Wow- the last day of Writers Digest Poem A Day challenge. It was a challenge for me to pump out 30 poems in a month. As an article and short story writer I was distracted by the length and quality of the poems I created. The inner critic never sleeps… Then I remembered that someContinueContinue reading “PAD: SOIL”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Please Excuse Me…
So, it’s the day after Thanksgiving and my gut is still feeling the hurt. The all day eating binge was uncalled for, unnecessary yet required for the full holiday experience. If you’re not in a food coma by 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, you’ve done something wrong! The next morning I weighed myself. “SP- WHY did youContinueContinue reading “Please Excuse Me…”
Holiday Ham
Happy Thanksgiving all! Thanksgiving is all about the traditional turkey dinner, but this year we are serving up ham. This is the third posting of the “Mom’s Holiday Ham” story. Hard to believe my “Madrona Grove” blog has been up so long! For that I am thankful.Whether your ham is smoked, honey glazed, bone-in, and/or spiral cut- ContinueContinue reading “Holiday Ham”
Going Berserk!
Saturday morning and my eight year old nephew is getting ready for his indoor soccer game. With the help of his father he gets on his uniform, shin guards, socks and shoes. All suited up and he is ready for battle! Before they leave he gives me a quick tour of the few turf burnsContinueContinue reading “Going Berserk!”
PAD: Gray Braided Gardener
Writers Digest Poem a Day challenge– day 14Seeds of joyToss from her fingertipsGreen LIFE yawns awakeon the shady side of NoblesAlways in spring she isRadiating beams of new LIFEKneading it into the earthEverywhere she goesLIFE follows heror does she create it?A goddess tramping through the desertleaving behind her a forest
PAD: Playing with Sunlight
Happy 11-11-11!!Writers Digest November “Poem A Day” challenge- Day 11Swimming in sunlightthick with sounds:voices, conversationsopinions, attitudesShadows stretch longpoint west toward meMy soul strokes eastpropelling this fish forwardWhat river have I fallen into?Ocean, to river, to stream following the scent of homeWhere is my birthplace?I say I was born in the sunbeam itselfnot the shadowalthough conceivedContinueContinue reading “PAD: Playing with Sunlight”
PAD: Here
No prompt for me today. Just a poem. Day NINE How long? How will this last? When will we say good bye? Our quiet moments in a failing orbit Rock Turned to sand How long does it take? Mountains worked by wind, sun, rain, snow Stop time Please, stop it now All things have anContinueContinue reading “PAD: Here”
Multigenerational
Life is grand and ever changing. My first year in Bellingham has been eventful and many personal goals have been reached. One goal that still needs to get checked off the list: finding my own place. The high cost of everything has me living with my brother longer than I anticipated. My brother was graciousContinueContinue reading “Multigenerational”
PAD: Life Hike
Day 4 of Writers Digest Poem A Day~I will call it: LIFE HIKEHiking a broken trailbeneath green branchesfanned out over me blocking the skyhow close to life it feelsHard walk atop embedded rocks soles rub exposed rootssoil no longer covers sunlight filters throughspotlights on ancient fernsHead turns rightan opening sits plumbDoor to a perspective not yet knownCuriosity rulesContinueContinue reading “PAD: Life Hike”
PAD: Moving Day Wish
PAD November 1st prompts: Procrastination or ProactiveMy coat needs a hookMy clothes need a dresserMy paintings need a wallMy shoes need a closetIs there a cupboard for my food,A refrigerator for my produce?Is there a space for my music to fill,A desk for me to write at?I dream of a headboard I dream of anContinueContinue reading “PAD: Moving Day Wish”
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