Tag Archives: child

Anaphora or Something Like It

Posted on February 6, 2013 by T A Hillin-Smith

On Awaiting the Arrival of My Sister’s Child I think of you with wonder and with envy– a delicate bud rich with the fragrant scent of life I think of you, a delicate bud as yet untainted by a heavy air, and … Continue reading →

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My Son’s First Sonnet

Posted on June 3, 2011 by T A Hillin-Smith

My freshman is studying Romeo and Juliet as the school year winds down. (Just what we need heading into summer–teen love angst.) As a part of that study, he and his classmates have to write sonnets. (Wow!  Really?  Freshman writing … Continue reading →

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Willows and Graduation

Posted on June 2, 2011 by T A Hillin-Smith

May, and now June, have brought destructive winds and a graduation.  Last weekend an amazing storm front came through our area.  Not only were the clouds swirling within themselves, but they moving around the sky, individually, in different directions.  The … Continue reading →

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Memories

Posted on May 11, 2011 by T A Hillin-Smith

On the dawn you danced before me, An only child alone and wild. There we fell. Wysteria, did he teach you how to dance? Did he bring you paper fans to hide your secret? It’s life and it’s dying, and … Continue reading →

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Photos From Their Past

Posted on March 30, 2011 by T A Hillin-Smith

fallen broken oak good for climbing cubs–you won’t let me help you now

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