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Renewal
Sometimes I come to termsWith all the pieces.I fit them together,Well enough,Satisfied,In agreement,with the tag ‘reality’.But it is a drug,That gives me the excuse,To miss the real,The truth that I’ve movedSo far into the shadowOf daily trials,That light is just an edge,A sliver, dim and easily unnoticed.But when I draw near to it,I see,The brightness…
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Life on a Page – A Nod to NaNoWriMo
I had an idea, a good one.It started with pen and paper, then my hand cramped,Ditched the romantic old school notebook,Out came the keyboard,The software,The locked closet,Dim light,Sitting among shoes, clothes, books at my feet,Tipping off of shelves,Words to inspire, to cheer, to say,“keep going”.Cups stacked in cups,Dregs of coffee,Dried out tea bags,Crackers crumbs, candy…
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Word Ramble – “Realize”
Words, so much packed in letters arranged and sent to the brain. Today’s word, “realize”.To realize something is a gift that should be treasured. Every time a light goes on, celebrate. No really, it is a privilege and joy to ‘realize’. Think about it, to realize is to make something real, make something that didn’t…
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Tomorrow Forgotten
We don’t think we can do it another day, Another week, But we will. Plodding along, telling ourselves, Round the next bend, Dance a little on good days, Drag our feet on bad, Step by measured step, Keep pressing on to reach the end of the road, the destination and,With each footfall,we leave behind something,Don’t…
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5 Things I Saw Today – October 2021
Giant red ants crawling out of large holes in the sandy ground. I’ve known to avoid red ants since I was a child. I grew up in a suburban neighborhood when suburbs were a new concept. The split level and colonial houses that dotted the streets were all new with huge yards, woods all around…
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Last Year’s NaNoWriMo – First Paragraph Version blitz
It’s happening. Every day for a week I say, I’ve got the first paragraph finally polished but then low and behold, the next morning, I trash fifty percent of it, so thankful that I noticed an inconsistency before sending queries. I’m using this post to capture the iterations. Join the madness, maybe vote on which…
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Clare Graith 