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Tag Archives: self-care
Dance of the Sea Anemone
A few weeks ago, I joined a belly dance class with a group of lovely ladies. We are learning a dance with flowing arm movements. Mari described us in this dance as a sea anemone which is a perfect description. … Continue reading
Posted in Belly Dance
Tagged belly dance poetry, Divine poetry, poems for women, postive poetry, self-care
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Everyone Should Have an Art Studio
Creating is so healing. An “art studio” can be a little place where you can house your tools and materials, pull them out and make what you will. My studios are this rack of goodies and a small antique table. … Continue reading
Posted in art, Coronavirus COVID19, Hygge
Tagged art for everyone, home art studio, place to create, poetry, positive poetry, self-calm, self-care
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Moon Juice
We have the Covid-19 virus in the house. I wrote this poem last night before I knew my test result was negative, no virus. Did the moon juice help me? Well, I was swabbed before the moon therapy, but still, … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus COVID19, Moon
Tagged moon therapy, night time rituals, pie, pie porn, postive poetry, power of the mind, rituals for healing, self-calm, self-care
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When You Like Your Own Company
If there are any good things about COVID-19, it is more time to yourself. Not productive time but time to just be and enjoy your own energy affected only by the energy of nature. I wrote this poem sitting on … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus COVID19, forest
Tagged COVID19 coping, love thy self, nature poetry, postive poetry, self-calm, self-care, self-love
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The Real World Around a Campfire
The best foil to turmoil is quiet and nature. Even better is quiet and nature with loved ones around a campfire. The Real World Around a Campfire Many a yarn has been shared, stories and truths, ‘round a campfire dodging … Continue reading
Tree Peace
“Tree Peace” is a riff off of yesterday’s poem “Beach Peace.” What things, places, sounds, activities bring you peace? If you’re wondering why my pants are tucked into my socks, it is to prevent the wood ticks (who live in … Continue reading
Posted in chocolate, Coronavirus COVID19, Wisconsin
Tagged nature poetry, peace, peaceful practices, postive poetry, self-calm, self-care, what gives you peace
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Beach Peace
This poem was inspired by and the title coined by my dear friend JoAnn Beeh. Where can you find Beach Peace? Beach Peace JoAnn went to the coast for a day of “Beach Peace.” The rhythmic waves rolling in moving … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus COVID19, Hygge
Tagged it's the little things, nature poetry, ocean, peaceful place, postive poetry, self-calm, self-care
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A Poet’s Garden
This poem came out of my Sunday morning gardening time. In the course of writing it, I figured out why I have never been a great gardener. It is not so much about production as creating a place, a place … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Spring, Wisconsin
Tagged bird calls, bird poem, bird song, garden poem, nature poem, poem, postive poetry, self-calm, self-care
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Experience Wind
You guessed it, windy day today in the woods. A good tree listening day but that is another poem. While biking against wind isn’t fun, going out in it, sensing it, is fun. The trees pictured here were clicking together, … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus COVID19, Spring, Wisconsin
Tagged enjoy nature, nature, nature poetry, postive poetry, self-care, trees, weather
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Green and Glow
Poetry writing month dedicated to coping and thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic journey. Last day of Poetry Writing month 2020. A stressful day, distracted, thinking a poem would not come tonight. Once again, nature relaxes me and inspires a poem. … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus COVID19, NaPoWriMo
Tagged COVID19 coping, nature, postive poetry, self-calm, self-care, thrive
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