This poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar feels appropriate for 2020. Focusing on what is plentiful and abundant, feels necessary more than ever. While making an apple pie yesterday, I received an unidentified emergency alert to my cell phone. It said COVID-19 rates were rising and … [Read more...] about A Thanksgiving Poem
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A Poem on Johnny Appleseed
Recently I learned that Johnny Appleseed was a real person, and not just an American tall tale. Born John Chapman near Boston, Massachusetts in 1774, he spent much of his young adulthood in western Pennsylvania. He walked with his brother from Massachusetts to Pittsburgh over … [Read more...] about A Poem on Johnny Appleseed