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a breeder the first of my three fox terriers i was able to take her anywhere carried her in a large yellow purse and no one knew there was a dog inside then there was tulip my heart dog my second toy fox terrier who came from the same breeder as violet and who had a white heart on her face or was it a tulip and was the best lap dog ever i still miss her then there was basil who was part of a rescue of a few dozen toy fox terriers from a dog hoarder home he was very small and spunky and still is with me cuddling on my lap at age fifteen and still relatively healthy too then there was olive who came from a havanese breeder a delightful friend turning two years old this month a lover of a dog who keeps me active and melts my heart when she looks at me olive is a dog that everyone loves tulip and violet both deceased for susan s prompt at what s going on pets i have known posted by mary at 12 05 pm 8 comments tuesday april 21 2026 forest forest forest dark and silent walk quietly do not disturb my reverie my mind wanders as i walk the path which leads between trees that bend into me hold me tight in strong arms my life is wooded green mellow shielded by bark with deep roots for sumana s prompt at what s going on when nature takes your breath away posted by mary at 2 54 pm 8 comments monday april 13 2026 yesterday today tomorrow source yesterday today tomorrow yesterday s children roam free everywhere in their neighborhood play outside after dark walk by themselves to school bike with friends to neighborhood parks they trick or treat alone for blocks do not fear pinned or poisoned candy they can wander into the woods pretend it s sherwood forest and play for hours they meet friends at the mall or a movie or to bowl no mothers worriy today s children roam within parents view come inside when it is dark they travel to school by car or bus or walk accompanied by parent mothers take children to parks sit on benches to watch them play they trick or treat on their street as their parents walk along they play in their backyard fantasize the few trees as sherwood forest friends play at one house or the other still mothers worry tomorrow s children roam their home whether it is day or night they travel to school by computer parents watch their children play video games at home and assorted halloween candy is now prebagged and available at all stores they look at their backyard through burglar proof windows see sherwood forest on their ipad they play interactive games with friends via computer see all movies via netflix no mothers worry for my prompt at what s going on yesterday today tomorrow posted by mary at 7 15 am 9 comments sunday april 5 2026 this poem source this poem this poem is an island surrounded by water i live on this island i am surrounded by beauty and the restless sounds of the sea waves speak in tongues i try to understand this poem is a forest outside of the town i live in this forest i am surrounded by beauty that lives beneath the trees between the depth of roots and the breath of leaves this poem is a mountain reaching to the sky i live in this mountain i am surrounded by beauty as i look down at the world clouds drift like peaceful thoughts below me this poem is a river cutting through stone i float on this river i am surrounded by beauty in its endless becoming each moment gone before i can hold it this poem is a sky without any edge i live in this sky i am surrounded by beauty in its widening silence which encompasses everything and is happy written for sherry s prompt at what s going on this poem posted by mary at 5 16 pm 10 comments tuesday march 31 2026 truth source truth how can i write about truth when so much of what i hear is lies there is little i can say i wonder how they live with themselves when their mouths speak untruths as if they were profound they claim to be people of god yet break the 9th commandment daily and feign allegiance to their lord what message do the young receive with lies presented every day as truth will society become truthless in the end written for susan s prompt at what s going on truth posted by mary at 11 09 am 6 comments tuesday march 24 2026 children a childlike adventure i yearn to be one of the boxcar children or to live in the house at pooh corner where i ll ride on my own black beauty alongside the mouse and his motorcycle perhaps i ll discover the secret garden in the place where the sidewalk ends then wander up my side of the mountain just the little prince and madeline and me i ll solve the mystery of the wrinkle in time and reveal everything that brown bear sees then peer wistfully at the goodnight moon as i wait for the time you reach me i ll travel on the little engine that could to where the mountain meets the moon to be able to answer the call of the wild before i finally paddle to the sea this is submitted for sumana s prompt child children at what s going on perhaps not exactly what she had in mind but i have referred to seventeen children s books in the poem above fifteen lines have one children s book and one line has the name of two posted by mary at 11 58 am 8 comments monday march 16 2026 anger source anger anger bites gnaws at my insides i feels so hopeless cannot find a way to rid myself of this anger that hangs on one person single handedly destroyed this country and is doing a good job of destroying the world as it was when i could smile there is nothing i can do with this anger that sticks in my throat nauseates me takes away my joy i feel hopeless rage at this person his syncophants who say yes to his whims all those who took a wrecking ball to the world i boil seethe shake my fists scream pound the walls my stomach churns i am sickened i wretch my angst comes to nothing just one more depressing day written for my prompt at what s going on anger posted by mary at 10 31 am 6 comments monday march 9 2026 a poem from 11 years ago tulip violet and basil if dogs contemplate death if dogs contemplate death i do not perceive it they relish today savor the bowl of kibble delight in a walk or a game of fetch if dogs ponder death they do not reveal it perhaps that is one reason i love dogs they acknowledge appreciate what is today if dogs envision death they suppress it occupied with their conventional lives proclaim that death is inconsequential if dogs consider death they overlook it as part of life they cannot control what s the use of knowing after all i wrote this poem 11 not ten years ago and as i