Take a deep thought...

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. ~Thomas Gray

Christmas has passed, the snow hasn’t

Snow came to visit us for Christmas but I understand it was pretty much making the rounds all over the Mid-west.

Thankfully our travel yesterday was safe. It was all local but the highways were still challenging. Visited my son & had a Christmas meal with him at his house. Cathy cooked a scrumptious lunch.

So we saw a son and on of our daughters. The other two daughters were out of the area but at least they were able to see each other.

It’s so quiet quiet here today I can hear myself thinking. Ok, maybe an exaggeration but not much. Actually I was thinking about some of the books I read this year. There were some  impressive poetry collections published.

By far most of the books I read this year were in fact poetry books. Otherwise biographies and some political non-fiction and baseball non-fiction. I’m wondering if I would best be described as a narrowly focused reader or a poets dream come true?

An American Sentence 3

Silence is the white space around all the chatter we see on a page.

It’s the Season of Red… get in the spirit, give blood

I took time today to do a double platelet donation at our local blood bank.  I’ve never done platelet donations before but have been donating whole blood for many years now. Today I passed the 5 gallon mark.

Platelet donation takes longer but they are critical for patients with blood disorders, such as leukemia and aplastic anemia. They help stop bleeding. Fresh frozen plasma increases the level of clotting factors to help control bleeding.Red blood cell transfusions are critical for many patients who have suffered a traumatic injury,have anemia or have undergone surgery.

The need for blood donations is ongoing. Shelf life is limited and maintaining an adequate supply is a constant challenge. If you are able to donate blood I would urge you to look into it. It’s a gift that saves lives.

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An American Sentence 2

Winter comes to slap us in the face and say wake-up you are mortal.

Unconscious Mutterings - Week 360

You say... I think:

• Interest :: loan
• Chase :: pursue
• Itch :: seven year
• Soothe :: unruffle
• Lamp :: street
• Tutor :: English
• Nicole :: Smith
• Sloth :: lazy
• Burn :: unit
• Bug :: flu

get your own list at Unconscious Mutterings

An American Sentence

A blank page is always pleading to make something magical happen.