So fellow travelers, it is Thanksgiving Day here in the US, a holiday I enjoy even more than Christmas , and I have always loved Christmas! . Even the few times when I was alone or grieving a great loss , Christmas Day always becomes* magical to me. Still to me Thanksgiving is a celebration […]
All posts in category Poems and Haiku
The Decision
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on November 26, 2020
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Red Angel
So fellow travelers, when I reach the edge of emotional resilience nature is the sanctuary which brings my energy back to center. In general, I proactively make healing time in nature a regular part of my routine, even if it’s just the daily walk times with our dog. Since our return from the early October […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on November 2, 2020
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Guest Post: Poem: Number 225,017
Every day the numbers are posted. And every one of those numbers has a story, a face, a soul , and regardless of years, a life sacrificed too soon. Here is one from Tom Atkins. https://quarryhouse.blog/2020/10/25/poem-number-225017/#like-34618
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 26, 2020
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Lanterns of Friendship
So fellow travelers, the cumulative effect of the year so far has been an emotional experience I can best describe as what happens right before a tsunami: One moment I am standing on the safe warm beach, wrapped in a blanket of sun infused happiness. Suddenly the ocean unnaturally recedes so far out it doesn’t […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 12, 2020
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Autumn Flags
So fellow travelers, the colors of my favorite season are peaking here in Upstate New York. Autumn waves its flagsreleasing what’s done with easewith joy I follow This glorious season of ephemeral beauty and joy is too brief to spend indoors. The Acadia trip posts will just have to wait. Walk gently on the path […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 11, 2020
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A Line in the Sand
So fellow travelers, RaVan2.o’s maiden voyage was a glorious success and musings on our explorations at Acadia National Park will follow soon. That’s a promise made as much to myself as to you all, a binding intention to hold a focus of forward momentum, because right now I want nothing more than to hunker down […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 6, 2020
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The Road Forward
So fellow travelers, September continued with it’s theme of significant losses. Thankfully, by Divine Grace, none were from the living. Still, the loss of a companion of a different sort created a domino sequence of changes which has yet again altered my path forward. Farewell Little Blue RaVan On the first evening of Autumn, after […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 25, 2020
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‘Til we meet again……
So fellow travelers, this 31st and last day of August 2020 brought me to a gathering at the beautiful Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in downtown Syracuse to mark the passing of a friend and colleague. The last time most of us gathered together was 13 years ago when we threw Jim a 50th birthday party […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 1, 2020
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Life’s a Beach
So fellow travelers, yesterday’s adventure started with a this view Which, after packing up camp, I traded for this view The pandemic of 2020, as I’ve mentioned, has created several changes at our state park campgrounds. Check in times are later and check out times are earlier. So the birds obliged my requested wake up […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 2, 2020
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Our Fathers
So fellow travelers, campgrounds in our beautiful NY State Parks fully reopened yesterday. However, as with all things in our lives, the 2020 pandemic has imposed many changes and the process of actually being able to camp this summer is less spontaneous. Back in the BCV* era, one could just show up at the campground, […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 23, 2020
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