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Morning Speaks: Nature Poems

12/27/2018

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Happy Poetry Friday! I am so grateful to be back with this amazing community of poets! I can't wait to read all the poetry offerings waiting to be unwrapped at Donna's space, Mainley Write, on this last Poetry Friday round-up of the year. 

It feels so wonderful to be writing for myself again. For some time, much of my writing has been the academic kind. Now that I have completed my master's degree program, I can give myself fully to my writing life. I can return to my pen and notebook. I may be a bit rusty, but I believe writing is the kind of thing that comes back to you with ease. Like a beloved song or some fond memory from childhood, it's always there. It always waits, and it always takes us back whenever we are ready to return. 
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Invitation to Write:

For me, nature is a sturdy workbench for my writing. I will make time and listen, to hear the words that it may speak.

Whatever your workbench may be, my hope is that you return to it again and again. It will be there, ready to help you accomplish the work of your heart. 
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Jeff Koehler
12/27/2018 09:09:15 pm

Keisha! I love this! Merry Christmas and happy new year to you all!

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Donna Smith link
12/27/2018 10:00:45 pm

Wise words and so glad you are coming back!,

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Molly Hogan link
12/28/2018 02:40:32 am

Oh! That final line "Can't you hear the morning speak?" is simply fabulous! Congratulations on returning to writing for you and thank you for sharing with us :)

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Heidi Mordhorst link
12/28/2018 04:47:08 am

Welcome back, Kiesha, and congrats on your master's work! It must feel very fine to have that under your belt. I love "we insist. you. listen." but even more I like your "sturdy workbench" idea. You should work with that, ON that! Happy New Year to you and yours.

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Linda Mitchell link
12/28/2018 04:57:12 am

Keisha! Welcome back! Welcome home...and MANY congratulations on finishing your master's work. Well done. You aren't a bit rusty. These crows are speaking to me from the screen. I've wondered where you got off to. Glad that creative writing is pulling you back to your workbench. You belong at the writer's table.

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Christie Wyman link
12/28/2018 05:26:54 am

Congratulations and welcome back. A wonderful accomplishment, indeed. I, too, look forward to returning to the "workbench" when so many other commitments and distractions pull me away. I was counting the days until I could return to "the vortex," as Louisa May Alcott (and I!) call it. I was thinking a bit about line breaks this week, and your offering was a wonderful example of their importance -- "We insist/You/Listen." Happy new year!

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Carol Varsalona link
12/28/2018 06:39:48 am

Kiesha, it is so good to have your voice back on PF. Now that you are finished with your master's degree (congratulations) and listening to nature, I am wondering if you wrote a poem dealing with autumn for my upcoming autumn gallery. Let me know.

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Linda Baie link
12/28/2018 06:48:49 am

The crows caw here, too, though I'm not sure worms appear-no rain! Welcome back & congratulations on your finishing your Master's Degree, Kiesha. That is wonderful. Happy New Year wishes to you!

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Joyce Ray
12/28/2018 02:55:38 pm

Very nice poem. Crows are insistent, that's for sure. Congratulations on completing your Master's!

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Mary Lee Hahn
12/29/2018 12:58:51 pm

Welcome back! Your voice has been missed.

I love this: "nature is a sturdy workbench for my writing."

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Michelle Kogan
12/29/2018 04:01:55 pm

Good calling from the crows Kiesha, thanks for their reminder–the morning is out there just waiting for us to take her in… Congrats on finishing your masters program! Wishing you lots more time for writing and a Happy New Year!.

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Susan Bruck link
12/29/2018 07:53:43 pm

Crows always have something to say! And you translate for them so well. I really enjoyed your poem. And congrats on finishing your masters degree!
Happy new year--hope it's a year filled with wonder and nature.

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Laura Shovan link
12/30/2018 03:36:49 pm

Congratulations on finishing your masters. That's huge! I love this idea and how it shows up in your poem today: "nature is a sturdy workbench for my writing." Well said.

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Catherine Flynn link
12/31/2018 04:53:15 am

Congratulations on finishing your Masters! "Can't you hear the morning speak?" is my favorite line, and I also love the idea that "nature is [your] sturdy workbench." Happy New Year to you and your family, Kiesha!

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