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booksnobsblog · 3 years

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Day 90 of The 100 Day Project OK, I am so ready for summer. I'm ready for school to be over and for lazy days and adventures to begin. I still have 3 weeks until school is over. All the things in this poem remind me of summer and they remind me of my youth and college days living in Frog Town with my grandma. I loved going camping with my parents to my grandparent's lake lot in the summer. June bugs scare the crap out of me and I still hear them hit my windowpanes. What reminds you of summer? #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #summertime #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik #lakelife #junebugs #summerdays https://www.instagram.com/p/CPKJ835nlVW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 87 of The 100 Day Project I was thinking today about all the things we carry and this poem just barely scratches the surface. We carry so much from our ancestors and their DNA, through historical trauma, Then we pick up the opinions, judgment, and voices of others and carry that too. We carry our children, our parents, illnesses, and deaths. Everyone we meet is carrying something that is heavy. We should help each other more to lighten the load. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_nbHOnzGq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 86 of The 100 Day Project I actually wrote this poem yesterday but did not have time to type it up and sent it out. This is an ekphrastic poem that I wrote about a Mary Cassett painting titled Child in a Straw Hat. I included the painting for your reference. I don't feel like I'm that good at writing in the ekphrastic style but the important thing is that I tried. So important to try and try again, until you get it right. Shout out to poet Donna Isaac whose prompt inspired this poem. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry poetryislife #lovepoetr #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik #ekphrastic https://www.instagram.com/p/CO9OhbPnlug/?igshid=l163cw23p8b3

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Day 91 of The 100 Day Project I just finished teaching a political unit in AP Human geography and I have an assignment about walls that different countries have built to separate themselves and keep them safe from others and I was thinking about the internal walls that humans put up to protect themselves from danger real and imagined. I'm trying to break down my walls but they are tall and wide and deep and they have been there a long time. Safety is really a facade and these walls we build internally or walls we build to separate one country from another really do more harm than good. I feel like the walls I hide behind really limit me. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #summertime #buymeacoffee #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPPVbQDHVeI/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 59 of The 100 Day Project A few weeks ago I wrote a poem called These Thighs and my poet friend Annette, challenged me to write a poem about the stomach. This morning I read a poem by one of my favorite poets, Anna Swir, called Her Belly, and knew I had to write the poem about my stomach. I think most women can relate to constant dieting and not liking their midsection. Ladies, we need to love our bodies and each part of who we are. So thank your stomach for digesting your food and doing its job. Practice mindful eating if you can. #abusesurvivor #havenretreat #fightforzero #youniquefoundation #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #lovepoetry #selfpoetry #napowrimo #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CNlue-oHuhV/?igshid=1v9dx2zvyr8a1

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Day 51 of The 100 Day Project Some I love has cancer and it's terminal and it's so hard on all of us. I called the church to request prayers and request that communion be delivered once a week. The lady I talked was so sweet and said they would start praying to ease his pain right away. Thank goodness for prayer warriors. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #lovepoetry #selfpoetry #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CM_AuRrBztO/?igshid=l6le45dkneb

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Day 94 of The 100 Day Project I met with my poetry book club tonight to discuss Marrow, Muscle, Flight by Gary Boelhower. The author/poet was there as well and from tonight's prompt to write about the frost I wrote this poem about my grandma and her journey of dying from lung cancer. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her and miss her. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #grandma #death #dying #gardenoflife #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPZsI71Hx-x/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 93 of The 100 Day Project Today is my son's birthday and it's also the one-year anniversary of the day that George Floyd was killed. I've tried writing about this day multiple times. I think this poem captures how I'm feeling today. So much love and hope for my son and so much grief for George and his family. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #georgefloyd #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPUeYE3Hn1Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 92 of The 100 Day Project I went for a walk in the meadow and saw my magic tree tonight. It reached its limbs out to me and I stopped to say hello and admire its beauty. It really is a beautiful tree and since I've written about it before in my poems, I feel a strong connection to it. Tonight the sunset was magical so I need to write about it and the magnificent tree together. As I write this the June Bugs are committing suicide by slamming into my windowpanes, drawn in by the light. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #trees #magical #sunset #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPR7n_mHsKw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 88 of The 100 Day Project Today I was listening to a podcast called Live Awake by Sarah Blondin and she said we need to learn how to feed ourselves love and it really stuck with me and I had to write it down and create a poem around it. I love Sarah Blondin and her mediations. She has helped me to grow, accept and love myself. I'm still a work in progress. Everyday we have to make time to love ourselves by doing things we love and taking time to practice self care. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #selfcare #healing #selflove #bodylove #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPFAyWAnfOB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 83 of The 100 Day Project I went for a walk on Sunday and literally saw a stone on the path, it called my name and I picked it up. It felt comforting in my hand and gave me a measure of safety. Sometimes I feel that stones are old souls. I've always been a person who stops and looks at rocks and then takes them home where they live in my garden or in a glass vase on my dresser. Are you a collector of stones? #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #lovepoetry #selfpoetry #napowrimo #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/COy_AXAFAQZ/?igshid=1byeqqlp6wm3b

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Day 81 of The 100 Day Project Happy Mother's Day to anyone who mothers or cares for children. You are so important and I value you. I spent the day with my mom and sister and then went for a hike by myself in the woods and then my son, Max took me out to dinner. It was nice-We went to a tequila bar downtown. So yummy. I wrote today's poem about my grandma, Gertrude. She loved to play bingo and win money. We always played Bingo on holidays like today. It was so much fun. I remember riding circles around the pool table while my dad, grandpa, and uncles. So funny to think of us roaring around the small space and the men actually trying to play pool. Honestly, they were probably just hiding so they didn't have to help do the dishes. Hope all of you are lucky enough to have a great bingo queen in your life. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #lovepoetry #selfpoetry #napowrimo #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/COrT06bHawc/?igshid=12qw8398ak2ff

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Day 79 of The 100 Day Project Do you ever have nightmares? If you are a trauma survivor, sleeping is hard. It's hard to fall asleep, stay asleep and the night includes nightmares. I had a nightmare every night for probably 40 years. I don't have them every night anymore but I had one last night and it's unsettling. They are hard to process and sometimes I don't want to fall back asleep for the fear of going right back into the nightmare again. I'm perpetually tired because of it. I wish everyone sweet dreams instead of nightmares. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #lovepoetry #selfpoetry #napowrimo #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/COhFUNjndrO/?igshid=1hbsxi6amr5yj

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Day 78 of The 100 Day Project I tried to write a poem about the sunrise today and it just didn't work for me so I wrote a poem about writing a poem and added a little insight into my writing process. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #lovepoetry #selfpoetry #napowrimo #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CObv5Ogn8m1/?igshid=12lbi3wepgqrr

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Day 77 of The 100 Day Project Today I was looking through old pictures to put in my art journal and originally I was going to write about this picture I found of my grandma and her mom and I started that poem today. I also found this photo of me that I didn't recognize and have no recollection or memory of the checkered dress or the day the photo was taken. So I started writing about her and I just looked at her and thought of everything she went through. I didn't get through this poem without tears. I'm enclosing the picture of me at age 7. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #lovepoetry #selfpoetry #napowrimo #poetsclub #poetrydaily #poetryisart #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/COZTUTgHsph/?igshid=1imth709uk5hx

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