A Repost from April 2021. I present to you a Badger Hexastich syllabic poem that first appeared on Day 2 of NaPoWriMo. With this poem I attempt to shed insight on how I see Robert Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken.
All Rights Reserved © Selma Martin 2021 I hope that my friend in Australia and all who read this delight in the silliness of the poem. Happy Spring, Kate. xo
Started out trying to write a Shakespearean sonnet, but ended up with a string of Clerihews that sounded like Sonnets. Oh my! Read to see what happened next. Hint: good life lesson.
Introduction to a free book that's been out since 1915. Return to it or discover it for the first time as it's perfect for the month of October.
Do you know Jeremiah? His problem-- lamentation? Was it real or was it all in his head? Are we like Jeremiah? Then we should try to change our self talk. This article is inspired by a writing prompt about 'lament.' I hope you enjoy it.
We're challenged to write a poem that delves into the meaning of our name. There's a lot to talk about here, as I write under my middle name, my pen-name. See how you like my creation. Thanks for reading.
Have you ever noticed how everything around you looks ugly when you're feeling ugly and unworthy inside? Why is that? Here's a short true story that inspired a poem on one such day. Spoiler: all it took was for him to take care of 'something' that looked as ugly as he felt. Enjoy!
Lessons come to us from everywhere. Having my head in books often, the universe sends me messages from within books. Today I wish to tell you of a quote I happened upon, and how my interest in that quote opened me to receive the insightful explanation of Dr. Dyer, the author of Being in Balance. "It is not a secret," he said, "and we don’t need to wait for an invitation to participate, for in balancing the vision with the thought, we begin to co-create our lives." Deep. All this from a quote that spoke about being in the gutter.
Bad things happen to good people. Nothing bad ever happens to good people. Bad people have more fun in life. Good people lead boring lives. People who have lived through…
I know that some of you reading this article today are feeling beat, depressed, disillusioned about things like your children’s prom as early as next month, perhaps; their upcoming class trips, graduations, and moving plans — that are yet to happen in the summer months. Now that we’re committed to living in the present, shouldn’t we be letting go of worrying over things that have yet to come to pass? Let’s not rush things. Instead, I ask that you put your hands together for the young ones, like yours in your homes, who are braving it now, here in Japan. Right now these young kids are living through those same milestone events that are yet to come in your area.
It was no fun being ripped away from you so unexpectedly. I missed so many milestones. I missed you! But now I'm back, just in time for Easter Monday. I wish to continue to forge ahead with the beautiful relationship we've started and in my most ordinary of ways, try to add value to your days every time I send you an email. Thank you for still being here. I appreciate you and wish you Miracles.