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a word edgewise a word edgewise i write when i can get a word in edgewise subscribe to posts atom posts all comments atom all comments thursday january 1 2026 a word edgewise has moved to substack hello happy new year i m sharing my olw for 2026 here find my poetry journey continuing on substack at another word edgewise here is the link if the embedded link above doesn t work https open substack com pub mitchellhubeimom p happy new year utm_campaign post expanded share utm_medium web thank you catherine at reading to the core for hosting a new year poetry friday round up posted by linda mitchell at 5 17 00 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday december 25 2025 merry christmas hello hello hello i am wishing you and yours a day full of love and laughter peace and contentment the woes of the world will certainly rush back in full tomorrow but today it s christmas i am celebrating the birth of a savior born to us humbly but with miraculously expansive love for us all and i m fortunate to be with all my children goofy lovey pets and my sweet spouse i do not need any more today photo from google images james baldwin s words are from notes on the house of bondage in the nation 1980 the children are always ours every single one of them all over the globe and i am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be in capable of morality james baldwin the children are always ours every single one of them just as we count every star the children are always ours darkest night through early morning hours round the globe and round again the children are always ours every single one of them linda mitchell 12 25 25 thank you tricia at the miss rumphius effect for hosting this holiday weekend in the year of our lord 2025 i am finally fed up with blogspot blogger starting in 2026 i ll be joining poetry friday from substack stay tuned for details posted by linda mitchell at 7 00 00 am 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday december 18 2025 kindness hello poets a little cinquain to say sayonara to this week linda mitchell happy hanukkah and thank you to michelle kogan for hosting our poetry friday round up she has a lovely response to an exhibit of yoko ono s work at the mca chicago posted by linda mitchell at 7 55 00 pm 14 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday december 11 2025 poetry friday is here and a december mash up hello poets how is everyone doing are you ready to close the books on 2025 baby new year will be knocking on the door any minute now i love the christmas carols of december i don t hear them when i m out and about like i did in the old days of shopping in brick mortar stores hearing the muzak from speakers but i make sure to get my daily dose from my own playlists christmas carols make me happy this must be why i m always looking for just the right carol to blend with a poem of a completely different tone and voice for a december poetry mash up this year it s andy williams most wonderful time of year and white eyes by mary oliver these two pieces don t zipper together perfectly but i love the juxtaposition of williams rah rah christmas vibe to oliver s contemplative quiet miracle in the woods isn t that the way of holidays in winter we bounce back and forth between high and low energy december mash up 26 in winter it s the most wonderful time of the year with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer it s the most wonderful time of the year all the singing is in it s the hap happiest season of all with those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings when friends come to call it s the hap happiest season of all the tops of the trees there ll be parties for hosting marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow where the wind bird there ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of christmases long long ago with it s white eyes it s the most wonderful time of the year shoves and pushes there ll be much mistl toeing and hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near among the branches it s the most wonderful time of the year like any of us it s the most wonderful time of the year he wants to go to sleep there ll be much mistltoeing and hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near but he s restless it s the most wonderful time of the year he has an idea there ll be parties for hosting marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow and it slowly unfolds there ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of christmases long long ago from under his beating wings it s the most wonderful time of the year as long as he stays awake there ll be much mistltoeing and hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near but his big round music after all it s the most wonderful time yes the most wonderful time is too breathy to last oh the most wonderful time of the year arranged by linda mitchell 12 12 26 i so look forward to your poetry offerings i ll do my best to get to all poets as soon as i can and i also want to savor what you share mr linky will not be connecting us all this weekend as i cannot get him activated please add your link to a comment below and don t forget to sign it as blogger has a way of making unsuspecting friends anonymous sign up for hosting poetry friday in the next six months susan thomsen at chicken spaghetti jama at