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Category: Poetry

Inside Merwin’s Pencil

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 cynthia

“it’s all we need, it’s here in this pencil”

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#Poems, Events, Memoir, Poetry Poet, The Unwritten, W. S. Merwin

The House Was Quiet

October 21, 2018 cynthia

I’ve been working at a breakneck pace, feeling skittered and scattered and running to keep up.  Every morning begins with […]

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By Cynthia, Mindfulness, Poetry #Meditation, Mornings, Poetry, Wallace Stevens

Cherries on a Lime Green Plate

July 16, 2018 cynthia

Cherries on a lime green plate.

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#Poems, By Friends, Poetry Carole Chinn-Morales, Guest Post, Poet

The Lanyard

May 16, 2018 cynthia

​”…​you can never repay your mother​”​

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#Poems, Poetry Billy Collins, Mothers day

A Thousand Serious Moves

March 26, 2018 cynthia

Stuff happens that makes us feel like we got the salt kicked out of us.

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By Cynthia, Hodgepodge, Mindfulness, Poetry Hafez, home quest, Poetry, Tara Brach

Two Poems

November 7, 2017 cynthia

“I don’t know what others will think who read this…”

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#Poems, Mindfulness, Noticing, Poetry, Writing and Mindfulness #AlbertoCaeiro, #AndreaGibson, #WildHeartWriting, #ZenOfWriting, Poetry

Unwritten Words and W. S. Merwin

October 23, 2017November 4, 2017 cynthia

The assignment for the writer is to write whatever words arise from that lead-in, and I’m always amazed at what “unrolls” as a result.

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Allowing Writing, By Cynthia, For Writers, Poetry, San Francisco Writers, Writing and Mindfulness #author, Inspiration, Poetry, The Unwritten, W. S. Merwin

Doxology

September 29, 2017November 4, 2017 cynthia

Doxology by Cynthia Cummins   This is what life does. Makes you happy when you cry, makes pain into joy […]

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By Cynthia, Poetry #Doxology, #Father, #Loss, #Love

Poetry for Politics

September 24, 2017November 4, 2017 cynthia

When news and commentary just aren’t enough and you’re tired of sticking your head in the sand, try reading poetry […]

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#Poems, By Cynthia, Poetry, Reading #signature, #Tobias Carroll

Ellen Bass newsletter is a “must” for writers

June 3, 2016 cynthia

“What did I love about killing the chickens? Let me start…” ~ Ellen Bass

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For Writers, Poetry, Writing Tips #EllenBass, #ForWriters, #Newsletter, #Poems, #WritingTips, Poetry

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