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Poetry in Sonoita: Revealed
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Light changes everything, tricks the eye. And then the heart, to believe in the cryptic,. A canticle of temporary, breakable or already. Broken dreams and songs that were meant. To be all we needed against wind and storm. At nightfall I can believe in many things. Impossible in the luminous morning;. The nacreous moon steals reason,. Hides truth behind a soothing façade,. Impassive, pretending and remote. Not is econo...
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Poetry in Sonoita: Small Things = Big Changes
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Thursday, March 7, 2013. Small Things = Big Changes. OK, the game of the day is this: I’ll describe what is happening and you tell me WHY! It is 4:30 am and I am standing in the driveway of my house, in my bathrobe and fuzzy slippers, staring at a sky ablaze with stars. I am cold. And why would I be doing that? All my plants, pillows, baskets, current magazines are piled on the dining room table and no, we are not moving. Any ideas? I continue ...
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Poetry in Sonoita: August 2012
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Wednesday, August 29, 2012. What Can We Learn From A Toddler? I wanted to share this photo with you in the hopes that it will do for you what it did for me. Six under two, including two sets of b/g twins. This photo was taken on a recent excursion and when I saw it I literally sucked in my breath and let out this huge sigh. I couldn’t nail down a single feeling – there were so many that the picture called up for me:. But in these moments when y...
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Poetry in Sonoita: November 2012
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Monday, November 19, 2012. Thanksgiving In Spite of a Broken Heart. If you have been following my blog, either here or on mariashriver.com, you know of the sadness we are feeling since losing our two precious dogs to coyotes two weeks ago. It, I believe, by directing our attention, more and more, to the essence of thanksgiving. Gratitude for our long list of blessings and appreciation of even the smallest joys is the key to beginning to hea...
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Poetry in Sonoita: Lessons From a Mystery Woman
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Lessons From a Mystery Woman. Happy New Year, my dear ones. I know we all have high hopes for 2014. Perhaps this admittedly strange story will point the way for some of you. Today, a Friday, I am taking my “day off”, a weekly treat I give myself while a home healthcare worker comes to stay with Tom,. So on this particular Friday, my list of things to do begins with a pedicure. I opened my Kindle and picked up whe...
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Poetry in Sonoita: April 2013
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Sometimes You Have To Go Looking For Your Joy. If you are a faithful follower of my blog (and I hear you are having your annual meeting in a phone booth, if one can be found! I will start from the most recent pleasure and work back. Before they began to play, Laura Kargul spoke so warmly about how beautiful she thought this part of the country was (they are both from Maine where it snowed yesterday! So I came home feelin...
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Poetry in Sonoita: December 2012
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Friday, December 14, 2012. An Open Letter to President Obama. Do we need stricter law enforcement around guns? Yes Do we need better mental health resources for troubled and sick individuals? Mr President, we know where your heart is as a parent. With all respect and admiration for you, sir, you can make the difference. Posted by Sonoita Lady. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Thought for the Week. Let it be something good.".
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Poetry in Sonoita: March 2013
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Thursday, March 7, 2013. Small Things = Big Changes. OK, the game of the day is this: I’ll describe what is happening and you tell me WHY! It is 4:30 am and I am standing in the driveway of my house, in my bathrobe and fuzzy slippers, staring at a sky ablaze with stars. I am cold. And why would I be doing that? All my plants, pillows, baskets, current magazines are piled on the dining room table and no, we are not moving. Any ideas? I continue ...
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Poetry in Sonoita: January 2014
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Reflections on life in a small town, and an occasional poem. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Light changes everything, tricks the eye. And then the heart, to believe in the cryptic,. A canticle of temporary, breakable or already. Broken dreams and songs that were meant. To be all we needed against wind and storm. At nightfall I can believe in many things. Impossible in the luminous morning;. The nacreous moon steals reason,. Hides truth behind a soothing façade,. Impassive, pretending and remote. So anyway &#...
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