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Peculiar by Donna M. Monnig (NaPoWriMo)

Peculiar There was no time, outside of, The Loop. The Loop was closed to all,but the chosen few. Chosen why? None know. Answers can only be found in the pictures. And the bird. The bird knows. Birds always know. Feathers … Continue reading

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Feel the Storm (NaPoWriMo Day 17)

Feel the Storm By, Donna M. Monnig   Thunder shakes the earthen floor, I hear the wind’s lonesome roar. I feel the rain upon my skin, I see the lightning flash again. I smell the storm in the air – Beautiful, … Continue reading

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A Most Truthful Poem (NaPoWriMo Day 16)

A Most Truthful Poem By Donna M. Monnig   There’s gold at the end of the rainbow, The giant leprechaun told me so. He said the Easter Bunny put it there – Had to hide it from the clown at the fair – The … Continue reading

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A Dragon’s Disdain (NaPoWriMo Day 15)

A Dragon’s Disdain By Donna M. Monnig   The dragon looked on with disdain On his face he wore a massive scowl; How could they expect him to remain,   To fight and travel with company so fowl? The very thought … Continue reading

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Luny Questions (NaPoWriMo Day 14)

Luny Questions By Donna M. Monnig   When is the next eclipse? Why do we travel in an ellipse? How big is the northern star? Do you ever wonder where we are? How old is the moon? Will we be … Continue reading

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My Un-Life (NaPoWriMo Day 13)

My Un-Life By Donna M. Monnig   I look out upon the whale road imagining it’s floor below, A graveyard of wooden whales, hidden beneath the sky candle’s glow.   In my hands I hold paper memory, it will outlast … Continue reading

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My Dominion (NaPoWriMo Day 8)

  My Dominion By, Donna M. Monnig   Writing is exciting, at least, in my opinion, For when I have a pen, I’m Queen of my dominion.   I am free to be, or not be, anything, Few can understand the comfort … Continue reading

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The Tale of the Silly Mouse

This poem was written by my mother Mildred L. Monnig, and published in our co-authored book Echoes of Time: A Collection of Rhyme. I am posting it here as part of celebrating National Poetry Month, because poetry can be for kids too (as well … Continue reading

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Who Knew You Could Learn Such Important Things In College?

By, Donna M. Monnig Kids are one thing in life that I think I know something about – you might even say that I’m an expert on the subject… after all I was once a kid myself! (What more qualification should I … Continue reading

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A Soldier’s Paradise

A Soldier’s Paradise A Poem By, Donna M. Monnig {Poem reprinted from, Echoes of Time: A Collection of Rhyme} A soldier’s paradise dost need not gold, Just warm sunshine away from the cold. They don’t need diamonds, jewels, or such things, … Continue reading

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