Two Weeks My heart beats fast; my mind is reeling I’m overwhelmed by all I’m feeling Two weeks ago you were a stranger But now I fear my heart’s in danger How can this be, this quick connection? This link, this bond, this strong affection? Each day we talk, the more I’ve felt My frozen Read More →

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pandemic poetry

I always use writing to cope with a crisis – I wrote this poem last night and it gave me hope when I realized how much love is really out there. Pandemic Musings – a Poem The world stopped spinning suddenly And here I sit (not patiently) I watch the death toll rise each day Read More →

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You gave me the greatest gift of my life. My son. And here it is, nearly 40 years later, and I barely remember your smile. Our time together was so elusive, so temporary, yet permanently etched in my life. Your son, my son: your gift to me. And now our son has sons of his Read More →

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Flannery O’Connor has come up as a topic of conversation a few times in the past few months. I was writing my husband’s eulogy and remembered the time he took me to her home in Savannah as a little side trip on our driving trip to Florida. It was just one of the many thoughtful Read More →

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Last Call, by Katherine Billings Palmer Her dad’s cell phone was tucked away in a drawer, untouched since his death six months earlier. Keeping his account open was a waste of money, but cancelling it would mean he was really gone. Time to face reality and cut the cord. Kate logged onto her account at the Read More →

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