Paths I have walked, literally, as I have explored the countryside around me from the time I could walk, and figuratively, as I walk through life.
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I was first inspired by the beauty of the local landscapes of Carnegie and the trails and byways along the Chartiers Creek and throughout the Chartiers Valley, paths I’ve been walking since I began to walk. Those paths led me away to learn new things, and led me back, to interpret what I’ve found.
My biggest inspiration for poetry, prose and artwork is still the world right around me, and I enjoy the opportunity to share it from the perspective of one who walks and hikes and bikes and carries a camera, art materials and journal everywhere—even around the house—so the inspirations are fresh.
The familiarity of weather and structure and cultural habit are a starting point, a base to build upon as I walk other paths while building my stories.
Latest Journeys
Healing, Now and For the Future
Today is the six-month anniversary of my hip replacement surgery. I have long been back on my feet, but still working my in-home physical therapy for strengthening and flexibility all over, which is not a bad thing for someone my age and work needs: sitting or standing for hours on end. I am grateful for …
February 2020 Personal Creative Challenge, Day 27: Winter Bouquet
My daily photo today unexpectedly inspired some verse. It just began writing itself in my head so I thought I’d bring it here and work on it. When I share my daily photos I typically write something about it, often just a mundane note of what or where it is, an identification of a wildflower …
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The Blush That Rise
The blush that rise at end of a winter’s day to meet the early falling darkness, shine like roses of June among tracings of trees, light our hearth fire, cast each other in warm tones of familiar devotion. poem © Bernadette E. Kazmarski Draft composed for this week’s prompt “blush”. I began this year with …
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