop writing
m
Finding My Smile (Poetry) - 11/28/2018 10:07:38 AM
A bit hard to do in winter, but you made me recall the wonderful few times that I was in a canoe in summer, putting the paddle in water and drifting along like a duck would on the placid waters of a stream or lake, keenly aware of everything going on around me.
Thanks for the memories. One way to get out from under of all those hurried and frantic Christmas activities is to just stop doing them like I have. Now, all I have to do is on a pleasant night, preferably when it is snowing, is to go out and see what others have done through their hard work to light up the night with color and to go to parties where someone has worked very hard to decorate and provide all the good food and drink of the season.
As John Lennon would say… What if we stopped celebrating Christmas?
Ron
Finding My Smile (Poetry) - 11/26/2018 3:44:31 PM
Nice imagery, and always remember, It's easier to smile than frown.
Passing The Torch (Poetry) - 11/11/2018 10:43:11 AM
You made me remember how my grandmother refused to let my father play taps on his CCC bugle at family get-togethers during World War II. She remembered that not so great World War I where many Yankee doughboys from her generation got on the train and went off to Europe and then never returned.
If a torch must be passed, it should be for peace and nonviolence.
Ron
Passing The Torch (Poetry) - 11/11/2018 6:57:36 AM
Unless one has actually know wars battles, we can only imagine.
Passing The Torch (Poetry) - 11/11/2018 5:59:05 AM
Yes, wonderful thoughts Edie!
Every one of us holds a little light
We can also cast a shadow of darkness.
It's our all about our OUTLOOK
It's how we see the sun and the moon
Is the cup half empty or half full?
Let us follow the light one-by-one
Then make this life a little brighter!
Thank you, Edie, for making my day brighter!
John Michael
Miss Violet's Wisdom (Poetry) - 10/22/2018 11:07:22 AM
loved the read! I always imagine my flowers singing and filled with joy
never stop writing!
m
Miss Violet's Wisdom (Poetry) - 10/21/2018 8:41:08 AM
An exquisite dialogue with your garden in such a beautiful lyrical way. I can tell you value your garden and tend your poetry with equal love and appreciation.
Ron
Miss Violet's Wisdom (Poetry) - 10/20/2018 8:18:30 AM
As beautiful as a garden of flowers.
Miss Violet's Wisdom (Poetry) - 10/19/2018 6:47:03 PM
Ahhh . . . I'm reading a book, "Natchez Buring, by Greg Iles and there is a black assistant to a doctor, by the name and it is very well-writen. It is to be a racially-motavated murders in the deep south. I loved your poem.
Michaelangelo And A Little Girl (Poetry) - 9/29/2018 12:07:57 AM
A wonderful poem Edie that I can see attempting to reach out to the Lord for all of us at this critical time...
I see a more worldly view such as:
"We are reaching for
Your hand, Father,
As you reach out
For ours;
You calm the waters,
Cruel and wild,
You bridge the gap
And guide your children,
Across a bridge divine."
We NEED our Father in Heaven NOW more than ever! Amen
Nan Is Going Crazy! (Poetry) - 9/9/2018 10:34:34 AM
LOL!!!!! Thank you for a delightful read! I've got a good chuckle out of this one!
Sandie
Nan Is Going Crazy! (Poetry) - 9/9/2018 9:20:12 AM
What a delightful and crazy sounding poem about the hyperactivity of a grandchild so neatly presented that I had to laugh reading and enjoying.
Ron
A Literary Lull (Poetry) - 8/24/2018 9:01:40 AM
They say the trick is to just write. To just write anything Sometimes that works for me, but there are many times when my muse remains stubborn, and refuses to show up. There are times like that when I'll pull out something I had written previously, and try to make it better.
A Literary Lull (Poetry) - 8/24/2018 8:01:37 AM
We all have a certain fear of writing the wrong thing or even not writing anything of any consequence in our poetry. I know I have that. But I've grown rather thick-skinned and find that so many simply do not read well and have misinterpreted what I write anyway. Sometimes it's better to write controversy. Infamy is as good as fame when it comes to becoming well known. And infamy is often easier to obtain.
I like the idea of doodling a poem. So I just start writing like I'm doodling on the edge of a serious subject. Some of my best stuff comes from random starting like that. I was having trouble with my poem for Saturday. About 15 minutes after I struggled to finish it before another review tomorrow, I thought of another poem and wrote it quickly for next week. So next week I won't even have to think… Thank goodness… That poem is already in the bag.
Ron
A Literary Lull (Poetry) - 8/23/2018 4:49:44 PM
Not everyone who reads our poetry and stories is going to be an experienced poet and critic. Best thing to do is to write from your heart and allow the words to flow out. Somebody, somewhere, will be connecting with your words and will appreciate what you write.
