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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 11

March 24, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

  Sharing three 11-word poems today.     Still For someone who craves stillness, my life moves pretty fast still. Word Count: 11     Death and Life Kara passes A plane crashes And my lilac tips are pregnant. Word Count: 11 Note: A plane crashed in the French Alps this morning. I heard this during the […]

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 12

March 23, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

    Dew Shimmering orbs glitter and dance on the grassy ballroom floor, dipping dots. Word Count: 12 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here.   A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my inbox–“Form and Void” by Barbara Crooker, author of Selected Poems. Want to play […]

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 13 (Still Saturday)

March 20, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

  Stuffing life with more things and distractions makes time feel shallower not deeper.   ~Judith Shulevitz as quoted by Laura Boggess in Playdates with God: Having Childlike Faith in a Grown-up World Word Count: 13 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here.   In the stillness, Sandy   Welcome […]

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 14

March 20, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

  First Day of Spring Day cracks its shell, spills golden yolk. Behold a robin– first day of spring Word Count: 14  All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here.   In the stillness, Sandy I realized this morning that this is my 67th first day of spring. Yikes! “I enjoy the spring […]

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 15

March 19, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

    On Trying on Clothes It is plainly in our living shown By fit of feathers how we have grown. Word Count: 15   All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here.   In the stillness, Sandy   A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my […]

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 16

March 18, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

  Breathe When heaven’s spotlight beams upon your stillness, I reach out and touch… just to be sure. Word Count: 16 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 17

March 17, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

  Beware of Mangos Beware of mangos that stone your toes in the grocery aisle, rollaway apples, and cranky produce men. Word Count: 17 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here.     In the stillness, Sandy A first line poem starter inspired by an Every Day Poem in my […]

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 18

March 16, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

  He was shrouded in sadness last spring betrayed broken having given all, but love came softly double joy.   Word Count: 18 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. My son popped the question, and she said yes! We’ll be gaining a new daughter… AND a grandson. Color us all with joy. […]

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One Less Word For Lent 2015 – 19 (Still Saturday)

March 13, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

  Take note. “There is holy in the everyday moments . . . “There is resurrection in the hallowed corners of [your] life.” Word Count: 19 ~Laura Boggess, Playdates with God: Having a Childlike Faith in a Grown-up World  All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here.   In the stillness. Sandy   […]

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One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 20

March 13, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

    L.L. Barkat is good at dealing dares. Last night it was to use two key phrases in a single post. I think she mentioned something about cookies. I may have even heard the word, “chocolate.” But as an “official” mischievous barista for Tweetspeak Poetry, how could I ignore her–even for just a cup […]

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Hazy sunset. Likely effect from Canadian fire all Hazy sunset. Likely effect from Canadian fire all the way down here.
Happy first day of fall from my backyard to yours. Happy first day of fall from my backyard to yours.
Just another backyard photo… Just another backyard photo…
From my backyard tonight. From my backyard tonight.
Just another sunset. Just another sunset.
“I would like people to remember of me, how inex “I would like people to remember of me, how inexhaustible was her mindfulness.” ~ Mary Oliver in “ A Little Ado About This and That.”
Current situation. Current situation.
“This spark of life that wavest wings of gold” “This spark of life that wavest wings of gold” ~ Thomas Wentworth Higginson in “Ode to a Butterfly”
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We pulled all the milkweed because it just could not support all the caterpillars. They were eating it bare and most of them died because they ran out of food. This one butterfly found this one lone volunteer.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright futur "I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." ~ E.B. White (as quoted on today's page in my Franklin Planner)
"May you experience each day as a sacred gift wove "May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder." ~ John O'Donohue in "For Presence" from To Bless the Space Between Us
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Tri-colored heron stalking breakfast in my backyard.
“. . neighbor’s tree hangs heavy with mangoes “. .  neighbor’s tree hangs heavy with mangoes. They are moving in a week. They say a family from Belarus bought the house. I hope they don’t care much for mangoes.”
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“Beautiful Sweet Things” at https://sandraheskaking.substack.com/
"People do not grow old. When they cease to grow t "People do not grow old. When they cease to grow they become old.” ~ Emerson

It's been a while since I've written anything on my blog. Like 3 years. But I just wrote my first post on Substack. Come see?

https://sandraheskaking.substack.com/p/ten-years-ten-things
Spent a couple hours this morning with friends fro Spent a couple hours this morning with friends from @spanishriverchurch picking up beach trash. Little bits of colored and clear plastic, big bits of plastic, bottle caps, broken glass, strings, ropes, straws, socks, fast food containers, paper, cigarette holders and filters—and a couple unmentionables. Took extra care around the turtle nests. Last count was about 70 pounds, but there were also some bigger things like an abandoned chair and a plastic tent. And a big piece of burlap or something with a fishing lure and giant hook attached. D found a Macy’s gift card that he almost tossed in his bucket. But we brought it home to check the balance—$24.60! We should be able to turn that into something useful for someone. 😊
H Already dead, I am living my afterlife here in t H
Already dead, I am
living my afterlife
here
in the form of a human.
~ Xueyan from Time Peels All to Original White

Thanks to @tspoetry for introducing me to this beautiful collection via an Every Day Poems selection.
The cats attacked the window all night. The dog wo The cats attacked the window all night. The dog woofed all night. This morning we discovered the would-be burglar imprisoned between the screen and the glass on our bedroom slider. 

When I stepped out to release it (no bail), I was surprised by this brief bit of backyard beauty.
For most of us, knowledge of our world comes large For most of us, knowledge of our world comes largely through sight, yet we look about with such unseeing eyes that we are partially blind. One way to open your eyes to unnoticed beauty is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?" ~ Rachel Carson in The Sense of Wonder
#prayformsu #spartanstrong #spartannurse #michigan #prayformsu #spartanstrong #spartannurse #michiganstateuniversity
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faith Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~ Psalm 136:1
A tale of two iguanas... I did not see the iguana A tale of two iguanas... I did not see the iguana in the background until I downloaded the photos. That, I believe, is the one that got caught in one of the openings in the neighbor's chain link fence. We tried in several (safe) ways to dislodge it without luck and could think of no other option but to leave it. Somehow it apparently dislodged itself. We also believe this is the pair that was getting into another neighbor's garden. We haven't seen either one since the last cold snap, so we are wondering if they survived. 
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Thinking some may have tumbled from their perches last night. Pretty sure it will be raining iguanas tonight since we are under a frost advisory. It's cold. And windy.
Just sing... sing a song... Singing our way into Just sing... sing a song... 

Singing our way into the weekend.
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