20
Jan
Saying Goodbye to My Son's Choir Oxfords
For much of the past twenty years, my social life has rotated around the axis of my children's
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14
Jan
Blessing the Pills
Yesterday, in my monthly writing group, we explored belonging. During our time together, I heard something I hadn't
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07
Jan
Growing Sweet Potatoes
My garden is my teacher. The lessons she teaches me reverberate through body, heart, blood, mind and skin.
A few
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14
Dec
Rain Harvest
Yesterday I had a long list of tasks, most of which involved the computer, a tired body, and a tired
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26
Nov
Sprouting Seeds
This year my beloved acupuncturist, Dr. Wu, retired. I could sing you love songs about Dr. Wu. He took such
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16
Nov
Prayer Flags
I have four children, and much of my weekends have born the imprint of their activities these past twenty years.
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01
Nov
Rendezvous in Aisle Twenty
I've often said that my church is The Church of H.E.B. H.E.B is the
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29
Oct
Picking Up the Pieces
Once a month I drive fifteen miles to a church hall in a neighboring town, where kind volunteers stack the
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26
Oct
When You Find a Grocery List in Your Poetry Journal
When people ask me what I do, I tell them I'm a writer. The next question is often
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23
Oct
On A Day When You Don't Feel Enough
Today's poem is for my young friend Liam. Liam is 19, in his first year of community college,
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