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Spring of My Spring
Dear Friends~ Here's the news from my world--first in poetry, then in prose. Spring of my Spring He’s back again, the little bird with his drill of a song. See how he cleaves to the branch by the hanging box that swings so hopefully in the Rose of Sharon. He is all...
Why I Count the Omer
Dear Friends~ Counting the Omer is an ancient Jewish spiritual practice marking the forty-nine days between the spring festival of Passover and the summer festival of Shavuot. The count begins as always on the second night of Passover--this year on April 23. Why do I...
Democracy Spring
Dear Friends~ I wrote the poem below as I was solidifying my commitment to participate in Democracy Spring, a non-partisan campaign of mass civil disobedience in the Capitol to protest the influence of big money in U.S. politics. Democracy Spring Every day I wake I...
Crocuses!
Dear Friends~ Beautiful souls are gathering for Spring Writing Circles. The Friday group in my Mt. Airy home is well underway. An early bird deadline is coming up this Friday, March 17 for the Wissahickon Circle at The Cedars House. If you know you would like to write...
The Place Will Comfort You
Dear Friends~ As you may know, I lost my dear friend and long-time collaborator Ellen Mason of Voices of a Different Dream to ovarian cancer last summer. Ellen and I were sister poets, co-teachers and performers for over thirty years. For twenty three of those years...
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