Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received.
Daily writing prompt
I am grateful for books on my shelves with handwritten notes. And a book can also connect with a blog, and refer a reader to more work by the author online.
Books
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Seasons At Home
Write about your dream home.
Daily writing prompt
We have always lived in the Midwest, USA. The seasons inspire poems. I am grateful for our old home, and gardens with perennial plants and flowers.
drawing a picture with a poem sunrise
warmth on a cold day
sweaters and blankets
from thrift stores
kitchen window
perennials grow
near the old trees
flowers grow well
in the gardens
hope for butterflies
warm soup
with fresh vegetables
autumn colors
Read and Write
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end.
Daily writing prompt
I love to read and write, and organize my days to support these goals. Rest, work in the kitchen and around the house, always learning. Grateful older years.
small book
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.
Daily writing prompt
I have postponed a chapbook a few times. There is no hurry though. Our previous book, Quiet Christmas Poetry, began as a blog and then became a large print chapbook in 2014. The book is still shared and read.
Books and Libraries
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Daily writing prompt
Many important ways to help and encourage. For this site, I think about literacy programs, and books for all ages. And good to support libraries in general.
B eautiful way to
O pen hearts and
O pen minds to
K now new stories and
S ongs
BOOKS
books to read
What books do you want to read?
Daily Prompt
I do not remember learning how to read, but remember well the wonder of books, libraries, and gradually growing my own collection. I read the Bible, poetry books and journals. novels, and memoirs. Examples of authors are Jan Karon, Luci Shaw, and Ted Kooser. Many wonderful writers I could mention!
small home library
books and journals
to read at different times
some to reread
and some to give away
used books
new for me
light on old
and new leaves
of a house plant
Daily writing prompt: January 27, 2023
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?
Daily writing prompt
I enjoy reading in my small study.
small study
sun reaches the painting
adds another layer
based on a painting by Wendy Brightbill
My poem was published by Time Of Singing, Fall 2021.
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