Thanks again to Yvette for all the work she does.
Tag: blogging
Blogging Retreat
A retreat centre
somewhere beneath
open air, amongst
boughs of birches
and sturdy oaks.
It will be a feast of minds
each new acquaintance
a delicacy of delight
each interaction
laced with verbal spice
Some will perform
others peddle their wares
cameras clicking
and stories being told
A weekend to fill our hearts
our minds, our souls,
and then we’ll part
still hungry for more
and meet again
the next year,
somewhere else.
(In response to my weekly challenge: envisioning a gathering of blogging friends. Image my own.)
Blurring Blogging Lines
“Morrell Nature Sanctuary” is a poem I wrote for the Story Circle Network’s poetry writing group. It is also my post today for my other blog (non-poetry, mostly non-fiction), One Woman’s Quest II.
If interested, check it out.
Just curious: Did you even know I had a second blog?
Have a good day!
Gone
No click-clack of heels –
a fading echo marking retreat
no lingering exhaust fumes,
or squeal of escaping tires
no white trails marking
passage of airplane wings
just a sudden absence
of words, a lapsed date
lets you know I am gone
One Woman’s Quest
My Christmas present to myself this year (2011) is this blog. Writing is so much more to me than just words on a page. I have kept a journal for as long as I can remember, however; these past six years, as I have sought to redefine myself, I have let it go. Consequently, I have experienced a sense of disconnect, like something has been missing from my life. Lately, the restlessness has escalated and I find myself waking in the middle of the night, wondering at the source of this angst. Last night I put pen to paper. It was like reuniting with an old friend. Today, armed with the gift certificate from Chapters that my son gave me for Christmas, I hit the book store. I had in mind a particular book I wanted to buy for him. I didn’t find it. What I did discover was a daily meditation book entitled, The Tao of Joy Every Day: 365 Days of Tao Living, by Derek Lin. I picked it up, along with a few other books I thought other family members might enjoy. In line, I opened The Tao of Joy and began to read. My son may like this book, I decided, but this one is for me. On the ride home the commitment formed itself: with each day’s focus I can reflect and write. The goal: to find myself back on a spiritual path that sustains me; to regain equilibrium in my life.
One Woman's Quest 