26
Jul
Meeting an old friend
I've told you many stories of the pond that lives down the road from my house. But first
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Karly Randolph Pitman
I'm a writer, seeker, mother, poet, craftswoman, teacher of all ages, and facilitator. I call the journey of becoming 'growing humankindness' and am awed by the sacredness of healing.
12
Jul
Remembering a great dog
There's a New Yorker cartoon, with a dog laying on the couch at the therapist's office.
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06
Jul
Night swimming
This is a poem that surprised me. They often do. But this one especially.
Each of us has exiles - places
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30
Jun
Inviting the weather
Nature is the most generous and helpful teacher. So many of my poems come when I'm watering the
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15
Jun
Waterfall
Two and a half years ago, on a Friday night, my son and I were leaving Houston when our car
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12
Jun
Resurrection
Years ago, I read an article about mental health recovery whose advice continues to support and help me. She said
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05
Jun
The Risk
A few years ago, we built raised beds in our backyard in an attempt to grow vegetables – ever the humbling
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17
Apr
Room at the Inn
I live in a busy city in Texas, a border state with Mexico, and I see many refugees where I
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11
Apr
Prayer Before Sleeping
The other day I was thinking of the phrase that we often toss out when someone we love is doing
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14
Mar
The Overstory
Ida Zaccagnini Zborovancik was my great aunt - my maternal grandmother's younger sister, one of seven children from an
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