Joyce Johnson's Blog
What can I say? My picture above shows you that I have lived a long time. It was taken in 2008 for our church registry.
I was a stay at home mom until my last child was in school. I was widowed when I was forty four and was glad that I was already employed at the local radio station. I stayed in the same job for thirty years and after I retired at 65 and took a trip to Europe with a friend, I started working again and stayed for another ten years. I have only been writing poetry since 1999 when I wrote to relieve my grief when my only son died. I married again four years after my husband died and was widowed again in 1995. I am an avid gardener and belong to two local garden clubs and am on the board of the district club and state garden club so have lots of meetings to attend. I have my own poetry corner in the state garden club's publication. I live in my home by myself and rent my farm land to a local bulb grower. I am surrounded by beauty. All of mv family lives close to me. Two daughters, six grandchildren,
eleven great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. We live in Washington State in Northwest Washington and love it here.
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Most Recent Blog Post
My Favorite contest
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Blog Posted:9/7/2012 3:25:00 PM
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My contest is judged and finalized. I was gone for several days and I took the poems with me to read and rate. I tried really hard to stick with only the top ten but it was too hard. A few were too short and some did not follow all of the rules but most qualified and should have been a winner. I finally just had to chose those that appealed to or touched me in some way. Now I am excited to go and find out who wrote the winners. Good luck to all. Love, Joyce
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/24/2013 | Hugs | Light Poetry | friendship, |
| 5/23/2013 | Noah's Ark | Rhyme | animal,god, |
| 5/22/2013 | Counting the Minutes | ABC | love, |
| 5/21/2013 | Disaster | Senryu | giving,hero, |
| 5/21/2013 | Melancholy Memory | Verse | son,sorrow, |
| 5/20/2013 | Beneath Our Skins | Rhyme | emotions, |
| 5/20/2013 | Coming Home | Narrative | home,love, |
| 5/20/2013 | The Finish Line | Light Poetry | age, |
| 5/11/2013 | 5 minute poem | Light Poetry | fun, |
| 5/11/2013 | My Favorite Color Pink | Tanka | color, |
| 5/10/2013 | The Little House | Rhyme | house, |
| 5/10/2013 | Appreciation | Free verse (vers libre) | friend,poetess, |
| 5/9/2013 | Mother's Day | Rhyme | mothers day, |
| 5/9/2013 | Abuse in the News | Rhyme | abuse,horror, |
| 5/7/2013 | Color | Rhyme | blue,green,nature, |
| 5/6/2013 | The Grace of God | Verse | god, |
| 5/6/2013 | Reflections of You | Iambic Pentameter | grandmother,memory,relati |
| 5/6/2013 | Contest Haiku | Haiku | drink,food, |
| 5/2/2013 | The Elements | Iambic Pentameter | earth day,environment, |
| 5/1/2013 | The Stars Are Shining | Rhyme | miss you,stars, |
| 4/30/2013 | Memories Beyond the Door | Ballad | leaving,memory, |
| 4/20/2013 | Enlightenment, Hope and Harmony | Rhyme | jesus, |
| 4/20/2013 | I Just Found Out | Rhyme | funny, |
| 4/20/2013 | A True Friend | Quatrain | friend, |
| 4/20/2013 | In The Meadow | Rhyme | nature, |
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