Craig Spence Writer

Tag: #poetry

  • A Haiku novice’s takeaways

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    My writers group experimented with Haiku the other day. It’s a poetic practice that focuses and refines your thoughts in the telling. It could become a habit! My examples don’t adhere to the spiritual and artistic standards of genuine Haiku, but do encapsulate that sense of ‘being in the moment.’ Sometimes—at least to me—my shutter-takes…

  • Leaping Dogs

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    (Scroll to bottom for audio, text + another image) Meet One of Donna’s Very Best Friends Leaping DogsExuberant beingscome into our lives,preconceptions of loveand joy…Celebrationsbeyond the boundsof reason.If we let themif we coax themif we love themback again.Nurturing is the wordwe’re looking for here.And back again they comein many shapes and formsadding to the what…