Lynne Glowacki, May 19, 2020, Reston, Virginia “That’s my name,” she had said—“Augustina”—when I told her my son’s name (Morgan August).That was the day we met at church over coffee and muffins with Jane, my friend, her daughter.She died in March.(was it March? I can’t remember. What month is it now?)She had moved North andContinue reading “Ending”
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A challenge
I’m going to start doing some challenges, perhaps to get some creative juices flowing. This week’s Poetry for a Plague challenge is inspired by Maggie’s painted rocks. It’s public art and writing. Create something that you can leave outside or that blends into the outside of your home for people on walks to discover. TakeContinue reading “A challenge”
Happy Little Trees, Y’all
Margaret Kolb, Reston, Virginia, May 7, 2020
Thanks, Harris Theater
“starrceline”, April 3, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Instagram
Call for Haiku, Part 2
Well things got a bit busy down on the Quarantine Homestead, so I didn’t get to put these up until today. Sorry about that! But here we are with Haiku Part 2, mostly written on April 12, 2020. Again, some of these might not follow Haiku Rules perfectly, and again, nobody cares, because we’re allContinue reading “Call for Haiku, Part 2”
Call for Haiku, Part 1
We had about a week without any submissions, so to get the creativity moving again, I put out a call on Facebook for Quarantine Haiku. Some of these are not actually Haiku, and that is fine. This set were written on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Authors and places are included. If something on this pageContinue reading “Call for Haiku, Part 1”
Calling Cards
Michelle Conley Sobina, Warren, Pennsylvania, April 1, 2020 “I was inspired by the vintage calling cards and how archaic they seem right now… being close enough to actually hand someone a card. The vintage images of the hands really struck an emotional chord with me. I wanted to share them and honor the history ofContinue reading “Calling Cards”
Blocked
Lillian Terio, Reston, Virginia, March 31, 2020 I am blocked I cannot go to play For today’s a rainy, rainy day
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LaDonna Murphy, Lexington, Kentucky, March 26, 2020 Goodnight dearsYou survived today,You, most likely, will survive tomorrow I almost broke down with reliefin the store todayBecause the shelves were mostlyfull of products It was that momentary returnto normalcythat reduced my anxietydespite the mask I wore Remember that you didn’t liveoutside of your house 24/7before this crisisContinue reading “Untitled”
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Charlotte Izurieta, Brooklyn, New York, March 27, 2020
Poetry for a Plague 