Poetry Musings

 Today my friend Elder and I walked to my local bookstore, POLITICS AND PROSE.

The wind almost swept us off our feet! But it is a gorgeous fall day, with just a hint of orange in the maple trees, and Elder and I have known each other since college (Go Tarheels!) so the walk was a delight.

The bookstore is always a delight. And I was on a mission to buy a book.

My other long-time DC friend, Beverly, and I are still trying to keep up our poetry recitations. The poem I shared on Sunday is from James Crews' new book, UNLOCKING THE HEART.  

The poem is titled "Note to Self," and it really touched both of us. 

Now I'll brew a cup of tea, dig into my new book, and watch the trees sway in the wind.

A perfect day, no?

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Books! Books! Books!

 Happy 2024, everybody.  Okay, it's a little late but it's been a busy 2024 already.

One fun thing I did last year was write about my three favorite books for the Shepherd For Authors website.  

Picking THREE was impossible, of course.

I read constantly.  True confessions: Some of the titles that pop up on my Kindle are downright embarrassing. Others are shareable. Some are unfinished. You know, that Life's Too Short to Read All the Books thing?

                                                https://www.rd.com/article/book-puns/

 (Aside: I'm living in a new place- Washington DC! And I've started a Fiction Book Club. So far we've read COVENANT OF WATER, LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, THE HEAVEN AND EARTH GROCERY STORE, ATONEMENT and a couple of others, including the Claire Keegan title, mentioned in my favorites.)

I totally loved thinking back and writing about three stand-outs.

Here's the LINK to my THREE FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023.

 I'd love to know what you've  been reading. Feel free to leave me a comment.

(And Author Friends, reach out to Shepherd and add your own three books.)