Thursday, January 11, 2024

Tiny star

Because of the routines we follow, we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure...We need to remember that we are created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.
~Maya Angelou


Hello, Poetry Friday friends! Our holidays are officially over now that Ariana's birthday has come and gone (she had a deep sea theme, as seen above.) Time to get serious about inventing 2024 scenarios.

Need a little sun? Maybe you're it. A poem by James Crews:



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14 comments:

  1. laurasalasJanuary 11, 2024 at 9:18 PM

    Thanks for this, Tabatha. I went and read the rest of it...and then more of his poems...and I felt lighter and brighter for it <3

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  2. JoneJanuary 11, 2024 at 10:15 PM

    I have enjoying the poems from James Crew that I get each week. Thank you for the Maya Angelou quote.

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  3. Tracey Kiff-JudsonJanuary 11, 2024 at 11:33 PM

    Is that a jellyfish?! So cool! I loved the detailed observations in Hello, Little Sun like the counting of coins and the careful French. Made me smile!

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  4. Michelle KoganJanuary 12, 2024 at 8:37 AM

    I 💙”like a tiny star we carry with us wherever we go” thanks for Crews’ feel good poem to wakeup to Tabatha! 😌

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  5. Linda BJanuary 12, 2024 at 10:19 AM

    "the warmth of every word" - a poem that's a hug for us, Tabatha, needed on this amazing weather day! Happy late Birthday to Ariana.

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  6. TabathaJanuary 12, 2024 at 10:26 AM

    Yes, it is a jellyfish, Tracey! We had six up. So pretty!

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  7. Rose CappelliJanuary 12, 2024 at 11:42 AM

    Thanks for sharing Crews' poem, Tabatha, and "the warmth of every word."

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  8. Janice ScullyJanuary 12, 2024 at 3:18 PM

    I love how the poem focuses on those micro moments that come unexpectedly, that bring us micro-joys each days. Sometimes we don't even notice, unfortunately, and need to pay attention.

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  9. Patricia FranzJanuary 12, 2024 at 8:43 PM

    Well, YES - I, too, will accept these delightful words as a message for ME.
    :)

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  10. mbhmaineJanuary 13, 2024 at 7:05 AM

    How delightful! I feel warmer for having read this poem, Tabatha. (I'm on the road right now, and before leaving, tucked James Crew's "How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope" into my bag. You've given me a nudge to make sure to carve out some time to dive in.)

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  11. Linda MitchellJanuary 13, 2024 at 8:07 AM

    I don't know how he does it but now I am loving that I have a little star inside to take with me wherever I go. What a delightful poem. Thank you! What a great theme for a birthday...more birthday themes, please!

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  12. Mary LeeJanuary 13, 2024 at 8:39 AM

    Great reminder! Thanks, and SHINE ON!

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  13. Karen Edmisten January 14, 2024 at 9:45 AM

    Oh, my goodness, I could have sworn I already left my comment here! January Brain!?! Anyway, I love this one by Crews! I love getting his newsletter/poems in my Inbox but you made me realize I'm not following him on IG. Remedied! Happy Belated Birthday to Ariana! Long live jellyfish and sunshine!

    P.S. I love that Angelou quote too. ❤️

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  14. Carol VarsalonaJanuary 15, 2024 at 7:34 AM

    Tabatha, What a wonderful poem to open my gray morning. Thank you for sharing this poem.

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