I am much more comfortable writing in a narrative style. I hear its good to challenge yourself with something new. I joined a poetry group. This is a poem I chose to read for the group. I have written about the day we brought Loren home. It’s been my favorite story to tell. Now it’s in another format. Enjoy!
The Aurora
Carol Clupny 1.26.2023
a cold northern night
the stars are not bright
the moon didn’t offer to glow
the sky starts to simmer
blue, red, yellow its glimmer
light forms arch, circle, and bow
sun hot in the garden
the melons we started
grew vines now blossoming fruit
weeds smother the lettuce
three kinds to have fed us
‘still ‘nuff for a family of two
the treehouse needs paint
the ladders ain’t straight
frayed rope swings the ole rusty bucket
it needs loads of repair
to make it safe to play there
lets just tear it down and chuck it
sweat on my brow
the phone’s ringing now
dogs barking to add to the din
there’s a baby boy here
we are cuddling him near
until you arrive and take him
baby! not expected
nothing has been collected
so we hurried and stopped at the mall
in the car later that night
the instant mom cries with fright
but in the dark she sees a star fall
on the horizon far away
northern lights are ready to play
the sky starts to glimmer and glow
the blue, green, red and yellow
dance for this tiny fellow
as they escort the new family home
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Is it time to give up? an essay
I am Carol Clupny. I don’t give up! But what if I want to. What if I am tired of all this…the pain, the tremors, the freezing gait, the voice that is getting softer, the inability to get up out of a chair and walk across the room, this disease called Parkinson’s? Getting up out…
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November is Care Partners Appreciation Month
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Aurora
I am much more comfortable writing in a narrative style. I hear its good to challenge yourself with something new. I joined a poetry group. This is a poem I chose to read for the group. I have written about the day we brought Loren home. It’s been my favorite story to tell. Now it’s…
AURORA
Is it time to give up? an essay
I am Carol Clupny. I don’t give up! But what if I want to. What if I am tired of all this…the pain, the tremors, the freezing gait, the voice that is getting softer, the inability to get up out of a chair and walk across the room, this disease called Parkinson’s? Getting up out…
November is Care Partners Appreciation Month
November is Care Partners Month: What about those who need a care partner but don’t have one? Carol Clupny October 30, 2023 November is Care Partners Month. This term is used across various diseases, not just my least favorite disease, Parkinsons. In the 5 years since I first heard “care partner” (previously called carer, caregiver,…
welcome back
I have been away from my website for a long time. I will be submitting blog posts more as I am into writing my second book.
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Is it time to give up? an essay
I am Carol Clupny. I don’t give up! But what if I want to. What if I am tired of all this…the pain, the tremors, the freezing gait, the voice that is getting softer, the inability to get up out of a chair and walk across the room, this disease called Parkinson’s? Getting up out…
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November is Care Partners Appreciation Month
November is Care Partners Month: What about those who need a care partner but don’t have one? Carol Clupny October 30, 2023 November is Care Partners Month. This term is used across various diseases, not just my least favorite disease, Parkinsons. In the 5 years since I first heard “care partner” (previously called carer, caregiver,…
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Aurora
I am much more comfortable writing in a narrative style. I hear its good to challenge yourself with something new. I joined a poetry group. This is a poem I chose to read for the group. I have written about the day we brought Loren home. It’s been my favorite story to tell. Now it’s…
- Is it time to give up? an essay
- November is Care Partners Appreciation Month
- Aurora
- welcome back
- One Friend is Silver and the Other Gold
- Is it time to give up? an essay
- November is Care Partners Appreciation Month
- Aurora
- welcome back
- One Friend is Silver and the Other Gold
One Friend is Silver and the Other Gold
(make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold The week before I was to leave for college, a friend stopped by to wish me well. She shared her experiences of college life to prepare me for what was ahead. One comment she made stuck with me: “The friends you…
When I’m 64
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Good Night Friend
Across the miles I reach my hand To brush your cheek and say goodnight The fairy dust that lines my eyes Will keep them shut so very tight Its time to sleep but first I pray And then on lilac pillows lay The blue hour comes and goes and then The darkest hour of time…
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