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

Art

Self Reflected

Insides spilling outward, pulled from deep within. Soul expanding, searching far beyond mere mortal skin. Peeling back, reaching forth, bit by aching bit...is it to be found, this self which longs to be seen? ~ Ella Namaste ~ Ella  

Musings and Mutterings

Hello February

Oh, you are such a love of a month, short and sweet, yet you pack such a punch! You tease and you torment with weather so cold, days that seem longer and a sun that grows bold! Romance and whimsy, delights untold, even the singles can find joy to behold! February I'm so glad you… Continue reading Hello February

Musings and Mutterings, Poetry

Hello December

December I like days with a snow-white collar, and nights when the moon is a silver dollar, and hills are filled with eiderdown stuffing and your breath makes smoke like an engine puffing. I like days when feathers are snowing, and all the eaves have petticoats showing, and the air is cold and the wires… Continue reading Hello December