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Fall Thoughts
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Even though Fall’s great Beauty may be touched with poignancy, we must partake of it with fullness of heart.
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My Thoughts on Finding Inner Peace
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With all the violence and hatred in our world today, how does one find inner peace? I think to myself, how does one find inner peace?
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Chorale invites young poets to submit entries
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To celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2020, the Farmington Valley Chorale has commissioned a new musical composition by Ellen Gilson Voth. For lyrics, the composer hopes to incorporate an original poem by a local teen with poetry of Connecticut’s past Poet Laureate Rennie McQuilken.
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June Thoughts
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The corn grows in the fields.
Songbirds make their music. Listen—
You can hear their singing.
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For a Friend
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I think of you especially, today, as I see the red geraniums and small American flags on the graves in the cemetery. Later, there’ll be a parade in your honor and for all who so bravely gave their lives for our country.
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April Thoughts
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The forsythia, reflecting the sun’s warmth, and touched by God’s hand, blossoms in its yellow glory. Fragrant hyacinths of white, pink, and blue, planted many Easters ago, resurrect and bring their Beauty to the world.
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Courage
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There’s a break in the bitter temperatures, snow, and icy rain, and I’m able to keep my doctor’s appointment today. The hospital’s parking garage is almost filled—so many people here today (I think.) One has to be careful just getting out of the car as little pieces of ice have fallen from cars parked here earlier.
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Going to Lunch at the Senior Center
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Tuesdays and Thursdays have a special encounter
A wholesome lunch at the Senior Center. Menus of Fried Chicken, Macaroni and Cheese,
Chicken Cacciatore, or Turkey Stew if you please.
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The Real Deal
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Someone once said to me, “You are not a plastic person.” I’ve remembered those words forever because they are how I want to be—genuine. Over the 75 years I’ve been on this earth, I’ve met many people I’ve bonded with instantly—because they are real people who act on what they know to be right and good.