It was only a loaf of bread (poem)
One loaf out of four. (baked to imperfection) One loaf chosen. (the one most round; least browned) Bridging our door to theirs. (some 30 steps away) Three of five arrive next morning. (from their door...
View ArticleHomeless & Jobless Americans: Breaking the Stereotypes
Someone once said that we all, each and every one of us are at most only two tragedies from homelessness. It could be a family illness coupled with a job loss or any number of similar situations,...
View ArticleTattered and Torn, Loved and Worn
One day, years ago, Amy-next-door came to call. She often came to visit with her two little girls in tow to play with my youngest two kiddos as they were all around the same age. This time, she stood...
View ArticleGiving Voice (first wind-down)
This post marks the closing of what I consider to be the first part of my Giving Voice series. While I have several more relevant articles in various stage of readiness to post, I think it’s time to...
View ArticlePeace Post: Happy (Grand)Mother’s Day
HAPPY (GRAND)MOTHER’S DAY (Welcome Home: A Tiny House, Huge Purpose) LA, the City of Angels… …at least one angel, shown here caring for his neighbor…
View ArticleThe Lady of Arles (Poem)
Echoes of Edith Chanteuse of a certain age. Je ne regrette rien Forty years from Barcelona Playing her life in Arles. No regrets. No regrets at all. note: my sister-friend Susan and her...
View Article3 Quotes, 3 Days – the first
“Could we not argue that America is about freedom…” South Carolina state senator, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of 9 slain at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. I’ve been nominated by Geralyn of...
View ArticleMy SwS Project: from there to here
My blogger-buddy Anna visited Las Cruces, New Mexico for the first time a few weeks ago and posted a few photos and thoughts on the desert. What a treat to see the familiar through her newbie eyes....
View ArticleNOMA: what are those round-y, tilted buildings?
Photo seen on my Manc* buddy Andy’s blog (oh, yes, he’s a published poet, check out his books here – perfect for gift-giving, IMHO) “Whoa, what are those odd round-y tilted buildings?” I asked him in...
View ArticleVirtual Brownie Sharing Circle #1
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him Psalms 34:8 One morning after baking a batch of my ‘loaded brownies minus one ingredient’* I sat down in front of the...
View ArticleKitty’s Virtual Brownie Sharing Circle
“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Psalms 34:8 Yes, you read that right, this second VBSC post brings Kitty to the table. Her human of choice is writer...
View ArticleVirtual Brownie Sharing Circle #3
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him Psalms 34:8 This edition of the Virtual Brownie Sharing Circle answers the question presented in the first VBSC post:...
View Articlea belated thank-you to my NOMA Dancer
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: …A time to mourn, And a time to dance…” Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4b Thank-you, Millie, my NOMA Dancer* *My wish to dance in front of...
View ArticleFor all the children who will not know – collaborative poem
For all the children who will not know Laura Bruno Lilly, Andrew James Murray ~ 5/22/2017 ~ For all the children who will not know the warmth of sunshine upon their cheeks; the cold of dug snow-forts...
View ArticlePeace Post: You can be the Revolution
“You cannot buy the Revolution. You cannot make the Revolution. You can only be the Revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.” -Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution...
View ArticleAt the Y Wondering Why?
Wednesday, October 3rd I drove the 5 miles across town to the newer Aldi’s on the West side of Florence, SC. It’s a better one than the one in our neighborhood as I live one block west of the area...
View ArticleApril 20 (Poem snippet)
April 20 Columbine 20 years ago On a Tuesday For 20 minutes Terror Reigned In Once a Safe Place ~~~ (30 minutes away, all 3 of our brood were also at school, presumably safe; learning, or not. Never to...
View ArticleYes, we have no banana (boxes)
Just got back from an aggressive search for free packing boxes from a variety of grocery (and non-grocery) stores. Grabbed a few that were offered, but quite frankly the pickin’s are slim. It’s time to...
View ArticleThe State of Our American Backyard
from cnn: (comments in italics are mine) “A beloved Northern California festival (Gilroy grows great garlic and is a small town for goodness’ sake), a neighborhood Walmart in Mississippi (who doesn’t...
View ArticleKeeping you in my heart for awhile…
Note: Something triggered this nostalgic moment and while more on the rough draft side, I thought I’d use it for day three of my “6 years on WP.org” posts. One of the joys of being a performing member...
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