Leann Shamash
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...
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Leann Shamash
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Cashew
#cashew #raisin #date #chocolatechips It's amazing how one small cashew in the palm of my hand makes me happy. The splash of sweetness of...
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Leann Shamash
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Friend
#friends #spellcheck #thumbs #spellcheck #fiends #OMG FRIENDS When I type on my phone tap, tap, tap ..... my oversized square awkward...
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Leann Shamash
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Frozen Roses
#frozenroses #roses #november #Thanksgiving #lateNovember #rosebushes #lastflowers Happy end of November and Happy Thanksgiving...It is...
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Leann Shamash
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
On the Head of a Pin
#goodhealth #balance #aging #growingolder #balance #balancing #barefootandcoatless For you who are aging. For you who are balancing....
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Leann Shamash
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
Blue Plate
#blueplate #meals #mealstogether #eating #food #dinner #lunch #breakfast #rice #bread #cobaltblue #blue #blueplates #knives #forks...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
Green Yarn
#green #yarn #greenyarn #summer #laborday #schoolisstarting #endofsummer #asummerpoem #falliscoming The ball of green yarn which is...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
When She Dances
#whenshedances #dance #thepowerofdance When she dances she glides like Fred Astaire. She swings like Ginger Rogers. She struts like...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
September
#thesilenceofseptember #septembersounds #crickets #quiet #concordgrapes #acorns #apples #crickets #corn The telltale signs are all...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 30, 2020
- 3 min
A Summer Necklace
#summer #covid #grandchildren #greatestgifts #gifts #pearls #diamonds #rubies #jewels #necklace #thegiftofgrandparenting #summergifts...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 26, 2020
- 1 min
Where the Ocean Meets the Sky
#wheretheoceanmeetsthesky #wheretheskymeetsthehorizon #horizon #clouds #fly #wavesthatshimmer #fog #clouds #betweenheavenandearth...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Hello Again and Goodbye
#bubby #baba #grandpa #grandma #nana #popop #granddad #meema #saba #savta #becomingagrandparent #papa #visitstograndpa #visitstograndma...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Bridges
#girlfriends #buddies #covidanchors #friends #support #friendsmeantheworld #whoareyourfriends #oldfriends #newfriends #makenewfriends...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
Fly Away
#ificouldfly #dragonfly #hummingbird #hawk #flyaway #butterfly If you could fly Like a sculpted dragonfly You would soar above the...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
The Blessing for Music
#roshchodesh #av #roshchodeshav #hallel #morningminyan #sayingkaddish #mothersanddaughters #kaddish #music #listening #listeningtomusic...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
See My Garden
#mygarden #julygarden #poemsaboutgardens #beautifulgardens #herbgardens #beegardens #flowergardens #frogsinmygarden #teainthegarden...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
Wanderings
#wanderings #wandering #capecod #painescreek #brewster #walkingeveryday #beautifulcapecod #thinking #considering #exploring...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
What We Have in Common
#whatwehaveincommon #differences #commonalities #politicaldifferences #incommon #supporters #commonalities #findingcommonground...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 11, 2020
- 1 min
A Million Stories
#story #abillionstories #yourstory #tellyourstory #covid19 #coronavirus #everyonehasastorytotell #iliveinahouse #apartments #homes...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
YIZKOR: WE ARE BUT A SUM OF OUR PARTS
#yizkor #sumofourparts #weareasumofourparts #remember #zachor #weremember #placesinourlives #piecesofourlives #memories...
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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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