Monthly Archives: April 2017

Pocket Poems

Posted on April 17, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

April is National Poetry Month and there’s an inspiring event that’s on the way: National Poem in Your Pocket Day. This year, it’s on April 27. Here’s a heads up, so you’ll have plenty of time to think about and … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on April 15, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

For me, this sweet poem is fragrant with Spring. It reminds us all to take time to enjoy the beauty all around us and to store it forever in our hearts. I’m so happy to share it with you:   … Continue reading →

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Writing Life

Posted on April 14, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

Every now and then I turn up gems on line, and this is one. It’s by Neil Gaiman, a British author who writes short fiction, novels, and films. I love its honesty about the writing life: “Some writers need a … Continue reading →

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Hastening Slowly

Posted on April 13, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience.” Benjamin Franklin Ben must have been reading my mind. Right now I’m wrapping up a project and I’m very tempted to rush through to the end of it. I’ve set a … Continue reading →

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“Only Now”

Posted on April 12, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“There is only now.”    George Balanchine Someone once asked Gunther Gebel-Williams, a legendary circus performer, what advice he had given his son, who was following in his footsteps as an animal trainer. “I told him to be there,” the … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Incidentals

Posted on April 11, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

There are always many wonders awaiting me on the three days that I jog each week when the weather is fine. There are all kinds of different houses and yards t look at on my way to the jogging track … Continue reading →

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Your Hero

Posted on April 10, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Success rests with having the courage and endurance and above all the will to become the person you are, however peculiar that may be. Then you will be able to say, ‘I have found my hero and he is me.’” … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on April 8, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

April Sara Teasdale The roofs are shining from the rain. The sparrows tritter as they fly, And with a windy April grace The little clouds go by. Yet the back-yards are bare and brown With only one unchanging tree– I … Continue reading →

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Poetry Play

Posted on April 7, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Poetry is the music of the soul.”     Voltaire April showers bring May flowers, surely something joyous and uplifting to celebrate. The month of April also offers another delight: National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world. Coast … Continue reading →

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Standing Tall

Posted on April 6, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

As soon as I found this fabulous rainy day story, I fell in love with it and had to share it. It’s from The Diaries of Mario M. Cuomo, the former governor of New York. He recalled it at a … Continue reading →

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