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Haiku: window watching

August 13, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

branches shiver dance lemony finch flits sits chips cat and whiskers twitch

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Being Creative, Poetry, Writing

Make Something: Touch

February 24, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

as night bends to day lone bodies shift and stretch ’til his hand brushes hers

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Sandy

January 23, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

“Use sand as your medium or inspiration today.” What a great excuse for haiku … about playing a board game with one of those anxiety-producing timers. fast and narrow sand rains […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Pet Friendly

January 9, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

arms and legs entwined intimate unison rest afternoon cat nap

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Skeleton

October 28, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

cardboard skeleton brass brad joints set at neat points fixed still with brown tape

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Black and White

October 18, 2013by bethnyland 2 Comments

white screen taunts until black letters pop into view fingers tap story

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Wind

October 11, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

For day 164 of 365: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life, Noah Scalin’s suggestion is to “use the wind.” In this irreverent household, every family member I consulted […]

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Make Something: Thumbprint

October 2, 2013by bethnyland 4 Comments

My thumbprint inspired me to make a haiku this evening.

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Morning Sky

September 14, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Make something inspired by today’s morning sky? Sure. How about a haiku? (Photo compliments of husband Jim Nyland and his iPhone. Jim got out under the blue sky a couple […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Red

August 21, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

scrapes of red sully marked-up draft ’til revisions heal text with edits Today, in response to the make something challenge to work with red, I wrote the red haiku above. A teacher […]

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Make Something: Napkin

August 11, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s make something task was to create with the napkin I used at a meal … with extra credit for leaving it behind for someone else to discover. Thanks to […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Insects

August 7, 2013by bethnyland 2 Comments

Make something inspired by the world of insects. Just yesterday I noticed that I have barely seen a bug or spider since we arrived here. I’m vacationing in the Columbia […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: Haiku

June 8, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

I shrieked with delight when I turned to today’s prompt in 365: A Daily Creativity Journal. Write a haiku! That’s in my word-ly, poetic comfort zone. (Plus bonus points for illustration.) […]

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Make Something: Instructions

June 4, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

This one was easy! For the past year, I have been relaxing into my place as teacher, motivator, coach, mentor for writers. So when Noah Scalin’s book directed me to […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Grand God

April 29, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

I broke out the Haikubes for today’s poem. These words assembled themselves quickly. I must be feeling small and grateful …

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Na-Po-Wri-Mo, Poetry

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