Words from the Heart

April is here and one of the things I like best, besides spring flowers, is that it is National Poetry Month, which means I participate in the Poem-a-day challenge on the Poetic Asides site . Robert Lee Brewer is the editor of Poetic Asides. Each morning, he gives the participants in the challenge a prompt to inspire their writing.  He has a gift for giving prompts that really get the old brain cells churning first thing in the morning! As I have done in other Poem-a-day challenges, I am sharing some of poems with you.  CELTIC TRIUNE  innocence with red curls  magically grown to bear  a nation of beauties  until wizened, only eyes  show what is essential  MISREPRESENTATION    His note  short  three words  I miss you  Her reply  florid  heart opened  I am yours  His mistake  thinking  he won  this precious prize  Her choice  leaving  ...

Photo Credit: All rights reserved (c) 2015 Linda M. Rhinehart Neas When Deidra Razzaque told me about her idea for coaching people who traveled, I was greatly intrigued.  I had just return from my dream trip to Ireland and had some idea of how magical the trip was.  I knew I wanted to take my experiences and create book.  However, I was stuck as to how to begin. Sitting down with Deidra was like sitting down to tea with a dear friend.  Before we even began to speak, she set the tone with a lovely reflection. Next, she simply asked me to tell her about my trip. We spoke for about an hour.  Every so often, Deidra would ask a question that sparked a memory or ignited a new way to think of what I had experienced.   At the end of our chat, she pointed out that I had mentioned the number four several times.  She suggested that I might meditate on this number, perhaps there was more to it than simply repetition. After Deidra ...