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0 Days Left of Ice Fishing

Lake Mendota as seen from my bicycle. Spring LakeIce fishing houses gonefirst dark patcheson grainy icegive way to movementwebbed mallard feetthrough open waters –Rebecca Cuningham, March 25, 2023 0 días mas para pescar por el hielo El lago Mendota como lo vi por bicicleta. Lago en primaveraQuitaron las casitas de pescar por el hieloprimeros lugares […]

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March 2023 Poetry Challenge: Women We Admire

This March poetry challenge I learned about what is possible in one short poem. I set the challenge goal for free verse poetry of fewer than 40 words. That proved to be too limited a space to describe a phenomenal woman! Congratulations to the three poets who were extra concise. Five fabulous poems celebrating women; […]

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March 8; International Women’s Day. No more.

Susan Schaefer is a journalist and poet. I’ve been lucky enough to know this dynamic, intellectual woman since she and my dad were colleagues when I was a teenager. I was flattered when she followed my website. I smiled for a week when she joined the December poetry challenge. Susan Schaefer is gracing our site […]

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February 2023 Poem of Friendship

Welcome to the second poetry challenge of the new year! We’ll continue the tradition of February verse to celebrate friendship. The Day of Love and Friendship is celebrated in México, Colombia, República Dominicana and Panamá. Your February challenge is to write a tanka poem about a dear person or companion animal. Where do you go together? […]

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The View from Up North

I returned last night from a funeral in Minnesota. A week ago my dad’s sister’s husband passed away at 93. At least 200 people attended Uncle Jim’s funeral. He and my aunt were married 62 years and they socialized playing tennis, dancing and while attending their church. My favorite memory of my uncle is from […]

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2 Love As If It Were My Last Day

Another family member has passed away today. My dear aunt, the wife of my mom’s oldest brother, left this life early in the morning. She was one of the kindest people I’ve ever met. To be in her presence was to feel loved. I will miss her a lot. Her passing reminds me of a […]