Poetry and Parkinson’s
From the desk of Eli Pollard, Executive Director, World Parkinson Coalition: Dear friends, I am emailing you today to let you know about a special Poetry and Parkinson’s event that […]
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Poetry
The Sun in Poetry: “Calling Dreams”
Calling Dreams The right to make my dreams come true,I ask, nay, I demand of life,Nor shall fate’s deadly contrabandImpede my steps, nor countermand;Too long my heart against the groundHas
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Poem: Metaphor
I wrote this poem years ago to help the students at my school understand the concept of metaphor. The boys at my school all wear plaid neckties. I lost track
Jack’s Sonnet
I wrote this sonnet during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown last spring. It’s not autobiographical, but I can relate to parts of it, especially bounding out of bed in
The Sun in Poetry
Vacation End From the charm of radiant faces,From the days we took to dream,From the joy of open spaces,From the mountain and the stream,Bronzed of sunlight, nerves a-tingle,Keen of limb
The Sun in Poetry
Forget Me Not When in the morning’s misty hour,When the sun beams gently o’er each flower;When thou dost cease to smile benign,And think each heart responds with thine,When seeking rest
The Sun in Poetry
On the Hill-Side A Memory You lay so still in the sunshine, So still in that hot sweet hour— That the timid things of the forest land Came close; a
My New Year’s Resolutions as a Person with Parkinson’s Disease
This is what I’m aiming for in the upcoming year. I call it my “2020 Vision.” (1) Make Going to the Gym My Top Priority. Here’s what often happens on
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Happy New Year!
New Year’s Wishes! (the body parts sonnet) Your heart has wished folks well on New Year’s Eve.You’ve sung “Should old acquaintance be forgot…”(Your brain recalled the right words – did
Faces That Greet Me When I Wake Up
On weekdays, my clock radio turns on at 3:58 a.m. Why not 4:00? Because the NPR radio station I listen to gives the local weather for New York, where I
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