Monday, January 7, 2019

Understanding "stuck"


Perceiving this
Energy with empathy, this perpetual
Repetition of the
Same action or speech,
Enables teachers to help
Vulnerable children
Evolve in self-
Regulation; they recognize triggers
And prescribe a set
Time, offer change
In location – these
Options suggest a kind and gentle
Navigation.

Thank you, Emma G., for sharing this very enlightening concept with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2QKjqS8a1c 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vwA9QmJRy8



Sunday, January 6, 2019

gin kyo


Gentle silver apricot,
If memory serves, you’re
Not a new
Kind of tree, but a
Grand fossil still living
On this earth.

Thank you, Marti D., for the inspiration.




Saturday, January 5, 2019

"Raw sugar"


Portuguese families, as New
England whalers,
Needed no nudge to
Undertake making this paler,
Creamier fudge that
Has to this day been a most
Exquisite offering on any buffet.

With many thanks to my dear sister Tina H., who gave me more than just a taste of her homemade treat. I will share the box! Our mother used to make the icing version for spice cakes, straight out of Betty Crocker’s Cookbook (page 191 in my 45-yr-old paperback edition).



Friday, January 4, 2019

TautoLOGICAL or verbal spasm?


Perhaps it could be – I mean, just
Look and see – that
Each and every
One of us right
Now
At this moment in time
Senses some
Measure of absurdity.



Thursday, January 3, 2019

"Little needle"


Angling to
Get the
Lace to slip through is
Easier with this
Tip. It’s true!

Thank you, Lisa F., for reminding me about this word.



Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Natural mountaineer


Some folks at
Home in
Eastern lands
Render guidance and
Provisions
As helping hands.

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Plunge


Stiff drinks are lifted,
Toasting
A brand New Year; we
Resolve to be resilient
To 45’s game of fear.