This month's Spiritual Journey Thursday theme is Closing Doors Opening Doors | arjeha. And Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink who's invited us to share love. Both these themes are needed in the world at this moment. Bob offered this quote from Alexander Graham Bell: “When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” Most likely you have heard a shorten version of the quote. It seems that doors are closing for many and other doors people are waiting, uncertain that their door might close. This is what I have heard from friends this week, Some of their adult children with government jobs or ones that depend on federal funding are living, waiting for the shoe to drop. For me, it's hard to see that the door might close and another one will open for them. Carol shares this quote from a 1912 postcard: Love in all its complexity, is the ethereal beauty that resides within the human soul. I am feeling the heaviness of this week. My faith is being challenged. This is a little rambling that needs work, A found poem within the two quotes. Love wonders about the closing of doors because of your beliefs, your ethnicity, your job Love wonders what if we do not see the open doors because it took so long for them to reopen Love wonders when the human soul will take action and re-open the doors. ©jone rush macculloch Save the Date![]() We need more community! Join me on Saturday, April 5, 11 AM-1PM EST (feel free to come for all or part) to kick off National Poetry Month. Details soon!
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![]() Jan at bookseedstudio is hosting all the poetry goodness. I don't know about you but I am so glad for this poetry community. I had quite the day yesterday (Wednesday, 29th) and I didn't post a Wordless Wednesday. I had intended and it didn't happen/ so I will combine the two. birthday dawn
branching out this year dreams exist ©jone rush macculloch, 2025 ![]() Happy Poetry Friday! Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference is hosting Poetry Friday. She has all sorts of goodness, especially the unveiling of her Brave Zine which you can read it online here. I feel lucky to have three poems in it. It's been a week, hasn't it? My weekend was a poetry filled one. Starting on Friday with a Zoom meeting with Kim Stafford to kick out the #StaffordChallenge. Then Saturday morning, I hosted a "Poetry for Persistence" for creatives. We had a chance to talk and write and share. It was wonderful to be in community with others. And I continued Saturday with another poetry project. Sunday was my third class with Joan Kwon Glass, an amazing poet who creates space for writing to fall out of you onto the page. Monday to avoid the television and to be in a sacred space, we drove to Wildwood. morning drive wildwood recreation we follow green glowy lichen paths, reach the river skip stones- we’ll persist ©jone rush macculloch, 7/365 SAVE THE DATEWe need more community! Join me on Saturday, April 5, 11 AM-1PM EST (feel free to come for all or part) to kick off National Poetry Month. Details soon!
![]() Welcome to Poetry Friday. Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect has hosting duties this Friday. Two weeks ago, I shared my 2025 OLW: Dream. Yesterday, at book club, I had a DOVE chocolate. It had a message: "Be the dream." I've been working diligently and with focus to get my WIP finished this year. My goal to finish had been for last year. Sometimes you have to adjust goals. But I am feeling good about 2025. I am participating in the #365picturetoday. Today is "journey". Perfect. Last call for January 18, 2025 What: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr. Let's create or write poems for persistence, for presence during the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Let's share our work in community. If you are a writer, a poet, a slow stitcher, or artist, join us for a couple hours of creative community. 11-1 EST If you can only join us for an hour, great. Join us. Join here: Creating for Persistence. Do You Have a Poem to Share?I am looking for poems from poets to donate for use in my Texas Women's University Mid-Term Poetry Video project. Poems should be long enough for about a 1 minute video.
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