Happy Poetry Friday everyone! Ever since I found this group, I cannot believe how fast Fridays seem to come along each week. I haven't been able to get my act together enough to post new poetry every Friday, but I am VERY thankful for the inspiration I get reading everyone's posts.
Stop by Jone Rush McCuloch's Blog tonight for a warm mug full of poetry, sprinkled with marshmallow words. Thanks for hosting Jone!
A handful of times, when I was young, we few to Florida for Christmas with my grandparents. I remember being struck by the fact, that there was no snow and I was swimming while my friends were having snowball fights. I felt pulled between the two places I loved. I could almost imagine the cold feel of winter inside my grandfather's air-conditioned car while we drove to look at the lights hanging on the sail boats.
Inspired by this memory, I am sharing "Will Santa Know?" today. Enjoy!
One other note!
This has been an exciting week for me. After a long, empty stretch waiting for results of submissions, I had two every wonderful successes. First- My poem "Hiking to Zealand Falls" placed on the Long List of winners for Renee La Tulippe's Rhyming Poetry Contest.
You can read the poem and take a "sneak a peek"
at an early version written in verse, here :
Then a second poem, "Snowbirds" was accepted to the webzine, Dirigible Balloon.
I was so tickled about this. Visit soon and share the joy of poetry with your kids and grandkids. You can read my poem here.
Merry Christmas to all!
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Cathy! Hooray and hooray! I've been limping along this December chasing details -- trying to keep up. I saw Tracey's name in the honorable mentions and somehow didn't also see yours. My bad. CONGRATULATIONS! How wonderful. I love how you turn your poems into word gifts for all. I know what you mean by Friday coming up and around fast. My goodness...a week is just not enough time to recover from the last. My grandma also had hugs like cinnamon buns. I miss her but your poem brought her back to me. xo
Cathy, I admire your “marshmallow words!” Congratulations on your well-deserved accolades and publishing credits! I feel that 2025 is going to be an exciting year for you!
Congrats on your publications! And I am so glad you found this group. I loved reading "Will Santa Know? I'm sure many kids wonder that.
Congratulations on your publications!
We've constructed iconic Christmas to be so very Northern Hemisphere-ish that it is indeed hard for those near the equator or in the Southern Hemisphere to take part! The child in your poem is experiencing that confusion of culture and reality!
What a nice remembrance, Cathy! I enjoyed your Florida poem very much. My family once went to the Keys for Christmas when I was a kid, and it was such a memorable trip. Congrats on your publications.