I wrote this poem several years ago when I was still teaching 7th grade English. I had a lot of fun finding ways to incorporate the poetic devices* I taught to my students into a description of a thunderstorm, and I was pleased when this poem finally found a home. It won first place inContinue reading “Reading Poetry in a Thunderstorm”
Tag Archives: Summer
August in Texas
After forty-four days of over 100°F temperatures in Dallas this summer (twenty-one of them consecutive) we are finally getting a break from the excessive heat. The high in Richardson today is only 93°. Those of you who haven’t lived in this particular level of hell might be thinking, “Does seven degrees really make that muchContinue reading “August in Texas”
Glimpse of Summer
☀️🏡🌸🐢🎣🦆 After yoga, I take a walk through the park and nearby neighborhood, listening to Ann Patchett’s collection of essays, These Precious Days, apt title for my life right now, my morning, this moment. I pass a house with such a vibrant garden of colorful blooms it rivals beds at the Lady Bird Johnson WildflowerContinue reading “Glimpse of Summer”
Carie Juettner 