Tag Archives: stars

On Going towards sleep

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Joanna M. Weston

What do the stars do when we’re asleep? Perhaps they sleep too, or do they play all night? Or do they wait to play during the day when we can’t see them? … ON GOING TOWARDS SLEEP I have put … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas is just over the horizon and, of course, all shopping is done, baking finished … hopefully! But the celebration is coming, complete with solstice, new baby, angels and shepherds. What more can one ask?… CHRISTMAS EVE   (Triolet) joyous stars … Continue reading →

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Void Your Visa

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

School supplies, fall fashions, latest cars (or last year’s models), all marked down, so they say, for quick sale. I’ve reached the point where I don’t see the ads, my eyes just slide on by, though this might get my … Continue reading →

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Among Heavenly Bodies

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Stars hang clear and bright in these August skies, wonderful for astronomers, ordinary stargazers, and those who long to fly out there into space … dreamers all … AMONG HEAVENLY BODIES two asteroids trailed by a nova                             drag me without … Continue reading →

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Christmas on the Run

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas goes so quickly. We prepare for weeks and it’s gone, all the excitement, the joy, the sharing, the calm centre, gone in a blink, at least, that’s how I find it … A A CHRISTMAS ON THE RUN I … Continue reading →

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Blessed

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Everything that was ever made, from stars, planets, oceans, insects, and humans, are blessed by the birth at Christmas, the time when we pause to consider light and darkness, the turn of the earth, and the wonder of how things … Continue reading →

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In My Atlas

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

A bird’s or a child’s view of the landscape can be so different from what the map shows, or our own limited view … IN MY ATLAS the twisted grin of a rural road                                 seen by a crow on its … Continue reading →

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Cosmic

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

I don’t make New Year resolutions (my resolution is not to make them) but I’ve been pondering my place in the universe, myself a micro-dot in the scale of the cosmos. I have no conclusion except that I do have … Continue reading →

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Angels and Shepherds

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

Christmas Day has come and gone, but the story continues, and continues to engage us in mystery and wonder. And, to keep the fun and glory of it, try my favourite flash mob, of the Hallelujah Chorus at a Food … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

I have started preparations for Christmas, but there’s a whole lot more to be done. I’ve made lists of gifts to be mailed or given, some of the baking is in the freezer, but … GETTING READY I write the … Continue reading →

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