Don't look for being an expert in poetry. Once you are perfected, or once people "think" that you are perfect, there's really no room for you to grow and have fun when you write. Always leave yourself some rooms to grow and explore. As long as people think you are not perfect yet, they are more than happy to help you.
Sandie
A Literary Lull (Poetry) - 8/23/2018 1:46:07 PM
Love the poem. me? I was hiding from reality, because I was positive my poetry could never live up the masters. I was totally out of my mind. Then one day something came over me, who cared if I could never live up to the masters of poetry? I found Authors Den and send them a poem, and the response I received blew me away. The poem of yours gave me some reflection of that DAY. Thank you.
One Tiny Step (Poetry) - 7/24/2018 12:19:51 PM
A wonderfully wise poem.
One Tiny Step (Poetry) - 7/21/2018 2:48:30 PM
One tiny drop of water makes that first step to go into the stream,
then goes with the flow is the best thing to do it seems.
Sandie
One Tiny Step (Poetry) - 7/21/2018 12:24:12 PM
How uniquely you have expressed how one can overcome apprehension and fear by taking a little step in a direction that you have never taken before. The learning process, when done this way can be so rewarding, that even if you seem to fail, looking back, one will be amazed at what has been accomplished.
Ron
Lament For Friendship (Poetry) - 7/9/2018 4:53:27 PM
poignant read
never stop writing
m
Lament For Friendship (Poetry) - 7/6/2018 8:57:22 AM
Unfortunately, many believe that thrusting up walls and isolating ourselves is the answer to our insecurities. Glad you and I share another vision.
I just read that Trump is now going to the inauguration of the new Mexican president to glad hand him, tell him that he is "great" or even, "stupendous." What a mockery of friendship!
Ron
Lament For Friendship (Poetry) - 7/6/2018 8:45:40 AM
Enjoyed your poem. The last stanza summed it up beautifully. We really need a leader who can unite instead of dividing us.
Lament For Friendship (Poetry) - 7/5/2018 1:46:38 PM
Loved your poem. It's important to "reach out" and continue to gain new friends throughout the years. Some friends are "timeless" and others are but for a season. But as is everything in life, there is a divine reason. Amen!
Lament For Friendship (Poetry) - 7/5/2018 10:34:29 AM
A heartfelt write with sentiment (I'm sure) many will relate to. My life's path (so far) is littered with broken friendships. Friendships that burgeoned successfully for a season and then withered and died. As to America's controversial borders and morally devolving society: a new civil war has gripped the USA. There's no going back now. Hopefully everyone will have at least one friend they can depend on. Peace... r
For Dad - A Father's Lullaby (Poetry) - 6/13/2018 8:16:54 PM
Beautiful tribute to our Father! He is constantly watching over us and soothing our hearts whenever we feel sad. He sings us a lullaby to make us feel better...
Sandie
Why Worry? (Poetry) - 5/10/2018 7:28:40 AM
Worry, concern, trouble, vexation, distress, fret, concerns, anxiety, uneasiness, preoccupation, trepidation, apprehension, disquiet... Yup... I'm sure every human being, at one time or another, has dealt with Mr. Worry and its crummy relatives. Enjoyed your thoughts. Peace... r
Why Worry? (Poetry) - 5/9/2018 8:59:36 AM
A wonderful personification of worry expressed in a poem. I almost had to laugh at the thought of the absence of worry making life "boring." And you're right, worry does have a way of creeping in when we least expect it and making our lives much more difficult, if not more interesting.
Ron
Homeless Minstrels (Poetry) - 4/21/2018 8:28:31 AM
powerful read, nice tribute
m
Homeless Minstrels (Poetry) - 4/20/2018 9:47:03 AM
They say that a poem is never finished, that it is an ongoing conversation. I rarely re-write a piece once I have published it, but this poem was one of those conversations that was truly not finished, It kept tapping at my heart, telling me that I had missed part of its intention - so here's the re-write.
Homeless Minstrels (Poetry) - 4/14/2018 6:43:09 AM
when you hold fast to what you trust in your music in your heart lasts long, most probably, throughout all your life, until you return to your home, your yellow spring. Yes, at large, we all are the guests in this world. Well done, Edie. Cheers, alex
Homeless Minstrels (Poetry) - 4/11/2018 6:39:37 AM
A wonderful ode to Ryan. And a wonderful ode to a productive musical lifestyle that only the wandering minstrel knows.
Ron
A Calm In The Storm (Poetry) - 3/7/2018 4:42:51 PM
Time- that's all we got.
My, your poem makes me think a lot.
It makes me wonder why we don't appreciate every hour of every day,
For as time ticks on, we are slowly drifting away.
Let's be more thankful special people touching our lives today.
Thank you, Edie!
A Calm In The Storm (Poetry) - 3/7/2018 8:12:41 AM
The words of this one tugs at my old heart, and THAT is exactly as it should be. Wonderful writing.
