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Welcome to a cold and breezy Poetry Friday. I hope you have a warm fire or something warm to drink as you enter this special community. And thanks to Irene at Live Your Poem for hosting us all this Friday before Christmas Eve and Day.
May this weekend be filled with magic and mystery for all who celebrate. 
Besides collaborating with Linda Mitchell for Spark 53, I reached out to some new poetry friends. Fernanda Valentino shares a poem in What is a Friend edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. She volunteered to write a response to this photo I took in Glencoe, Scotland. Fàilte Heavy clouds cascading Looming low, they skim And brush these emerald valleys With winter's thick, cold kiss. Laden with burdens The storm clouds linger, dense Their damp and dewy fingers Caress this desolate place. Melancholy mornings As sunlight struggles through Each day another battle For sunbeams, pale and new. What is this lonely, far-flung place? What does this small hut ponder? What secrets does it hide? What memories dwell inside? Let the clouds become nostalgic And the darkness dissipate To reveal the face of Spring Impart her warm embrace. This isolation's fleeting The time must surely come When the soothing voice of Spring Whispers “Welcome home”. ©Fernanda Valentino
Are you thinking of a One Little Word for 2023? I have been. Last Saturday, I met Pamela Sue Johnson, a local mixed media artist at The Procrastinator's Market (on of my favorite event in December) It turns out she's offering an online class to create an art piece with your2023 word. I've signed up. I also bought a journal with this art as it has my word, flourish, from 2021. 12/22/2022 08:07:08 pm
Jone, you did a fabulous job reading. You were beautiful and poised. Well done! I enjoyed Fernanda's lovely response to your dark and cloudy Scottish landscape, so hopeful.
Linda Mitchell
12/23/2022 03:54:45 am
The photo illuminates that poem and the poem illuminates the photo. A match made in heaven. I love "winter's cold, thick, kiss." Bravo! And, it's really fun seeing you network and build the greater poetry community with your work and enthusiasm. You inspire, Jone.
Tabatha A Yeatts
12/23/2022 04:55:02 am
I ADORE that photo, Jone. I like that the clouds are nostalgic and have damp, dewy fingers. Is math sin! Nollaig Chridheil
Irene Latham
12/23/2022 05:36:02 am
Jone, you are the very picture of "flourish!" I love how you invite experiences to enrich your life...beautiful and inspiring! And I am always looking for new ways to express my OLW. Thanks for the link! And now I am thinking about that little hut and what it's pondering...thank you Fernanda, too. xo 12/23/2022 06:48:04 am
"Flourish" is an apt word for your post, too, Jone. I loved seeing you read the poem & the response of that photo from you, lovely & lonely, but hope springs! "Let the clouds become nostalgic" HAPPY HOLIDAY TO YOU! 12/23/2022 07:01:27 am
You FLOURISHED, Jone! Thank you for sharing the link and Fernanda's poem. Those clouds! Yes, cascading! Enjoy your holidays! 12/23/2022 09:29:32 am
Beautiful photo and beautiful poem! I love the image of the storm clouds' "damp and dewy fingers." Yes, let the darkness dissipate--I look forward to spring all year round. Happy holidays!
Mary Lee
12/23/2022 12:21:41 pm
Thanks for all of this poetry goodness! So fun that you are networking and collaborating with other Wong/Vardell poets, and your reading was fantastic! 12/23/2022 02:08:59 pm
I enjoyed your beautiful reading Jone, and many of the others too, such a rich collection to be a part of, Brava! And a great pairing here with your sky-moody image and you both referencing the mysterious hut, I liked that questioning stanza. Comments are closed.
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