jama s alphabet soup jan godwin annino at bookseed studio alan at poetry pizzazz karen edmisten michelle at more art 4 all jone rush maccullough tabatha at the opposite of indifference laura purdie salas catherine at reading to the core linda at teacher dance amy at living workshop rose at imagine the possibilities amy lv at the poem farm irene at live your poem mona voelkel mary lee at another year of reading patricia at reverie margaret at reflections on the teche carol at the apples in my orchard cathy at a little bit of this and that molly at nix the comfort zone posted by linda mitchell at 5 03 00 pm 27 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday december 4 2025 address an item of your clothing hello poets happy december the cold of winter has certainly arrived here there s no dumping of snow like my northern friends are experiencing but i did pull out layers of sweaters vests and a heavy jacket to keep warm these days a new month means a new prompt for the inklings to respond to from heidi address an item of your clothing i ve been missing my mom lately maybe it s the holiday season or it s just been so long since she passed either way i miss her thank goodness for her old blue puff vest dear blue puffy vest it s been sixteen years since mom has worn winter clothes long enough now you could have a license to drive those back country dirt roads she learned to love she s been gone these years too you re still that same shade of blue her eyes flashed a bluejay on a winter s lap of snow i didn t take you the first or second or even third trip to her house after the funeral it wasn t until i saw you in the donation pile stains down the front from her walks through the woods coffee in hand i saw you in that heap of clothes still in the shape of her and i longed for her hug how she d rub my back in just that way to let me know she loved me best as she could that s what made me pick you up hold you at arm s length before trying you on and thinking oh hey she s with me still i will grow into the shape of these hugs as best i can in my seasons of missing her linda mitchell 12 5 25 keep up with other inkling responses to this prompt mary lee hahn a nother year of reading catherine flynn reading to the core molly hogan nix the comfort zone margaret simon reflections on the teche heidi mordhorst my juicy little universe make sure you visit irene at live your poem for this week s round up i host poetry friday next week i like to post on thursday evening if you want to be ready for that posted by linda mitchell at 6 21 00 pm 15 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest walking toward the light of my people last night i walked from the parking lot toward the collection of faces lit by phones in the cold tall short narrow wide in lumpy coats bundled up in december for better or worse these are my people we educators gathered to tell our employer the school board that lengthening our contract day by thirty minutes without discussion without reason without evidence that it will have impact without trust and respect for the hours we willingly give students is wrong my people are lights in these days of discontent and discouragement we teach not for today but for the tomorrow we see coming we teach through our contract hours and beyond to get the job done to teach the people we want to see in this world we teach when we are tired have to fight for our jobs and our benefits and our time clocks we will continue to teach even though the school board did vote to add this time to our contract day because we believe our work matters more than the number of hours printed on our contracts i will need the warmth and the light of my people to help me today as they have for these decades now i m tired but my students are not they need me to be teacher ready today and tomorrow and all the tomorrows of school peace and light linda posted by linda mitchell at 5 59 00 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday november 27 2025 happy thanksgiving hello poets happy thanksgiving to those celebrating this weekend thanks so much to children s author buffy silverman for hosting our holiday weekend round up thanks also to all those that shared photos and snippets from the recent ncte gathering in denver co it was really fun to see the happy faces and bits of wisdom shared amongst the participants via social media pics and posts it s a quiet weekend of family here all my kids are home my mother in law has joined us our new dog dolly is learning how to fit into our family circus of kids and cats and work schedules life is good and full of love and laughter i feel blessed i was intrigued with the cinquains karen e shared last week what a fun form to play with here are two from the season i m in november muted softened raking gathering crackling saying goodbye for now fading linda mitchell 11 28 25 thanksgiving pregame to christmas day all the aunts and uncles all their favorite casseroles turkeys linda mitchell 11 21 25 how to write a cinquain franz marc 1910 in the public domain posted by linda mitchell at 10 51 00 am 15 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom poetry friday contact form name email message total pageviews my blog list search this blog followers about me linda mitchell i am a public school librarian that writes on the side someday i hope to publish view my 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