Three years ago, Mom walked on ahead, at age 95.
Three years ago, Mom walked on ahead, at age 95.
The windmill, long out of use, screeches
and twists in the wind.
Spring day, too loud for talk,
when bones tire of their flesh
and want something better.
~ Jim Harrison, from Return
... when you step out
into the night, how the night sky
falls into your hairβ
when I think of how you stand
as if nothing in your hands
and I have nothing to offer you now
save my own wild emptinessβ
~ Cecilia Woloch, from Grace
know, everything is urgent and sad, and impossible right now, this instant. We need to take a break for the infinite, now and again... Gratitude for Michael Simms and VoxPopuliSphere. π
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A little seasonal gift from The Washington State Library Center for the Book.
Barrow's Goldeneyes, Salish Sea
Seal woman in the Salish Sea, PNW
And in the slanted light of this season, the Buffleheads, in all their glory!
The Eared Grebes arrived yesterday, in their winter disguises. π€οΈπβ¨π
Gull light sight
There is so much my eyes have seen,
that my hands have done, and yet
I know almost nothing. How many losses
will it take for something like wisdom to set in?
~ Brian Turner, from Vigil
Such joy, still.
I felt honored enough, to be a Finalist in the Poetry category... Then I saw the company I was in... π
washingtoncenterforthebook.org/2025-washing...
Please join us for an online poetry reading in September?
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Off to get my spirit & voice elevated next week! Yep, along with friends and poetry loves, I'm in there. β₯οΈ #elkriverwritersworkshop #Montana
Gliding in Eld Inlet
Guess who is the new Assistant Managing Editor at MoonPath Press?!? And also, Final Judge for the chapbook contest below, closing 7/31/2025
Give yourself a few minutes of astonishment and hope.
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Something about horses
Happy birthday to my memoir in poems, born this day in 2024. @lanaayers23.bsky.social
Bloomscrolling!! ππ§‘π
What sunrise does with a poppy
#californiapoppy #may #sunrise #nikon #pnw #poetsofbluesky
Seal moms enjoying the day, before this year's pups arrive....
Puppetsβ¦
My new favorite more than human neighbor, Barred Owl
The greening time... lay down your arms and your worries, a moment or three... deep breath... then move forward as you are able.
#greening #rhododendron #poets #tookyouwithme #joyisthejusticewegiveourselves
A reminder of how blessed I am by community and friends
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