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I am a Tree, too, My Friend
A poem for the upcoming holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for the trees. Written with gratitude to our silent, rooted companions, who...
Leann Shamash
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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Frozen Roses
#frozenroses #roses #november #Thanksgiving #lateNovember #rosebushes #lastflowers Happy end of November and Happy Thanksgiving...It is...
Leann Shamash
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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On the Head of a Pin
#goodhealth #balance #aging #growingolder #balance #balancing #barefootandcoatless For you who are aging. For you who are balancing....
Leann Shamash
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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Blue Plate
#blueplate #meals #mealstogether #eating #food #dinner #lunch #breakfast #rice #bread #cobaltblue #blue #blueplates #knives #forks...
Leann Shamash
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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Green Yarn
#green #yarn #greenyarn #summer #laborday #schoolisstarting #endofsummer #asummerpoem #falliscoming The ball of green yarn which is...
Leann Shamash
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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When She Dances
#whenshedances #dance #thepowerofdance When she dances she glides like Fred Astaire. She swings like Ginger Rogers. She struts like...
Leann Shamash
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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A Summer Necklace
#summer #covid #grandchildren #greatestgifts #gifts #pearls #diamonds #rubies #jewels #necklace #thegiftofgrandparenting #summergifts...
Leann Shamash
Aug 30, 20203 min read
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Where the Ocean Meets the Sky
#wheretheoceanmeetsthesky #wheretheskymeetsthehorizon #horizon #clouds #fly #wavesthatshimmer #fog #clouds #betweenheavenandearth...
Leann Shamash
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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Hello Again and Goodbye
#bubby #baba #grandpa #grandma #nana #popop #granddad #meema #saba #savta #becomingagrandparent #papa #visitstograndpa #visitstograndma...
Leann Shamash
Aug 19, 20203 min read
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The Blessing for Music
#roshchodesh #av #roshchodeshav #hallel #morningminyan #sayingkaddish #mothersanddaughters #kaddish #music #listening #listeningtomusic...
Leann Shamash
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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See My Garden
#mygarden #julygarden #poemsaboutgardens #beautifulgardens #herbgardens #beegardens #flowergardens #frogsinmygarden #teainthegarden...
Leann Shamash
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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Wanderings
#wanderings #wandering #capecod #painescreek #brewster #walkingeveryday #beautifulcapecod #thinking #considering #exploring...
Leann Shamash
Jun 28, 20203 min read
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What We Have in Common
#whatwehaveincommon #differences #commonalities #politicaldifferences #incommon #supporters #commonalities #findingcommonground...
Leann Shamash
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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A Million Stories
#story #abillionstories #yourstory #tellyourstory #covid19 #coronavirus #everyonehasastorytotell #iliveinahouse #apartments #homes...
Leann Shamash
Jun 11, 20201 min read
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YIZKOR: WE ARE BUT A SUM OF OUR PARTS
#yizkor #sumofourparts #weareasumofourparts #remember #zachor #weremember #placesinourlives #piecesofourlives #memories...
Leann Shamash
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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Welcome to "Words Have Wings."
During the year following the death of a parent it is their children's responsibility to say the kaddish. This blog is a series of reflections while saying the kaddish for my late mother, Irma Gershkowitz.
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