 Happy Poetry Friday and July full moon week! On the ridge this week I am sharing a poem in honor of my friend, the moon. For more Poetry Friday friends and offerings, visit Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink. There's just something about a full moon that really helps ignite my writing ideas. It's fun to watch the moon grow and rise. My writing seems to grow more full and heavy with emotions the more time I spend under the moonlight. Perhaps that's why the moon is one of my favorite magnet topics. I can always find inspiration from its glow. In this way, I consider the moon as one of my "topic friends." As a writer, I think it's so important to have topic friends to count on as well as people in your life that you consider writing friends. These might be members of a writing group, colleagues, or even members of your family. If you would like to see the full moon this week, be sure to look to the sky on Sunday July 9th. My dear friend, moon, will be there waiting to light the way to many new words and writing ideas for you!  full moon on the ridge photo taken by Kiesha Shepard  Invitation to Write: Make a list of your "topic friends" and other writing friends. Think about one of your topics and spend a little time collecting ideas around this friend. Sometimes having a conversation with your topic and listening to your topic speak to you is helpful, too! After you have collected around your "topic friend", choose a writing friend from your other list as someone you can talk to about your writing. Writing with friends can be a rewarding and joyful experience!
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7/6/2017 07:31:33 pm
Kiesha, I like the idea of having a topic friend. I will share your idea with the teachers I work with so that they can have their students create lists of topic friends and writing friends. I like the actions that you and the moon take together as part of the ebb and flow of life. 7/6/2017 09:41:27 pm
I've always been drawn to the moon, it's mesmerizing. Especially once or twice a year when the moon is so large, so bright, and so close to the earth, as if you could almost touch it. I'm moved by your cyclical moon poem Kiesha, so parallel to the moons phases. Thanks for reminding us to watch as the moon again becomes full! 7/7/2017 03:07:46 am
Topic friend. Huh. That's really something to think about. I wrote two poems this week that in each, the sun and moon appeared kinda by surprise. I think that must be a topic friend.
Irene Latham
7/7/2017 04:57:37 am
You ARE one with the moon. We all are! I love the idea of writing a list of reliable topic friends. This is kind of a sweeping category, but "animals" would be one of those for me. Also, the mother-daughter relationship. Thank you! 7/7/2017 05:29:40 am
I've often written about the moon, am faithful in the watching of it every night, Kiesha. Yes, it's nearly full, & it makes me wakeful! Love your "in & out" as the moon waxes & wanes, that "oneness, loneliness, happiness" is just right.
Mary Lee Hahn
7/9/2017 04:24:41 am
That moon lit our way home from a dinner with friends last night. Its fullness matched the fullness in our hearts!
Diane Mayr
7/9/2017 08:53:59 am
Until this post I didn't realize that I also write about the moon quite often. Thanks for making me aware of a friend. Here's a link to one of my favorites: http://randomnoodling.blogspot.com/2016/12/happy-haiga-day_18.html 4/17/2018 07:52:43 pm
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AuthorWelcome! 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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