This poem was published in A Book of the Year 2017, the anthology of first place poems from the Poetry Society of Texas annual contests. Now that it’s July, when we’re steeped in Texas summer, it seems like a good time to share it with you. Plus, I just got home from spending a fewContinue reading “That Summer”
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When Creativity Strikes
You know, it’s funny. The last thing I posted to my blog was a poem about all the things I hadn’t accomplished yet this summer. A poem about letting the to-do lists go and enjoying the moment for what it was. A poem that exuded relaxation and an appreciation for “slow and steady.” Then, aboutContinue reading “When Creativity Strikes”
I had plans.
I had plans. BIG plans. I was going to conquer the world and the laundry. I was going to write the great American novel and bake the great American pie. I was going to rid my home of every piece of clutter, every unnecessary item of clothing, every duplicate ladle (because really, how many ladlesContinue reading “I had plans.”
Carie Juettner 