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Poetry Tuesday: Alabama’s poets
Yesterday, the kids and I made a trip to the public library. As I walked down the staircase, I noticed our little library teemed with people, all kinds of people and more than I’d seen in the library in a long time. It made me happy. People-watching is one of my favorite things, and I…
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Poetry Tuesday: Too many poets?
Considering the ways in which so many of us waste our time, what would be wrong with a world in which everybody were writing poems? After all, there’s a significant service to humanity in spending time doing no harm. While you’re writing your poem, there’s one less scoundrel in the world. And I’d like a…
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Are You Lonely?
John commented on last week’s Thankful Thursday post regarding friendship, “Friendship is an important topic. I would like to see some more books about it. It seems like, in all of our busyness, we don’t make time for friends like we should. I like this thankful thought.” Inspired by his comment, I have spent some…
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Poetry Tuesday: Rain
The rain began late last night. It promises to continue through tomorrow with the possibility of turning to snow. Since it’s time for another “Poetry Tuesday” post, I searched for one about rain. I enjoyed thinking about the voice and song and purpose of the rain in this poem by Walt Whitman. The Voice of…
Leslie Wiggins 