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Category Archives: NaPoWriMo ~ 2014
NaPoWriMo 2014 ~ Final Thoughts
I’m delighted that I participated in NaPoWriMo 2014. It’s my third year in a row. I followed the NaPoWriMo prompts one year. That year I found the prompts to be interesting and challenging; I definitely stretched my capabilities as a … Continue reading
I Reflect on Padden Creek Estuary
On some maps “estuary,” on others “lagoon.” Isn’t this where the conflicts begin, in maps and language, semantics and word choice? Isn’t this where the warring begins, in denial of common waters and sacred ground, as if water and land … Continue reading
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Cat, Padden Creek Trail
Shouldn’t you be inside, napping? Scratching the furniture or carpet, climbing the drapes, trashing the mini-blinds? Asking for catnip and treats? You, with the pale gray and white fur, the vaguely Saimese markings: you’re a domesticated short-hair cat. Housecat, as … Continue reading
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Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest Winners
Read about the 2014 Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest winners here. I am honored and thrilled to find my name in the list of winners, and of a Walk Award! Wow! My poem is titled “I Love My City in … Continue reading
¡Viva Padden Creek!
1. ¡Viva Padden Creek! — a line in a response to one of my blog posts — reminds me of Viva Zapata scratched into what was briefly wet concrete close to where a trail spur meets the bend of Donovan … Continue reading
Ten Things I’ve Learnt About Padden Creek
After Sarah Butler 1. Padden Creek was once unnamed. 2. Padden Creek is alive. 3. Padden Creek longs for the sea, negotiates without end with the sea. 4. Padden Creek shouts in falls and short rapids, speaks in narrow muscular … Continue reading
Stream of Consciousness
Piercing trill of some songbird, a second one answering. I can see my breath — it’s chilly, still early spring. Mary Oliver’s poem “The Dipper” is a superb poem. I’d love to see a dipper flying, then swimming the rush … Continue reading
Songbird
Songbird Above the Padden Creek trail a songbird pierces the air with its elaborate, sharp call. The birdcall is so lush and piercing, I think it must be a songbird on steroids. At the downtown diner I rarely go to, … Continue reading
First Kiss / Last Kiss, Lake Padden
1. First Kiss Do you remember that day at the lake, how pleasant it was, how the sun shone on the lake waters, how pleasantly cool it was along the trail through the wooded trail around the lake? Do you … Continue reading
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