Carrie Richards's Blog
 Hello Friends of the Soup. I am constantly learning from all of you, and writing is something I love, but never made time for until now. I have always been a California girl, born and raised in the southern part of the state, now living in upper Northern California. Surrounded by mountains, and beautiful scenery, I have great inspiration. I think I have always loved to create, it comes from my Dad, and his dad, I suppose. Although my mother was the rock of the family, my Dad was the dreamer, and a cowboy at heart. I grew up with horses that he raised, and memories of him singing around a campfire on trips we took. He wrote poetry, and his own songs, and played guitar. His father did the same thing when my dad was a boy. My grandfather was a trail guide, in the early l900's in Yosemite Nat'l Park, where my dad lived as a child. My purpose in life has been family. I am married to my High School sweetheart, we went to college together, I taught school for awhile, then raised two fine sons (both H.S. teachers) and a beautiful daughter. Have 5 grandchildren who we adore, and fortunately they all live fairly close by. I've had a small catering business, but now we are both retired, live in the country on a couple of acres, with rangeland behind us. We are down to one dog, after a mix of this and that! No horses, although horses, cattle, coyotes, and all kinds of wildlife live behind our place. Our kids are gifted musicians, and one son writes poetry that blows me away, some which has been published. I love poetry and piano, all music, movies, camping, our little cabin in the mountains, but especially my family. And I love Poetry Soup..and all the wonderful company here!
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Most Recent Blog Post
Apologies For Neglecting My Souper Friends!
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Blog Posted:10/7/2012 1:48:00 PM
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I have been out of touch for much of this past summer for several reasons, first due to being away from home, and then later, we had serious internet problems. (Internet providers are limited due to our location......and the last one we had, simply abandoned us without notice one morning). After searching, we found something that works to provide internet again, so I'm hoping to be back on track soon. In the meantime, I must apologize to friends I've neglected, thank those who have commented or who have placed my poems in a contest during my "black-out" experience. I'm so grateful for you all, and appreciate so much, the continual support and encouragement. I have missed out on so much.....I hope you are all well, happy, and filled with inspirational words for new poems! Thanks very much, one and all! I can smell apples in the air....hope you will have a wonderful autumn !! Carrie
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/21/2013 | I Don't Want To Know | Lyric | lost love,lyric,song, |
| 5/18/2013 | An Old, But New Despair | Pantoum | death,sad, |
| 5/17/2013 | Melancholy Memory | Verse | death,first love,lost lov |
| 5/13/2013 | Russell's 5 minutes are up | Free verse (vers libre) | funny,writing, |
| 5/11/2013 | Strange Bedfellows | Free verse (vers libre) | angst,introspection,judge |
| 5/10/2013 | blue | Tanka | blue,emotions,sad, |
| 5/8/2013 | Under the Roof of Abuse | Free verse (vers libre) | abuse, |
| 5/7/2013 | disentangled | Haiku | love,passion, |
| 5/6/2013 | Lamenting My Lost World | Free verse (vers libre) | earth,environment,imagina |
| 5/4/2013 | A Rhapsody in Red | Free verse (vers libre) | color,happy,nature,red, |
| 5/4/2013 | Napa Valley | Haiku | nature, |
| 5/3/2013 | Chug-A-Lug Pub Song | Lyric | music, |
| 5/3/2013 | Memories Beyond the Door | Free verse (vers libre) | grief,loss,lost,sad, |
| 5/2/2013 | I Just Found Out | Rhyme | funny,husband, |
| 5/1/2013 | Reflections of a Ripple in Time | Tanka | father,mother,nostalgia,p |
| 4/30/2013 | Love Letter To My Son | Free verse (vers libre) | i love you,love,son, |
| 4/28/2013 | Whimsical Butterfly Flirtation | Quintain (English) | butterfly,nature, |
| 4/26/2013 | Oddly Familiar | Free verse (vers libre) | feelings,introspection, |
| 4/23/2013 | Moon | Rhyme | feelings,imagination,moon |
| 4/22/2013 | Friends Of A Summer Night | Free verse (vers libre) | child,childhood,friend,no |
| 4/20/2013 | appalachian trail | Haiku | child,nature,night,youth, |
| 4/20/2013 | Typewriter | Free verse (vers libre) | education,high school,nos |
| 4/20/2013 | Self Portrait---a dreamer, a schemer | Bio | self, |
| 4/19/2013 | Fragrance of Love | Tanka | feelings,flower,love,lust |
| 4/15/2013 | 4th Grade Music Room | Free verse (vers libre) | nostalgia,school,song,tea |
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Fav Poems
| Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| footle..Visit To The Dentist. | Light Poetry | satire |
| The Mother's Loom | Sonnet | faithlight,fear,light, |
| Did I Mention I Love You | Free verse (vers libre) | faith,loveme,love,me, |
| Hopscotch-Losing Balance | Concrete | life |
| sequence-WITHOUT WORDS | Lanterne | love |
| TRANQUILITY | Haiku | imagination,introspection |
| On the Dusk | Free verse (vers libre) | depression |
| A List: I'm the Poet -To Carrie | List | dedication, |
| Autumn Leaves | Quatrain | naturered,autumn,autumn,r |
| A Fall Walk | Rhyme | nature,nostalgia |
| THEN & NOW,TWAS EVER THE SAME | Sonnet | life,nostalgia |
| Comrades in Arms | Haibun | friendship,introspection, |
| Wayward Child | Pantoum | introspection,life,loss,l |
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