haiku: hope

such sweet suffering to hope, as close as a kiss as far as a star

haiku: twilight

the weight of the world descends in late afternoon then lifts at twilight

haiku: broken heart

“Shade and Darkness” by JMW Turner deep blue eyes bleed tears silver drops of silent pain blood stains broken heart

Sad News About Mark Twain’s Home…

I just read some incredibly sad news that Mark Twain’s home in Hartford, CT, may shut down. It is just barely surviving now, sagging under a tremendous load of debt because of the lavish visitors’ center they opened a few years ago. Read the details here. My husband, daughter and I toured this important historical landmark…

the feet of a roman god

I was just thinking about a poem I wrote last fall on the shores of Caesarea, while visiting Israel. It is a beautiful, sundrenched coastline, replete with layers of antiquity. And it is a wonderful place to sit and ponder as the wind stirs the memories of an ancient civiliztion that once ruled the world.   the…

haiku: hope

  faith, hope, charity love is the greatest of these, but hope sparks the rest

On Lexington Green

A few years ago, my husband, daughter, and I took the marvelous book about American history, “The Light and the Glory” by Peter Marshall and toured New England. We visited many historical sites and read as we traveled. It was a very meaning trip. Our patriotism and thanksgiving for our country and the many sacrifices of our…