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Harvest of Brown: Color Poem

11/23/2014

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grass in our pasture that I call copper root
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big elm with fall foliage
      Since Thanksgiving is next week, I have been thinking a lot about the word harvest. Most of the time when we think of a harvest, we think of the gathering of crops. But a harvest can be anything that we intake or collect.
      A few mornings ago, I stood at my open window in awe of all the marvelous shades of brown and gold in my yard. I never thought of brown as being such a wondrous color, until I took in all of it's color variations in the fall leaves and grasses around my home. Now I see brown in a totally different way. You might try harvesting a color, too!

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waking in: Noticing light & Movement

11/16/2014

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Picturesunset on the ridge

I love the way the light is captured in this photo. I have noticed myself paying attention to light and movement lately. Sunrises and sunsets provide a perfect opportunity to reflect on the inward movement of light. Since I have been writing at these certain times of day, I have been in awe of how the elements of nature respond to light. This poem reflects my thinking about the connection between the movement of light and the waking in of the day.

Invitation to write:

Try paying attention to the way things move and then try describing that movement in detail. Think about the objects around you or in nature. For example, you might try thinking about a bicycle, a clock, or maybe one of your favorite animals.
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Little Places: poems around the campfire

11/7/2014

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PictureOur Campsite in Shepard Forest

It's campfire season! I love sitting around the fire with my family. There's something about a campsite that can just make your heart all warm and toasty. It's the perfect little place to tell some stories around the fire and to get some writing in, too. My boys love for me to tell scary stories and call the owls in closer to our campsite. We seem to have formed a habit of the things we bring to the camp as well as the things we like to do while we are there.
This got me to thinking about how the smallest spaces can hold such a giant significance for us as part of our everyday life routine. These poems are a result of that thinking about how much writing can come from those little places we travel in and out of from day to day.

Invitation to write:

Even moments that we spend at little places that we love can spark ideas for writing. Think of the everyday moments you spend in your room, your yard,  or even around the kitchen table. These little places can hold great significance for us. Sometimes thinking about the places we spend our day and the conversations or habits that happen within those places, can turn out to be a great starting point for getting our writing going.
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    Welcome! I'm Kiesha Shepard, and I have a love for writing and the teaching of writing. Whispers From the Ridge is a place where I can share my words and ideas for teaching writing. It's also a place for you to find inspiration for writing the words inside of you. I invite you into my world of writing as I capture the whispers from the ridge.

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