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Peace Post: A Poem Shared

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:40:28 +0000

– A coincidental gift received during National Poetry Month –As natural as breathing, sharing works of (he)art is part of my everyday. A few days after my last post was pubbed, a longtime friend noticed the ‘tree painting’ on the shelf beside Gracie. This prompted her to share a reading by Amanda Palmer of the […]

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Pandemic Potpourri #6

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:07:00 +0000

It’s been awhile since I wrote one of these posts. t’s been awhile since I’ve posted, period. I’m tired. I’m worn out. I’m wasted. Yet, excited to be alive. Sounds paradoxical. Perhaps the title of this should be renamed, Pandemic Paradox #1. Just sayin’… Three weeks ago, while standing in line for over an hour […]

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Bye, Bye, MMXX

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:02:56 +0000

It’s been a hard year. To borrow the March proverb and apply it to our domestic and worldwide on-going state of affairs, I like to think that as 2021 ‘comes in like a lion’ it will ‘go out like a lamb.’ In the meantime – I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, […]

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We all need more Christmas

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:00:29 +0000

(this year especially) The fresh-cut tree stand down the road from us always sets up shop around November 11th and sells out of ‘fresh’ stock (highly contestable IMHO) around Thanksgiving. This has always confused me as the thought of needle drop before Christmas proper and indoor dry tree syndrome does make for a huge holiday […]

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PoemInYourPocketDay: The Sunflowers by Mary Oliver

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 01 May 2020 01:06:28 +0000