Author Archives: Lydia
Let Fools Use Their Talent
Well, God give them wisdom that have it, andthose that are Fools, let them use their talents.Festes the Fool, Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare I’ve always loved poetry. Beginning with the lighthearted, rhythmic and relatable poems we give to children; favorites like A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson. My love only increased when, as a […]
Humility for the New Year
I took an accidental leave of absence from writing. Well, technically from blogging I suppose, I was still writing occasionally, in stunted starts and stops. At any rate, here’s a gentle return, which I hope will be one of many more to share in the coming year. As always, the few of you who have […]
Unsex Me!: How Lady Macbeth is a Forerunner to Abortion Rights
Fair is foul and foul is fairHover through the fog and air.-The Witches Macbeth, Act I, Scene I What is this world where we live where the taking of a life is freedom, a woman’s design is a burden, and the very life we carry a curse? Today, abortion is not just defended, but celebrated. By […]
Poems for February
I’ve found great help in employing the long held axiom, write what you know. But in this exercise of a year of poetry I’ve also found great help in writing what I’m learning, what I want to learn, what I want to understand better. So, I’ve found myself writing what I know: motherhood, nature, sin; […]
Poems for January
I resolved to spend 2022 writing a poem a day. I’d like to be better at poetry, and it seemed just writing them would be the best place to start. There’s something about playing with words, studying their sound, and forcing yourself to look carefully at things. This kind of discipline can only improve all […]
Oceans Never Fill 