Tag Archives: memories

Reflections: then and now

Posted on September 11, 2017 by admin

    Reflections: then and now We all live to some extent within our past, After all, our past is what has built us. We feel no older than at some point in that past, And in our mirrors, we … Continue reading →

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Do Not Change Your Face

Posted on September 8, 2017 by admin

  Do Not Change Your Face Every family knows this. Every Care Giver. Every Lover. My thanks to my dear friend Jill Bennett for the use of her lovely poem and the picture of her Rodney. Precious are the memories.

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Thanks Tagore

Posted on August 14, 2017 by admin

  Thanks Tagore On Saturday, I had the pleasure of appearing at the Vancouver Tagore Society’s West Coast Tagore Festival 2017. I was one of eight reading with Ariadne Sawyer of World Poetry and World Poetry Café on Co-op Radio … Continue reading →

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I fooled her and startled the star

Posted on August 7, 2017 by admin

  I fooled her and startled the star I fooled her and startled the star. We were on holiday. We reached Ottawa. Loved the place. Favourite spot: the grand, unbelievable library, inside and out, of the Parliament buildings. This is … Continue reading →

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Poor You, Poor, Poor You

Posted on July 10, 2017 by admin

  Poor You, Poor, Poor You I had had a pretty bad day. Everything I touched fell over or crashed to the floor. It happened so often I didn’t think I could take it any more. I misread the clock, … Continue reading →

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Chasing but Late for dinner

Posted on July 7, 2017 by admin

  After the flurry of activity about Chasing a Butterfly,  I thought I should share a bit of it. So here is the first poem in my book Chasing a Butterfly: Chasing but LATE FOR DINNER She hosted a party, … Continue reading →

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Sunday, Sunday

Posted on June 30, 2017 by admin

Sunday, Sunday Sunday Mornings! UGH!! After the flurry of action during the past month, I’m feeling’ kinda pooped. Living with the memories of fifty years together while I talked about and performed the memories that are my book, “Chasing a … Continue reading →

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