mix and moss poetry
Original poetry of Charise M. Hoge
another daydream
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Back to The Parkside
Friday, May 5, 2023
"To Do or Not to Do"
To Do or Not to Do
for Alex
There’s a hole in my to do list
which lets me peer through
to the other side of importance
where a murmuring stream
of consciousness
breaks down
what is timebound
like water eroding rock
continuously…
the so-called future
mapped out
like geography
becoming flimsy
while the lay of the land
below my windows
shows a gathering of violets
risen from their rhizomes
covering ground better than gossip.
~LCMH
[Poem was requested by my daughter Alex for her yoga teacher training. Thanks to The River Yoga community in Five Points, Denver for including it as part of their "200 Hour YTT Teach Out" class!]
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Thank You, Linda Pastan
Here's my selection for National Poetry Month this April––Linda Pastan, former Poet Laureate of Maryland, my home state. The cover here is from her book Carnival Evening, which offers many of her writing wonders.
Enjoy "The Bookstall"––one of my favorites. She passed away in January. And her voice is ever-present.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Tip for Tip
Charise
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
"Flashback"
It's perfect timing that the poem "Flashback" appears in the March/April issue of Cathexis Northwest Press, and that I get to share this news with you on International Women's Day.