1. Margaret Roxby’s poem “Your Name Remembered,” suggests the importance of a name. Are you happy with your name? Why? Would you change it? How and why?
2. Nature’s effect on us is the subject of several pieces this month. What is your favorite or least favorite thing in nature? Why?
3. Dance features in three offerings this month, two poems and a memoir piece. How has dance impacted your life or that of someone you know? What are your feelings about dance? Do you believe it has value, is an art form, or a waste of time?
4. Forgiveness is potentially a wide topic: forgiveness of a person or persons you know, the forgiveness which does or does not follow war or institutional injustice, forgiveness of yourself, maybe more. Choose a point of view and write about your understanding, your experience.

 

 

1. Margaret Roxby’s poem “Your Name Remembered,” suggests the importance of a name. Are you happy with your name? Why? Would you change it? How and why?
2. Nature’s effect on us is the subject of several pieces this month. What is your favorite or least favorite thing in nature? Why?
3. Dance features in three offerings this month, two poems and a memoir piece. How has dance impacted your life or that of someone you know? What are your feelings about dance? Do you believe it has value, is an art form, or a waste of time?
4. Forgiveness is potentially a wide topic: forgiveness of a person or persons you know, the forgiveness which does or does not follow war or institutional injustice, forgiveness of yourself, maybe more. Choose a point of view and write about your understanding, your experience.

 

1. The poem (on site first week in May),“In Another Life,” the poet describes an alternate life. What would you choose for your alternate life? Why?
2. In contrast to the idea above, do or do you not believe in the possibility of reincarnation? What are your reasons?
3. Based on the poem “In Margaret’s Heaven” (this site 2nd week)  – what foods “make your day,” and why? May honors several. Here are a few to get you thinking.
   1. Desserts like Chocolate parfait and custard, Butterscotch brownie, etc.
   2. Beverages, both alcohol based and not. For example, lemonade, Coke, whiskey and chardonnay.
   3. Dinner entrees: Roast leg of lamb, hamburger
   4. Natural foods like walnuts (a favorite of mine) and strawberries
4. The poem “Surprise Encounter” (last week this site), speaks of estrangement and rejoicing, a story similar to the Prodigal Son proverb. Do you have a similar story to relate? What happened and how did you react?

 

 

1. The poem (on site first week in May),“In Another Life,” the poet describes an alternate life. What would you choose for your alternate life? Why?
2. In contrast to the idea above, do or do you not believe in the possibility of reincarnation? What are your reasons?
3. Based on the poem “In Margaret’s Heaven” (this site 2nd week)  – what foods “make your day,” and why? May honors several. Here are a few to get you thinking.
   1. Desserts like Chocolate parfait and custard, Butterscotch brownie, etc.
   2. Beverages, both alcohol based and not. For example, lemonade, Coke, whiskey and chardonnay.
   3. Dinner entrees: Roast leg of lamb, hamburger
   4. Natural foods like walnuts (a favorite of mine) and strawberries
4. The poem “Surprise Encounter” (last week this site), speaks of estrangement and rejoicing, a story similar to the Prodigal Son proverb. Do you have a similar story to relate? What happened and how did you react?