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April 28, 2016

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Writer’s Bog

Pond with algae, bare trees and a lonely evergreen

For all of us writers blogging, slogging and bogging down in the publishing labyrinth, I decided to publish my tips and shortcuts. My bookmarking system had started to feel like the snake pit from Raiders of the Lost Ark. This organizes and sets out part of my writing journey, including some books on writing I love. Feel free to leave me some of your favorite sites or books.

Tip of the Day: When I know a paragraph is duller than untoasted white bread, I look at my links for sensory words or my own ABCs of Fairy Tales for some sugar and spice.

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April 27, 2016

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Yorktown Sunset

Sunset at Yorktown Beach

Yorktown Beach is bespelled
by a paint-palette sky.
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April 24, 2016

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Moons

Moon jelly fish Aurelia Aurita

Moon jellies drift,
pulsing and aglow,
in between
water and air.
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April 22, 2016

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A Great Nephew and a Great Aunt, Guests-Brenda Harsham and Son, Kyle

Penny Parker Klostermann has published a poem by me, and an illustration by my son, Kyle. If you’ve been curious about what my kids look like, you can see a couple here. 🙂 Happy Earth Day and Happy Poetry Friday!

Penny Parker Klostermann

Ants may rule the hill, but they don’t rule here! Art by Landon (Click to Enlarge)

Happy National Poetry Month!

Hello, Great Readers of our series! Just In case you haven’t visited before, let me tell you a little about A Great Nephew and A Great Aunt. My great nephew, Landon (a sixth-grader) and I (his great aunt) collaborate. I write a poem which he illustrates. We started this collaboration in the fall of 2014 and have had so much fun with it that we decided to invite others along. Landon and I will continue to have a new episode on the second Friday of each month. The other Fridays are filling up quickly with guests.

I have created a page on my website to view all the episodes of A Great Nephew and a Great Aunt. Click HERE to visit the page and enjoy past episodes.

Today it’s my pleasure to share a creative collaboration from…

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April 22, 2016

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Holiday, Photography

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Happy #EarthDay!

Happy Earth Day to all of us who love our beautiful Earth! Continue reading →

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April 21, 2016

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Pause

Fritillary butterfly with black stripes and white spots

A moment to test the air,
pause and consider,
plan where to go next.
Is that a text? Dang!
Email skirmish,
phone rings, text again.
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April 21, 2016

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Fierce Glow

The sun’s fierce glow
seeps
around and between,
backlighting and
highlighting.

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April 19, 2016

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Wishes Big and Small

via Listen — Adventures and Musings of an Arch Druidess

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April 18, 2016

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A Peak at the Bay

One last effort to
find the shore
before the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge,
we turn toward
Cape Charles.
Two miles. What will we find?
A longer trip, for one.
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April 17, 2016

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Turning Circles

heart-shaped spots,
sun spots
flit, flutter and dance
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April 14, 2016

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Lune a Lark

Tiger Striped Longwing Heliconius ismenius

butterfly spreads wings
a lark sings
oh, the joy spring brings

Note: This is my first attempt at a lune, and I was in a rhyming mood. A lune is a haiku variant with syllable count of 5-3-5 instead of the usual 7-5-7. Morgan wrote a magical one. I know I saw one a few weeks ago on Poetry Friday, but then I lost track of who’d written it. If it was you, let me know, and I’d be happy to link up.

Thanks to Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, a prolific poet and champion of poetry, at Today’s Little Ditty for hosting Poetry Friday.

Poetry Friday with kids