Arkansas Poet

In the Mood

In the Mood

During the winter months, I find myself channeling my bear relatives and hibernating. I stay in my cave, and watch old movies and write.  A friend attributes it to SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder – something about sunlight deprivation. Yeah, I’m feelin’ that. During those months, my poetry is sometimes pretty depressing. Getting out those feelings helps, […]

Finding Poetry

Finding Poetry

    My friend Pat Laster http://www.patlaster.com/ recently commented about found poems.  In a nutshell, found poems are those little surprises you unearth while reading books, articles, essays, or other works. The words, or just a phrase or two, leap at you as being particularly crafted or full of imagery or feeling, or could be rife with rhythm […]

Just For Fun Friday 12/06/13

Just For Fun Friday 12/06/13

The Color of Christmas   There’s a bright color at this time of year  that gladdens our hearts and fills us with cheer –   Red velvet curtains held back by Red knots, Red tablecloths glitter with Red sequined dots, and the mantel is draped with Red felt, shaped like socks.                     Red cider warms us, […]

Savoring Life

Savoring Life

Please welcome Dorothy Johnson as my guest blogger this week.  I met Dorothy a few years ago at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer writers’ retreat in Piggott, Arkansas, and we have been friends ever since.  Her poetry and insights into human nature are delightful. Find Dorothy at http://reflectionsfromdorothy.blogspot.com/   SAVORING LIFE             Chocolate has always been my comfort […]

Just For Fun Friday 09/06/13

Just For Fun Friday 09/06/13

Did you ever have a line run through your head, over and over again?  It might have been something you heard on the news, or in a passing conversation.  It might have really not been the line at all, but one that was triggered by the sounds of another.  That was what inspired this parody, written […]