Tagged With: hope
carpe diem
this is written for the prompt carpe diem, first day of the April poem-a-day challenge on a new poetry site i found recently. fingers crossed that i can make it through the month of assignments! i haven’t done very well at keeping up in the last couple of challenges, but, well, this poem addresses the … Continue reading
continuing in hope
I was in an AlAnon meeting last week where the speaker shared on the second step of the famous twelve, about believing that God could help in a situation where we are powerless. I appreciate the way the twelve step literature often reminds us that God is with us, not distant or unavailable. My “Higher Power” is the … Continue reading
snow!?
I bought my first snow shovel yesterday. Getting ready for my first full winter in St. Louis, I realized we’ll need a snow shovel. Weatherpersons predicted “snow showers” yesterday and again today but so far nothing. So, am I HOPING for snow? Not really. My granddaughters in West Texas have been hoping for enough snow … Continue reading
whenever, whatever
Whatever nov 21 whenever was the prompt, but i looked at it once and then ruminated on ‘whatever,’ so that’s what i wrote instead. not sure it’s worth keeping, but if i do, it needs a title. “Whatever you do, don’t give away the ending,” we say of books, movies, the punchline of a joke. … Continue reading
the thing with feathers
A BLOG OF HOPE IN POETRY, OBSERVATION AND COMMENTARY
"HOPE" IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
By Emily Dickinson 1830-1886
"Hope" is the thing with feathers–
That perches in the soul–
And sings the tune without the words–
And never stops – at all–