Saturday, May 16, 2015. Time for the cows in the Swiss village to leave the winter pastures and head for the mountains. We gather at dawn with three other foreign families for a traditional ceremony. A blessing from the priest, a prayer, a song. The cows are adorned with ribbons, flowers and bells; the cow herder and his young helper with lederhosen, embroidered suspenders and perky feathered hats. Up into the Jura we drive, breaking through the fog.

Sunday, February 25, 2018. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Sunday, January 12, 2014. Branches brush against the sky. I know what I think. I write to hear what you think.

Occasional Glimpses Into the Voyage From the Helmsman, Ralph Murre. Saturday, July 18, 2015. Of Poetics, Polemics, and Politics. Boatbuilders said of adornments to their craft. But as a bit of possibly memorable political communication aimed at 21st century Americans, I think my piece may still have some merit. If we, having dev.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Water dews jumped in the pond. Thursday, July 11, 2013. Monday, April 29, 2013. Haiku heights - zebra crossing. We walk with a gap.

A Community For Poets Who Blog. Join our Blog Roll - Add Your Blog Today! Sunday, April 15, 2018. Greetings to you all on another Sunday. I am still waiting for spring to come in this area. First it was horribly cold, and now the rain is pouring down incessantly.

Everyday poetry, every day. Not The Kind That Grows On Trees. And not the kind that grows on trees. Or is it a fig.

Monday, June 23, 2014. Final Arrangements for Barb AND Joe. After the internment we will gather at Steve VandeWaters Home; Food and coffee will be served but feel free to bring a dish to pass and BYO alcohol. We will eat and share stories and play music. We will gather following the launch at the Humbe Be in Washburn. Thursday, June 19, 2014.

Anonymous comments will be seen as SPAM! Carpe Diems Renga Party 1 In The Twilight. Carpe Diem August 2015 in the footsteps of the pharaohs. how does it work? TROIKU, A new form of haiku. Saturday, August 15, 2015. Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,. As we are on our way to the source of The Nile we are leaving Egypt and will be entering Sudan. I hope this short episode will inspire you.

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