Category Archives: Poetry

Life Is Just Awakening

Finally Spring! My favourite time of year. Buds of promise, long shadows, rainbows in our hair scents of beauty everywhere something new to find each day, treasures for my birthday. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Quietness

Rain and wind compete for power outside. The house is still. Cat purrs. Fire crackles. Nothing else. Outside turmoil. Inside peace. ~Sharron R. McMillan

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Creative Spirit Lives Within

Creative spirit lives within the space between happiness and pain. I only focus when the balance hangs precisely in between. Happiness can easily drown the voices that compel me to create. And pain can demand my undivided attention. Rare moments … Continue reading

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Patterns Of Life

I want to reflect Beauty Wonder Nature God so clearly that my imperfections only become Part of the pattern. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Watching the Birds At The Feeder

This tickles the edges of my observation, thinking of names and classification – the junco doesn’t seem to see that he’s a bird called junco to me What’s even more absurd he doesn’t know that he’s a bird Made up … Continue reading

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Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel Yellow flowers, their secrets tell, witch hazel has now cast its spell – pulled the sun above the trees, scented every gentle breeze, I wander the garden dreaming of spring, witch hazel changes everything. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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One Drop

One rain dropmagnifies beauty of fading leaf,encases perfectionin three dimensional reality. One tear dropmagnifies beautyof a loving heart. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Another Project Finished

I finally finished the pineapple shawl project. Whew. I’ve been working on it for months, put it away a few times but it’s done.  I started it to use up all  my embroidery cotton threads that I no longer use.  … Continue reading

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The Universe

The universe is a single reality— one long sweeping spectacular process of interconnected events. The universe is not a place where evolution happens; it is evolution happening. It is not a stage on which dramas unfold; it is the unfolding … Continue reading

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Stay Strong

Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up. ~Roy Bennett

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Small Pleasures

May small pleasures touch each day and love be felt in every way, new adventures start today. ©2017 Sharron R. McMillan

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Do It

Looking is not doing, Hearing is not doing, Talking is not doing, only Doing is doing.

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A Poem by any other name. . .

. . . is still a Poem.

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Christmas Is – Part 2

Though I often wish for family traditions to fall back on I’m glad we haven’t many. Tradition bends one to doing, being and performing without the need for thought or questions. It’s time we questioned what we do and why … Continue reading

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Unfinished

I hang onto these odd bits like props for an unfinished play. Maybe someday I will fill in the missing parts and make an award-winning production. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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