Monthly Archives: March 2012

March = Do It!

Posted on March 31, 2012 by sandrabranum

What a day this has been!  I struggled earlier this month to write a video advertisement for a contest.  First I had to research the format because I had no idea how to do it.  Then I tried and tried … … Continue reading →

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MOODY

Posted on March 31, 2012 by sandrabranum

The rain outside fits my mood as clouds and sun vie for supremacy. Rain Wash away my despair. Sun Shine bright to cast away the shadows flooding my life.  

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Traveling … Me?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by sandrabranum

I am preparing to journey back home to visit family and friends in the St. Louis Area.  Planning (and agonizing) over this trip has me thinking… and reminiscing.  Here for your enjoyment is a poem dedicated to Dad and Monsieur … Continue reading →

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Fear And Frustration

Posted on March 26, 2012 by sandrabranum

Fear and frustration cause me grief and pain. I grieve for the lost things I no longer can do. But I must overcome these feelings or be a slave to my Fear and frustration.

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Ode To Childhood

Posted on March 26, 2012 by sandrabranum

Where are the happy carefree days of so long ago? Oh the hours spent in frolic and play why have you gone away? And will you ever come again? My smile says perhaps tomorrow or the next when the grandkids … Continue reading →

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The Wedge

Posted on March 22, 2012 by sandrabranum

The hostility festered far too long because we didn’t clear the air. We kept putting off the conversation of what the bothers were. And now we’re at an impasse debating what to do — Invest the time and energy to … Continue reading →

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Converse

Posted on March 22, 2012 by sandrabranum

Oh Muse I need you now! These thoughts clang around inside my head and cause me pain, but will not rise so I may grasp them and make them my own. Oh Muse I need you now. These words on … Continue reading →

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The Way It Is

Posted on March 20, 2012 by sandrabranum

Cut corners to save money! How do I do that?  Gasoline keeps rising which causes goods’ costs to increase along with everything else. Get a job! How do I do that?  Unemployment keeps rising along with consumer prices. Learn to … Continue reading →

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Watchers

Posted on March 19, 2012 by sandrabranum

The old man watches from the yard His face all filled with gray I would allow you in today but the cost would be too great For you would howl when back outside and guilt would overwhelm me So I … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 17, 2012 by sandrabranum

Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog:
Numerous folks have pointed out how This American Life‘s retraction of Mike Daisey’s “reporting” on Apple resembles in some ways the recent rumbles and complaints toward John D’Agata’s fabrications and fact-shifting in About…

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