How do you express your gratitude? Grateful Gratitude fills my heart, and I feel so humbled. My arms wrap around your neck as tears fill my eyes.Even if we're not together, this image holds.You mean the world to me. "I'm grateful," my heart sighs.Would that selfish hordes be as grateful as I.Then hatred would expire … Continue reading Grateful
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Poetry
Welcome to the last day of the mid-year! I decided a poetry e-book Summer Sale sounded fun. They are all listed at half-price. A Love Trio is priced at buy-two-get-one for $3. Click here for the deals! Want to receive a short story as my gift to you and a poem once a month? Subscribe … Continue reading Poetry
What are you reading?
When reading, where do you gravitate? There is so much to choose from. Do have a particular fiction genre that caters to your whims? Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Cozy, Who-Done-It? Maybe you prefer non-fiction. Self-Help, Devotionals, Bible Studies, Christian Living, Diet Books, Memoir, Autobiography? What about Poetry? Do you like old forms? Sonnet, … Continue reading What are you reading?
Mother’s Day Gift Idea
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NaPoWriMo
Three weeks into National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) and 39 poems later, I've passed the goal for a poem a day for the month of April. Now to zero-in on my theme for a chapbook contest. Many of these poems will be in the running for the chapbook, but many more will be needed to … Continue reading NaPoWriMo
National Poetry Writing Month
Rhyme is, all at once, the celebration of a small goal reached, the surprise of encountering the familiar, a reunion of likenesses looked forward to. Rhyme is like friendship. - John Barr http://www.johnbarrpoetry.com
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Assonance
A few weeks ago, alliteration was the poetry topic. This week it's assonance. According to the Oxford Dictionary: Assonance (noun) in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible. I received this bit of assonance from Parker … Continue reading Assonance
Love Trio
Today is the last day to get the Love Trio deal. $15 for all three illustrated e-books: Chasing Love, Finding Love, and Losing Love. Tomorrow the price will increase to $25. Check them out here. Thanks in advance to those who purchase these. I hope you love them. Happy St. Patricks Day!
Donnie
JezzieG invented a new poetic form called the Epistle Sonnet. I thought I would try it. Check out his poetry. Forty-five years ago today, my brother Donnie died. Last night, we had a scare with another family member. I've written a few poems about Donnie. I wrote this poem just this morning. Thought it was … Continue reading Donnie