Musings and Mutterings, Poetry

Merry December

All is merry, all is bright, in this month of shortened light. Soon the season will turn again and Winter shall enter the Northern lands. Darkness falls, the chill runs through, all is slumbering, all seems still. The cracking trees, the icy lakes, the rustling leaves in Autumn's wake. Yet in this time, so bleak… Continue reading Merry December

Poetry

Poetic Inspirations : Summer Fading

Temporary Anemone Tattoo by oanabefort on Etsy So fades summer once more, memories turn with the earth yet etched upon my skin the season lingers like a perfect scent for all time. Through the fiery browning of Autumn, into the sharpness of Winter and the damp blooming of Spring, Summer shall remain a gentle kiss… Continue reading Poetic Inspirations : Summer Fading

Musings and Mutterings, Poetry

Poetry is in Everything

April is National Poetry Month and it has been since it's inauguration by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Poetry appreciation is not, however, confined to simply this month and that only makes sense, since poetry is in and about everything. It is the very language of the human experience - emotional, physical, paradoxical,… Continue reading Poetry is in Everything

Poetry

Weekend Wishes

May your weekend be relaxing, your spirits be restored, May peace and joy delight you and knock upon your door. May your say goodbye to this month, it's trials and tribulations, and say hello to next month with mirth and jubilation. Here's to everyday elegance, in all it's many forms and here's living in each… Continue reading Weekend Wishes

Musings and Mutterings, Poetry

International Women’s Day

Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women's Day. As said best by Gloria Steinem - "The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.". Since march is also Women's History Month, I wanted to share a poem… Continue reading International Women’s Day