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Ahhh, Autumn. As a Libra I have always connected with this season, and some of our best memories are of trips and hikes in the fall. I took the photo above of Jordan Pond in Mt. Desert Island, Maine in 2024. The Bubble Mountains – north and south – are in the background. I have…
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Our wooded lot and the Huron River down the ridge provide many chances to see and experience bird life. Whether it is swans cruising the river, egrets, herons, ducks, or at the feeders cardinals, blue jays, a tufted titmouse or nuthatch, birds bring joy. I have written little poems about birds over the years and…
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We lived for 7 years in the small, rural community of Manchester Michigan in the 1990’s. One of the traditions as summer wound down was the Manchester Community Fair. Like the fairs in many rural communities it was a kaleidoscope of events, people, animals, rides, and exhibits. I loved to wander around the fair and…
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We just returned from a grand tour of Alaska on a cruise. One of the most impressive wonders of the great north was the Hubbard Glacier. This is a photo I took from our Viking cruise ship. We witnessed the glacier “calving” and this poem is about how this great structure and its activity felt…
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Elms lining a street in Detroit. Source: detroityes.com In considering the national debate and attention to human immigrants to the US, I took a step back to think about immigration writ large. What about flora and fauna immigration? What about the migration of the continents of our planet? Out of those larger perspectives came this…
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Living along the Huron River we often see snapping turtles and Eastern box turtles when kayaking in the river. After mating in the spring the females seek a place to lay and bury their eggs – in June in this area. Last June a large snapping turtle Mama crawled out of the river, traversed busy…
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New classes of medical students will soon be arriving in our nation’s medical schools. It makes me reflect on my experiences and to examine some of the poems I wrote during that time. Here is a sampling of three that were written in 1981-1983. Two are short little musings that I wrote while feeling overwhelmed…
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We have spent at least a week of the summer in Leelanau County, Michigan for the past 30 years, staying at a place called Fountain Point – an historic property with a white clapboard, red-roofed old hotel building with surrounding cottages. It is a place where we seek relaxation, reconnection with family and friends, and…
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I remember our last “big” US anniversary – the bicentennial in 1976. I was a graduating high school senior, and we were proud to be the bicentennial class. I’ve been thinking a lot about how our nation has changed in the past 50 years. There are many advances, many positives, but also some aspects of…
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Being from Upstate New York and accustomed to the natural beauty of that region, it took me a while to embrace Michigan and all its wonders. Of course with Detroit as the center of the automotive industry, Michiganders explore the state in their vehicles, and for good reason. The variety of landscapes, terra firma and…
