Heart

Lifting the “ordinary”

One of my jobs as a Poet is to lift the “ordinary” into plain sight, showing how extraordinary it is. This is also a great mindfulness exercise – just relaxing into the present moment to notice something beautiful that might otherwise go unnoticed – for me and for the reader. For instance, this morning was

Poet’s Life (and a haiku)

Happy Saturday, everyone! I thought I would show you where I live – the back yard, anyway 🙂🌿 Scout and Jingle Belle decided to be in the video, too 😊🐈 Some of my poems have been inspired by my time in my little piece of paradise (like the haiku below) ✍🏼 And yes, sometimes I

Heldentenor

There are certain voices that touch you and lift you. I enjoy listening to older recordings of operas and concerts, and discovered Jon Vickers. His voice affected me in this way, so I wrote this poem for him 🙂🎵✨🌞

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