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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 13

boil up the kettle • thinking of the endless cups • at grandma’s table Continue reading

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Day 2 NaPoWriMo 2024

This familiar paper cup • This brown cardboard sleeve… Continue reading

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Day 13 NaPoWriMo 2022

Quiet day – made an appointment, took out some trash, made some coffee, admired the daffodils. I have had several instances recently of thanking Dad for teaching us how to watch for roadside critters. when all colors fade and the … Continue reading

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Day 3 NaPoWriMo 2022

It’s earlier than normal for me to be sending haiku out into the world but hey, sometimes they’re just there, laying alongside your morning tea cup, right? Welcome visitors, and thank you for your comments! Isn’t it a lovely thought … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen

I went outside to sit with the daffodils today. It may snow. That’s right. It may snow. Won’t be the first time the daffodils have been beaten down in their glory but it seemed a good idea to sit with … Continue reading

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