looked back at my old poems i still find it relevant by now both tulip and violet have crossed the rainbow bridge and basil is 15 years old and still going strong for his age i agree with the sentiments of the poem basil at 15 still savors life still delights in his food cuddles in my lap shows some spark when he plays below is a photo of basil as he looks today and his more recently arrived sister olive living their best life for sherry s prompt at what s going on ten years ago posted by mary at 12 39 pm 6 comments tuesday march 3 2026 hilary knight source hilary knight born in california she found her passion on ice then moved with her talent to the colder midwest at the university of wisconsin madison from 2007 to 2012 she took classes played hockey and skated more earned a degree in history and a certificate in european studies learned how past lives shape the present even as she was shaping her own not aware yet that she would be a history maker herself after graduation her excellence at the game gave her options she became a professional player then a cornerstone of the game a force to be reckoned with a constant presence on the u s women s national ice hockey team always reliable a symbol of the game excellence through endurance strong she did more than score goals she helped build something lasting and greater pushed women s hockey forward in north america shaping not only her career but the future of the sport itself five olympic games more than any u s hockey player man or woman two gold medals three silver years measured not by seasons but by the love of the game and in milan cortina wearing the c she led as captain steady under pressure guided the american team to gold in women s history month her story reminds us excellence isn t inherited but is built over years an example for young girls to follow leadership earned stride by stride when no one is watching but the ice will remember those who change the game written for susan s prompt at what s going on women s history month posted by mary at 7 57 am 8 comments monday february 23 2026 unspoken unspoken there are whole conversations i have with myself that never reach the air things i would like to say but do not i imagine saying the words aloud watch the room shift watch a face change i rehearse the aftermath and decide against it some truths are sharp there are things and people i detest there are sorrows and angers that weigh me down but what would be repaired by their release my fears would not disappear under someone s examination my sadness or anger would not shrink because of being named out loud those i detest would not become more likeable no one is holding the missing piece that could make it all better no one carries a magic answer for what lives inside me most often it feels wiser to let the storm pass without commentary so i keep the silence not as surrender but as restraint guarding others from the weight of what i carry inside guarding myself from having to explain the unexplainable knowing nothing would change with the sharing instead i move to another place i open a book and step into someone else s weather or i walk my trail or work out in the gym until my breath drowns out thought until my feelings turn into muscle and motion and all is good the unspoken remains not gone only set aside in the dark of my mind where even i may forget what i meant to say written for my prompt at what s going on unspoken posted by mary at 9 16 am 8 comments monday february 16 2026 let us bless the earth let us bless the earth let us bless the earth the way it has sustained us since the beginning of time let us bless the earth its patience despite the folly of humankind let us bless the earth each season s beauty remarkably sublime let us bless the earth innumerable peaceful places where beauty does shine let us bless the earth its kindness to all beings with wisdom crystalline let us bless the earth let us bless the earth yes it is now time for what s going on sherry s prompt blessings posted by mary at 9 11 pm 9 comments monday february 9 2026 creation source creation i n the beginning god created heaven and earth wildlife and plant life last god created humankind and was pleased with all that had been made humankind was special meant to rule over nature and it was good but humankind lost its way and here we are today i wonder if god regrets and i wonder if god still loves those created in god s image and if god is powerful enough to create this world we inhabit why doesn t god use that power to restore it to change the hearts of man written for susan s prompt creation at what s going on posted by mary at 10 06 am 8 comments monday february 2 2026 seeking shelter source seeking shelter i write in a trance today my heart isn t in it yet i continue wondering why and for how long i look for a place to shelter from the evils of the world somewhere to burrow a little calm for my anxious heart i play the new york times wordle a small clever escape a workout for the mind though the news still always finds me i play with my dog look into her deep eyes so dependent so innocent her warmth steadies me i find shelter in plans in dreams that may not happen to visit copenhagen again the quiet utopia of my soul written for my prompt at what s going on shelter posted by mary at 8 07 am 13 comments tuesday january 27 2026 a hurting heart source a hurting heart sometimes there is no help for a hurting heart except to look away for a time read a book go to the gym take a walk cuddle a dog watch a series on tv play a word game with friends bake banana bread write a poem take a nap organize a drawer eat ice cream listen to music these are some simple ways to help a hurting heart for sherry s prompt at what s going on help for hurting hearts posted by mary at 12 48 pm 8 comments monday january 19 2026 peace photos with permission of photographer peace they walk the long road from texas to washington robes and sandals nothing extra their lives are simple purposeful resolved day after day they walk i imagine myself beside them learning how to move without urgency without rage without fear without anxiety aloka walks with them nose to the ground heart untroubled by flags or slogans or evil intentions he loves the road because it is there i want to be like aloka these days my heart is loud with politics disbelief anger fear i cannot settle safely i want another way peace maybe is not silence but choosing where to place each foot one step 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