OUR BOOK IS HERE! And a Song That I Am Working On
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Michael Thomas Thoughts on Poetry, Short Stories, Essays, and Ramblings-It's All Here in...
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Apr 142 min read
Spiderwort: Just a Picture, But Two New Poems as Well
Look at how cute this little spiderwort bloom is!! And it was doing its very best to hide away in the middle and bottom of the bush. If I...
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Apr 93 min read
"Proof" Is in the Pudding and a Couple of New Poems
Well, as you can see above, I have received the proof copy of the latest book of our poetry that I have been telling you about. I only...
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Mar 313 min read
An Early Purple Iris: A Poem and More Pictures from Spring Break
The Early Iris Bloom The stretching stem shoots through the mulching grass. It tries to reach the sun and must not fail. The new bloom...
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Mar 232 min read
First Day of Spring Break Trip and a New Poem, But Not a Theme I Will Stick With
The Mill at Falling Spring Keeping in mind that I have a limited amount of storage space for photos on the blog, here are a few photos...
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Mar 166 min read
Another Poem from Marty Gerlach, a Couple of My Own, and a Couple Photos
Seeing as how it is Spring Break and Kellie and I are going to spend the next few days hiking, I figured I would get the blog in today....
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Mar 104 min read
First Flower of the Year, First Flower Hike of the Year, and a Couple of Poems
This common periwinkle was the first flower to bloom in our yard this year, so it wins the award for first flower of the year. As you can...
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Mar 33 min read
Moccasin Spring, a Waterslide, and One Poem
Saturday, March 2, Kellie and I drove nearly to the end of Push Mtn. Road (from the Norfork side) to the Moccasin Spring trailhead, which...
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Feb 254 min read
Jonquil or Daffodil? Who Cares? Here Is a Poem and Pictures from Our Saturday Hike
So, I wrote a poem about the Jonquil this week, and, as I do every year, I had to look on https://identify.plantnet.org/ to figure out...
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Feb 183 min read
Check It Out! Two Poems for One Day!
Generally, I like to start off the blogs with poems that I have for you to read, but today, I start this blog with commentary merely...
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Feb 113 min read
Special Guest Poet: Marty Gerlach in a Triumphant Return to the Blog
I have plenty to say after the poem, but let's have a look at it first. Oh! And a picture of Sunny riding in the car on the way to New...
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Feb 45 min read
Hey, Now! Look Here! Back to a Blog a Week!
So, yesterday, Kellie, Sarah, and I took a hike to a place that was new for Sarah. However, Kellie and I have visited several times. It's...
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Jan 143 min read
The Naming Ritual: What Shall We Call Our Book?
Well, gentle readers and friends, I have been working on gathering together the nature poems that we have worked on for the past couple...
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Sep 23, 20231 min read
An Autumnal Portent: A New (Short) Poem and A Few Pictures of Fall Flowers
Well, folks, here it is with only a few days left in September and many different flowers in our yard have decided to bloom once again....
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Aug 12, 20232 min read
Friend: A New Poem! No Revisions Today!
Comments below the poem and pictures. ENJOY! Friend, (Inspired by a P. Shelley fragment) Sit down here and clear your mind Of all its...
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Aug 6, 20232 min read
A Couple of Revisions, Some Sketches, and a Sunrise
Well, I have to be honest. Apparently, my regular readers are not too keen on reading revised poems. Generally, each blog post gets...
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Aug 1, 20232 min read
Two More Revisions: This May Go Faster Than You Think
I had no idea what the flower in the picture above was without looking it up on that wonderful website: https://identify.plantnet.org/....
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
Revisions, Revisions, Revisions: Or Are There Only Two?
As all my faithful readers know, I have pronounced it the Season of Revision. That's right! No new stuff until all of the old stuff is...
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Jul 26, 20233 min read
The Spider's Web: Showing What Revisions Can Make Me Do
Comments after the poem! Enjoy! The Spider’s Web I saw a spider spin her web From the window in my room. I was muted in the dark. She was...
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Jul 12, 20233 min read
Moon Diver: Slight Return (a lyric poem) And the Answer to a Reader's Question in Picture
Comments after poem! Enjoy! The Moon Diver (Slight Return) Beware the doldrums of July, When whippoorwill and firefly May make you feel...
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