When Dad Reads Poetry {Day 8}
We started reading poetry to our children at an early age. You probably did too, although you may not have even realized it – Mother …
Parenting
Boys in Haiku {Day 7}
Haiku is meant to capture a simple concrete moment, and although it can be packed with emotion, generally does not use emotional or “feeling” words. …
Poetry for Parents {Day 6}
I’ve been sifting through digital sheaves of poetry for the past week… trying find poetry about parenting to share with you. The truth is – …
Every Prayer is a Poem {Day 5}
Poetry, said the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge is simply: “the best words in the best order.” Given that it’s Sunday, I want to talk today …
How I See You: first son {Day 4}
If I think about the possibility of not being around for my children… next week, next year, or in ten or twenty years, my heart …