March 25, 2020 The Day — The grayness of the day lingered. Anxiety pulsed into the edges. — Meditation struggled to calm. Masked medicals added tension to the day. — Groceries arrived with gaps. Educated added slivers of paranoia. — Walking outside glimpsed normalcy briefly. Bedtime provided cushion...
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April 15, 2020 Ann
Poems of a Pandemic
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On March 24, I started writing a poem a day, along with other writers who check in with Writer’s Digest. I didn’t think of posting them then. So I’m catching up and here are the first three. They are all written under the general title of Poems of...
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April 10, 2020 Ann
Poems of a Pandemic
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A Morning Idea Lately I have begun to recognize that in the morning I sometimes have an idea—a brainstorm. Sometimes it ends up being a dud. Sometimes I forget it in the process of starting the day. Today it was: in this time of the corona virus, when...
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March 16, 2020 Ann
Ramblings
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I’ve been writing down blessings every day since January 31, 2014. I’ve filled numerous small spiral bound notebooks and as I recorded them each night before bed, I smiled to remember the blessings. Some days I found myself struggling for something new to write, but would finally get...
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January 1, 2020 Ann
Ramblings
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Survivors The interesting thing about this song is that it started out being about women——and it still can be about women and their struggle in this country and all over the world to survive. All of the words apply to women—rough times, strong barriers, wrong rules, slow, slow...
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July 21, 2019 Ann
Music
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Mother May I If ever there was a time for a woman to not ask permission, it is now. Whether it is mother, teacher, preacher, husband, next-door neighbor, congress-person, I’m ready for each woman to think it through, ask questions for clarity, and decide for herself. No asking,...
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July 11, 2019 Ann
Music
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How many times do you imagine the worst case scenario? Well here’s a chant that I wrote in the April Writer’s Digest PAD Challenge. That stands for Poem-a-Day all through the month of April. Don’t just read it. Create a tune for it and sing it—over and over,...
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July 11, 2019 Ann
Poems
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Making Decisions – a Quote and a Story There’s a quote of unknown source that says: Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision. The story is a true one. I was driving on...
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July 10, 2019 Ann
Quotations I Like
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Survivors The interesting thing about this song is that it started out being about women——and it still can be about women and their struggle in this country and all over the world to survive. All of the words apply to women—rough times, strong barriers, wrong rules, slow, slow...
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July 3, 2019 Ann
Music
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Bitch I really do have a necklace made of sparkling rhinestones that says “BITCH” and I wear it when I perform this song. I claim the word for women. I claim the word that says “Be yourself. Don’t always try to please. Stand up tall. Let him call...
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July 1, 2019 Ann
Music
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