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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!

Daily Cascade

Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas " became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.

Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Princess Megan Rose

about 18 hours ago
In response to " Yearbook Themes"

I went to a small school and I was disappointed in my Senior Yearbook. I was on the Yearbook staff. I loved having my activities listed. Our Senior pictures were in color and it was great. I enjoyed reading your entry.

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Jeff

about 18 hours ago
In response to " Yearbook Themes"

I don't remember any of the themes of our high school yearbooks. I'm not even sure if we had them. I still have the book themselves in a box somewhere; I should dig them out and see if there was any discernible theme or continuity to them... at least as much as a bunch of teenagers can muster!

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Bodhisattwa Parekh

a day ago
In response to "For the Love of Literature"

Due to her mother's interest in literature, the blogger began to read books. Many people read books. Differences of opinions create unrest. Despite those, our study will be going on.

Joy

a day ago
In response to "For the Love of Literature"

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

High School Lit doesn't (possibly cannot) do justice to Shakespeare, true.
My high school lit teacher was in love with the Russian literature and I liked the teacher, so I ended up reading the Russian greats and fell in love with Dostoyevsky. Understanding and appreciating Shakespeare and the likes came later while I studied lit and languages in the Uni.
Nowadays, I am also appreciating the good late 20th and 21st century authors a lot. Some need to mature a bit, but they are quite good, too.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

a day ago
In response to "For the Love of Literature"

In high school, I hated Shakespeare but as an adult I really enjoy his writing. Tolstoy I didn't discover until college. I loved reading Anna Karenina but War and Peace I found tedious in places.

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Bodhisattwa Parekh

Aug 5, 2025 at 3:39am
In response to "*Every Single Morning...*"

If we want to analyze this blog post properly, we will find one thing that the blogger has stressed a lot, which is 'self-love'.What is self-love? It is the kind of thing that only encourages us to think about our own interest. So this thought has two sides. One is me and my good or evil. When thoughts tend to show a little bit of mind, they create fear in our minds, which none of us want, but it often happens. A very realistic article. I appreciate the blogger's thought.

🌻 pwheeler ~ love joy peace

Aug 4, 2025 at 11:12pm
In response to "*Every Single Morning...*"

Well said, Joy.

I hear you, Lyn.

Hugs to you both!

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Aug 4, 2025 at 1:28pm
In response to "*Every Single Morning...*"

Some days I wish reality wouldn't need so much re-evaluating.

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Lazy Writer est 4/24/2008

Aug 3, 2025 at 1:03pm
In response to "On Certainty vs. Confusion"

Uncertainty is tiring for me..like when will I be able to finish my house...when will it sell? So many things depend on these two uncertainties.

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🌖 HuntersMoon

Aug 3, 2025 at 12:34pm
In response to "On Certainty vs. Confusion"

Uncertainty is not necessarily confusion. If, as you say, it's a normal state then it's expected and not confusing in the least.

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August 1, 2025 at 12:38pm

#1094510

Package in the Wind

Prompt:
Have fun with these words: departure, discrimination, stall, dine, earthquake, look, dynamic and shoulder.

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"Package in the Wind"

I blinked at the photo of an alien door, with
my package, and instead, "*Departure made,
then delivered," the screen said

No box, no note, no beep, no sign
No chance tonight that I can *dine

Not here but a phantom clear and Amazon's
chatbox offered a *dynamic cheer, not a real kiss,
and not why the delivery had to *stall and miss

No box, no note, no beep, no sign
No chance tonight that I can *dine

I took a quick *look for its place while neighbors
gave a "shoulder to my case, a *discrimination
cruel, as if an *earthquake shook the place

No box, no note, no beep, no sign
No chance tonight that I can *dine.

I pace the floor, thoughts turn black for I feel
the lack, but still cope and hope, in rain or sleet,
my package and I shall soon meet.

No box, no note, no beep, no sign
No chance tonight that I can *dine.

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Here's What Happened:
True Story.
I ordered a package from Amazon, as I always do. and I'll be fair and say that Amazon has never disappointed me before.

The email I received as "delivered" has the photo of an alien doorway, not mine. And as much as I tried, I couldn't get through to Amazon. I'm still waiting and hoping that the people who live in the house with that door the package was delivered to will either bring it to me or send it back to Amazon.

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