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Poetry Thursday

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Laura

At the Library by Nikki Grimes I flip the pages of a book and slip inside, where azure oceans wait and pirates hide. I find a wonderful place where birds can talk, where children fly and trees like to walk. … Continue reading →

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Poetry Thursday

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Laura

At Least Raymond Carver I want to get up early one more morning before sunrise.  Before the birds, even. I want to throw cold water on my face and be at my work table when the sky lightens and smoke … Continue reading →

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Poetry Thursday (Sorry Zona – I remembered today!)

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Laura

 Original haiku in honor of Valentine’s Day by meI love my husbandI love the Judge familyI love all of you (Now is that cheesy or what?!  But it is true!) Here’s another one: “Love is for the birds.”“Then I want … Continue reading →

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Poetry “Thursday” (cough, cough)

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Laura

Alley Violinist Robert Lax if you were an alley violinist and they threw you money from three windows and the first note contained a nickel and said: when you play, we dance and sing, signed a very poor family and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Thursday (a day late)

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Laura

Mom and Zona didn’t remind me so I forgot!  (Of course, I take full responsibility for my own actions!)  Here’s my poem: Dilemma  David Budbill I want to be famous so I can be humble about being famous. What good … Continue reading →

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Poetry Thursday

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Laura

To be of use  Marge Piercy Thepeople I love the best jump into work head first  without dallying in the shallows  and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.  They seem to become natives of that element,  the … Continue reading →

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Television, Drug of a Nation

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Laura

I think these people must have read Neal Postman.  A very interesting video!  (Thanks to Julie for sending me the link to this a long time ago.)

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Poetry Thursday

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Laura

It’s a good thing Mom and Aunt Zona are such faithful Poetry Thursday participants because otherwise, I would never remember to post a poem.  (And it was my idea to begin with!)  Here’s a poem written by my former student … Continue reading →

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Poetry Thursday

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Laura

Thanks for posting your beautiful poem Mom!  (And thanks for the indirect reminder to post mine!) Here’s mine for this week:  It’s a fairly sad children’s poem but I’m posting it this week because next week, I want to post … Continue reading →

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Poetry Thursdays

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Laura

I don’t know if this is legal or not so this may be the last we ever see of Poetry Thursdays but, if I don’t get shut down by the Copyright Police, I’m hoping to post a poem every Thursday.  … Continue reading →

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