nancy bo flood

A poem for you to enjoy … let the words roll around in your mouth like candy … the images cause you to imagine … and smile

This summer, a tribute to some of my favorite poems and poets.

from Mary Oliver’s poetry collection Devotions, an excerpt from “From the Book of Time”:

I rose this morning early as usual, and went to my desk.
But…

Remember when you were a child and how fun it was to have your very own copy of Highlights … or any children’s magazine? Children haven’t…

No one escapes taxes, death, or mental illness. Directly or indirectly, we are all affected by mental illness, our own or someone we care about.

Almost everyone—as a…

I don’t think about bank accounts, bills to be paid, and my list of “to do today” when I awake.

I look outside my window … cloud bottoms are good-morning pink and someone’s rooster is crowing.

I think about my…

Let the information, the emotions, the ideas, and ideals of Nelson Mandela fill you head and heart.

As we prepare to honor Earth Day on April 22nd, reflecting on our important stewardship—take care of this earth and the earth will take care of all—with clean air, food, refreshing water, and with wild places where we find peace.

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After Jari Majewski-Price, the co-founder of Feel the Beat, read I Will Dance she invited me to share ideas and inspiration to create more books about movement, music, rhythm and the children and adults who are deaf and differently-abled and…