Category Archives: Poems

A Poem – Orange Blossom Time

Posted on 03/17/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

I’m working on a poetry collection based on the gospel of Matthew. There are 42 planned poems and today I’ve finally written poem 18. I started this project about seven years ago and had hoped to have it done by … Continue reading →

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Ekphrastic Poetry Class

Posted on 06/05/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

So in addition to demolishing a shed, I’ve been taking an ekphrastic poetry class. Each week we would view a still life picture and write a poem about it. We were also asked to take a photo recreating the original … Continue reading →

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Threshold

Posted on 11/21/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

Threshold is the single word prompt for the church’s writer’s group this month. I struggled with this one a bit and ended up writing two pieces. I thought a poem would be nice, but then I didn’t really like what … Continue reading →

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A Poem

Posted on 09/05/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

I haven’t been writing much this summer. Between the smoke and other problems, I’ve been distracted from the writing desk. The Caldor fire is started to be contained and evacuation orders are being lifted. The air quality here is better, … Continue reading →