Tag Archives: Mary Oliver

#PoetryFriday–Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., & Women’s March

Posted on January 17, 2019 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m going to the Young Women’s March Rally 2019, this Saturday in Chicago. Our temps here are dropping rapidly and it’s going to be quite cold so I’m glad they are doing an hour and a half rally … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–Life and Flowers

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m in-between and so are the seasons. Winter still is holding on, but signs of green spring are pushing through the softened earth. So I’m sharing an in-between WIP painting, poem about life and flowers, and a … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday–STILLNESS OF TREETOPS & sketch

Posted on November 16, 2017 by

Happy Poetry Friday! I took a break one morning, before going off to teach and started this poem. I think it began as a Fib, but don’t remember. I had every intention of sketching the view through my studio window … Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday tanka, #inktober and painting

Posted on October 19, 2017 by

I’m wrapped in the roundness of fall, and for Poetry Friday I’m sharing  an autumnal tanka poem and ink and watercolor painting; also for inktober. I’m also sharing a  fall poem by Carl Sandburg and one by Mary Oliver. SEEDS … Continue reading →

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