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The Sun Also Rises
Perspective Ahead is rain and grey and cold - Behind - sudden - the sun; I glance and see him risen, Laughing, flashing gold.
16 hrs ago
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Afterimage
When the mundane is superimposed on the potentially transcendent. It ought to be the other way round...
Feb 18
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An Inkling of Hope
A sonnet
Feb 11
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apricot at sunset
a sonnet
Feb 5
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manners
A free verse tantrum/apology/invitation
Jan 30
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"The Order of Love"
Jul 2, 2025
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The Alchemic Hue
Sep 5, 2025
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Bitterness
Dec 3, 2025
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Lullaby for the Shepherds
Dec 22, 2025
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poetry
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The Sun Also Rises
Perspective Ahead is rain and grey and cold - Behind - sudden - the sun; I glance and see him risen, Laughing, flashing gold.
16 hrs ago
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Esther Jane
3
1
Afterimage
When the mundane is superimposed on the potentially transcendent. It ought to be the other way round...
Feb 18
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Esther Jane
10
2
1
An Inkling of Hope
A sonnet
Feb 11
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Esther Jane
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literature
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The Poetic Education of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, Poet Laureate of Hobbiton
From prosy beginnings to poetic endings, Tolkien shows the development of poetry in his hairy-footed hero - and in us, too
Jan 28
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An Epic Advent
Preparing for the celebration of Christmas with Paradise Lost, part 1 of 3
Nov 29, 2025
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"...the tragedy and despair of all machinery laid bare"
some thoughts from a non-professional on AI, AI poetry, and how we respond to the Machine devouring the humanities
Nov 9, 2025
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education
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Living Among the Ruins
Thoughts on "repairing the ruins" of one's education
Aug 25, 2025
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"The Art of Living"
the purpose of education; a review and recommendation of "The Basis of National Strength" by Charlotte Mason
Aug 6, 2025
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The Knowledge of Love, a Fragrance of Life
A homeschooling mother's review of "Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic" by Nadya Williams
Jul 9, 2025
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