tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905163255834734411Sat, 18 Jun 2016 18:02:45 +0000PhotofriendsPoetrygiftsCharlie wisdomFlash 55HomeLeavingNatureObservationgoodiesholidaysnew seasonswriting...barely scratching the surfacehttp://talonted.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (TALON)Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905163255834734411.post-2820243231065221524Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:48:00 +00002015-10-22T12:48:09.548-04:00friendsgiftsHomeLeavingPhotoThis blog has been like home to me for the last seven and a half years. And leaving home is never easy, but with time constraints it has become a home festooned with cobwebs and ghosts (which might be appropriate for the Hallowe'en season, but doesn't lend itself to a place anyone wants to linger). Between work and writing, there aren't enough hours in the day and I know it's time to close http://talonted.blogspot.com/2015/10/leaving-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TALON)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905163255834734411.post-3061507900036811673Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:55:00 +00002015-04-01T11:55:41.204-04:00friendsnew seasonsPhotoPoetry It cannot be April! How did that happen? Time flies—whether or not you’re having fun. I hope all is well with everyone and that 2015 is being kind and gentle. I’ve finally recovered from a nasty flu that seemed at times to have taken up permanent residence. I had planned on being back much sooner, but I'm here now and I look forward to catching up with you all.  http://talonted.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-ruse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TALON)28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905163255834734411.post-2973944519963844889Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:35:00 +00002014-12-07T11:36:22.919-05:00friendsgiftsgoodiesholidaysNatureObservationPhotoPoetry Tucked within the season is a calm a whisper of flakes brushing chill panes in pallid light on snowy afternoons a settling … a sigh of memory ... a duvet of snow-feathers to snuggle neath frosted stars and December's Long Nights moon kt © 2014 I want to wish all my blogging friends and their families  peace, love, joy and laughter for the upcoming holiday season.  http://talonted.blogspot.com/2014/12/murmurs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TALON)39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905163255834734411.post-7395478601066694018Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:18:00 +00002014-11-30T11:18:50.356-05:00PhotoPoetrywriting It is not grief wearing you down but the spoils of war for even victors have illusions shattered by careless hearts and in the dark recesses of a troubled mind questions have no answers but nibble like mice at spilled remains and I could not lift you high enough for wisdom to reign upon you nor should I It is not grief wearing you down but the spoils of war hollow notes of http://talonted.blogspot.com/2014/11/slip-slow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TALON)27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905163255834734411.post-4677032398084988065Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:10:00 +00002014-03-27T21:10:44.831-04:00Charlie wisdomFlash 55friendsgiftsPhoto I remember writing my first 55. How could I possibly write anything of weight in so few words? An idea, whittled down...remove nonessential words. Work to find the kernel of truth tucked inside the fiction. Truth tucked inside this 55—I love editing. I hate goodbyes. All that's left to say is thank you, Galen. ______________________________ And as Charlie reminds me, you have to http://talonted.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-finality-of-fifty-five.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TALON)33