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Small Stone for Saturday

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jan13badgesmallJan 5 2013
Saturday Alarm Clock

a paw poke and a batted eye
the sound of small toys on nightstand
as they fall into the waiting waste basket
that fuzz-pants cat gets his message out
whether the clock chimes or not

cropped-tojo-xmas2.jpgTojo, my fuzzy-pants alarm clock.

Small Stones for Jan. 2 through 4 2013

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jan13badgesmallI figured I should catch up while I had a chance, so here are stones for the 2nd through 4th, all inspired by our National Capital Region snow, and the icy cold temps that we’re having right now!

 

 

Furry Things

hibernate in winter, safe
under layers of soft brown

we shiver inside our skins
turn dials to crank up the heat

CS Jan 2 2013

Sun Bright against Blue

intense that sky, white clouds
mirror the snow piled high
our house burrows into it

CS. Jan 3 2013

Discarding Christmas

wadded torn and tattered wrap.
skeletons of Christmas trees, all
their finery packed away, only
errant icicles still cling to boughs,
perhaps a bit of tinsel, all waiting
leftovers to feed the garbage truck

CS  Jan 4 2013

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Small Stones for January

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jan13badgesmallSo it is that time of year again, time to take on the challenge of writing one small stone a day.  You can participate too. All info at: http://www.writingourwayhome.com/p/river-jan-12.html

And already, I am behind schedule. I was not going to try this year, with so many new things going on as I begin my work with Tree. But I need the poetry, so… here goes:

 

white and yellow sapphires

tiny winks of snow dance on silver,

surround wee yellow flowers:

gems capturing summer sun

holding it close

CS Jan 1 2013

5 little stones

5 little stones (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

 

 

 

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No-Comfort Zone Challenge 2012 in review

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In 2012, I stumbled upon the No-Comfort Zone Challenge and decided to give it a go. It has been an interesting year! The weekly posts for that drew a fair bit of interest while keeping me focused on trying new things or new ways of approaching old ones.

I travelled to Massachusetts on my own. The last time I went on a trip alone was in 1979! So that was a challenge, but also dealing with the fear that I had acquired after my illness four years ago. And I was successful!

I had some successful poetry submissions over the course of the year AND a couple of encouraging rejections (!). In the summer, I signed up for a course through Coursera, Modern & Contemporary American Poetry, expecting something not too challenging. After all, it was a free course. But come September when the course got underway, I became immersed in the 20th century of American poetry, and would remain so for the next 10 weeks. Along with some 36,000 other students from all over the world. What an amazing experience!

I also worked on a lot of fears about health and aging. I am still working on that! But I feel like I’ve come a long way since last January. For that I owe thanks to the No-Comfort Zone Challenge that I found through MargeKatherine at the Inside Out Cafe blog.

And at the same time, visitors from 82 countries visited my blog! Wow! I have not made any resolutions for 2013 yet. I look forward to more poetry, more challenges too. At the end of January, I’ll be doing the Intro to Philosophy course, also through Coursera. That sounds interesting too!

Happy New Year everybody, and thanks for visiting me!

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600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 6,100 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 10 years to get that many views.

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