So fellow travelers, some times when things fall apart they are really falling into place. That just happened in a most wonderful way with an amazing group of people and I am blessed to be part of their magical, inspirational, adventurous world. I cannot wait to start laughing and crying and dreaming and daring and […]
All posts in category Poems and Haiku
In The Beginning
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 3, 2016
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Breakfast From the Heart
So fellow travelers, our holiday visit with my family is winding down. Normally early morning travelers, today we head north a bit later to give the winter weather a chance to shift from sleet to rain. My dad, an early riser, set the table before he left for work. Always thinking of others, his is […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 29, 2015
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Family Gatherings
So fellow travelers, my holiday season is filled with family gatherings. As many of us have begun to move into new phases of our life journeys the time spent together becomes more precious. It makes the hours of preparation when we are hosts and the hours of driving when we are guests worth it. So […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 26, 2015
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Love Across the Continent
So fellow travelers, baking cookies the morning of Christmas Eve day has become a tradition at my home. I started this originally to keep little hands and minds busy downstairs while elves wrapped presents upstairs. We deliver small plates of cookies to our neighbors later in the day. Last week, Favorite Oldest Daughter asked for […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 24, 2015
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Winter Solstice 2015
So fellow travelers , the gift of sunlight in this time of shortest days is always a treasured gift. The arrival of the winter Solstice is our reminder that darkness will give way to Light. It’s a time to hold fast to hope and the promise of love. My daughter captured beautiful images of a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 21, 2015
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December Dandelion
So fellow travelers, we here in Upstate NY are living in a Strange New World. It’s a world where temperatures are in the 60’s and Christmas lights cast their colorful glitter across lawns of green grass. We bask some what uneasily under snowless skies, shooting furtive glances at the lavendar clouds, convinced Lake Effect will […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 15, 2015
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Haiku for Candy and Tess
So fellow travelers, Miss Delilah (who recently reminded me I really must write about her more often) was most excited to receive mail from her pawpal Tess. The joyous photo is accompanied by a delightful poem written by Tess’ human-in-training Candy Cuthbert. This little haiku is for them; they make quite a team. Love transcends […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 12, 2015
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The Poetry Challenge and the Pirate Dog
So fellow travelers, I work as a special education assistant at a local high school (“local” being a small town in Upstate, NY) This year I provide support in an 11th grade English class and one of the extra credit assignments was a poetry challenge. Students were given the opportunity to write a poem in the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 9, 2015
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Finding the Spirit of Christmas
So fellow travelers, this is that time of year when people either embrace or lament the season. The CGBF page has been scrolling posts from both points of view. One of my favorite has been a series by writer Kathy Dewez about her determination to “Un Grinch” herself and feel the true spirit of the season. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 5, 2015
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Thanksgiving Haiku
So fellow travelers, walking the dog after an early Thanksgiving dinner, I caught the gorgeous colors of today’s sunset. While it’s early onset (we went out at 4:30pm) reminds me we will soon be walking in the darkness and cold of winter, today we walked in 60 degree sunshine, a gentle breeze carrying the sound […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on November 26, 2015
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