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The Bookmark: October
The author reflects on a variety of books read, including classics and contemporary works, noting themes of love, loss, and life’s complexities. Key titles include “Frankenstein,” exploring the dangers of unchecked ambition, and “Salt to the Sea,” depicting the horrors of war. Each book offers profound insights, inviting deeper contemplation.
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I Died For Beauty
I died for beauty—but was scarceAdjusted to the TombWhen One who died for Truth was lainIn an adjoining Room—He questioned softly “Why I failed?””For Beauty,” I replied—”And I—for Truth—Themself are One—We Brethren are,” He said—And so, as Kinsman, met a-Night—We talked between the Rooms—Until the Moss had reached our lips—And covered up—our names— by Emily…
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The Big Picture is Made of Small Moments
The Artist in His Studio, Rembrandt, 1626 Here I am at the page. I am sitting on my bare front porch, facing gray-green mountains with white peaks and a blue sky above. A breeze brushes past. I had decided I wouldn’t write anything today. I didn’t feel so good. It took so long to get…
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Poets on Poetry
I do love quotes! Here are some from poets about poetry, along with a few thoughts on what the quote means to me. To be a poet is a condition, not a profession. — Robert Graves Maybe poetry is like the common cold. Every so often we ‘catch’ it and write a poem. Poetry is…
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6 Anthropomorphism Stories
Author’s Note: Shady Hollow is a tale of woodland creatures, and from time to time the contemplative reader may pause to wonder precidsely how a town funtions with foxes and rabbits as tenants of the same building, or how a mouse and a moose can chat eye to eye. Keep in mind, gentle reader, that…
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The Bookmark: September
Blossoming Almond Branch in a Glass with a Book, Vincent van Gogh,1888, oil on canvas, Arles, France. It’s the end of September and time to review the current reads. I slowed way down and finished only two books this month, but I certainly enjoyed them. I hope they sound interesting to you and you give…
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