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Michael Thomas Thoughts on Poetry, Short Stories, Essays, and Ramblings-It's All Here in...

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Not One, Not Two, But Three Poems, And Fifteen Copies of Our Book
That's right! I have the copies! Whenever you are ready, I am ready to start distributing. Let me know. mbt1966@yahoo.com Here is the...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
 
 
 


OUR BOOK IS HERE! And a Song That I Am Working On
https://www.lulu.com/search?category=Poetry&adult_audience_rating=00&page=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=RELEVANCE&q=Essential+Words Yes, that is...
Apr 21, 20242 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...
Apr 14, 20242 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...
Apr 9, 20243 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...
Mar 31, 20243 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...
Mar 23, 20242 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....
Mar 16, 20246 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...
Mar 10, 20244 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...
Mar 3, 20243 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...
Feb 25, 20244 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...
Feb 18, 20243 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...
Feb 11, 20243 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...
Feb 4, 20245 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...
Jan 14, 20243 min read
 
 
 


Back to the Real Reasons: Read This! Share This!
A few days ago as I uploaded pictures for the Santa Fe travelogue, I got a warning from Wix.com, my blog management site. I had only a...
Dec 21, 20235 min read
 
 
 


Meow wolf Museum: An Amazing Nearly Inexplicable Experience
Kellie and I had purchased our tickets to the Meow wolf on Sunday or Saturday, so we knew what we would be doing Monday afternoon,...
Dec 14, 20233 min read
 
 
 


Cerillos Hills State Park: Me Without My Phone
Kellie and I were awake early as usual and were ready to go hiking by the time the sun was up, so we jumped in the trusty KIA and headed...
Dec 12, 20233 min read
 
 
 


Red Rocks: A Place with a Lot of Red Rocks
It is still Sunday morning. Kellie and I left the Jemez Springs historic site around 11:00. The rain has stopped, and the skies are...
Dec 10, 20234 min read
 
 
 


Snowy Sunday Morning
Well, our second full day in Santa Fe, we had plans to go into the mountains and hike to the Jemez Springs waterfall and other places....
Dec 6, 20234 min read
 
 
 


Saturday Afternoon in Santa Fe
When Kellie and I came out of the International Folk art museum filled with toys and paper mache, the rain had stopped and a beautiful...
Dec 3, 20232 min read
 
 
 


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