Category Archives: Poetry

Like Flakes of Snow…

Posted on April 9, 2026 by mitchteemley

We don’t get a lot of snow in April. At least, not where I live. Yet flakes abound all the year ’round. Like flakes of snow, we’re each unique* Trust me, I know, I’ve met a lot of flakes this … Continue reading →

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Twenty-One Years Ago This Week

Posted on February 5, 2026 by mitchteemley

The view from my office window before the snow got deep! Twenty-One Years Ago This Week My Family and I Moved… …from sunny SoCal to not-so-sunny Cincinnati. It was one of the coldest, snowiest winters Ohio had ever experienced. Yet … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t Eat the Ribbons, Cat!

Posted on December 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Please Don’t Eat the Ribbons, Cat! Why is it that our little cat thinks Christmas ribbons are strands of pasta?  then upon imbibing those splashy links and discov’ring they’re actually plastic and nasty hurls them up in neat little piles … Continue reading →

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Life Is a Jam Sandwich

Posted on December 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

Life Is a Jam Sandwich ‘Twas soft below us and easy to chew ‘Twill be soft above us when we get through But now we’re trapped in the middle, and wham! We find ourselves suddenly stuck in the jam Still, … Continue reading →

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While It Is Still Called Today

Posted on December 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Brooding about our past and worrying about our future is the most efficient way to ruin our present. Instead, let us focus on the now, and upon our fellow travelers. And let us: “Encourage each other … Continue reading →

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Time to Experience a Fool’s Odyssey

Posted on October 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear blogger friends: I’m in the midst of a week-long project. And so, in an effort to avoid creative overload, I’m taking a break from blogging. Meanwhile, I’m inviting you to read my award-winning poetic novella, Fool’s Odyssey. To begin your … Continue reading →

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Remember to Look for the Crack

Posted on October 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ~Shel Silverstein “Hold fast to dreams, … Continue reading →

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George Washington and His Quantum Hatchet

Posted on September 17, 2025 by mitchteemley

I once saw a clever juggler who claimed that a hatchet he balanced in his act was the one used by young George Washington to chop down his father’s cherry tree. “Of course, the handle’s been replaced eight times,” he … Continue reading →

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What Is Our World Made Of?

Posted on July 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

It was the world they were born into The one they’d been given Although they’d long since forgotten The Visitor who came and filled it with glass Which was said to be immortal They had to admit it was beautiful … Continue reading →

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What Are We to Do With Time?

Posted on July 7, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Time demands too much of our time It pretends to be indifferent, yet creates chaos when we ignore it It demands our attention, and yet keeps to itself Only when we dream are we free from … Continue reading →

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