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Chetta is the nom de plume of Deborah Guenther Beachboard a poet writing since 1992. Her poetry has been published in Modern Haiku, Sijo West, Amaze: The Cinquain Journal, Short Stuff, Twilight Ending and numerous other online and in print journals. Chetta makes her home in the Adna Valley in southwest Washington in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

After all is done

I want

to have lived in

such a way that "Oh, damn!"

are not the final words to cross

my lips.

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Blog Posted:10/6/2022 9:48:00 AM

I have been busy taking care of my 88 year old mother. It has kept me away from poetry, but I am not complaining, it is a blessing for both me and my brother to be able to care for her.

This year she has had a few stays in the hospital. She is home now and doing well. Her late husband, Bruce J. Nelson, my step father, was an artist. He passed away in 2015 at the age of 93. Mom wants to get his art back out into the world, and I am doing that for her. It is a bg job, he had done so many pieces.

If you are interested in seeing his work some of his art is available at artpal.com/bjnestate22

"My First Love, Mt. Rainier" by Bruce J. Nelson<br>Used with permission of the Bruce J. Nelson estate.

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Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 10/7/2022 9:33:00 AM

You are great to be her caretaker. I feel so fortunate that one of my youngest sisters moved back to our home state to be there for our mother when she takes a fall or something . Her health not quite the same going into her 90s. Your stepdad's work is lovely. I grew up as a child near Mt. Rainier.

Constance
La France

Date: 10/7/2022 5:34:00 AM

Chetta, you are a caring daughter, I understand as I cared for my mother when she got ill until her death, it is a sacrifice but one I have never regretted. My father died suddenly, it was horrible. That is so awesome what you are doing for your father and his art, the painting is beautiful, I am sure he is looking down from heaven smiling, Constance

Jenna
Logan

Date: 10/6/2022 7:22:00 PM

A loving caregiver... that you are. That painting is beautifully detailed. Thanks for sharing it and the site with us.

Unseeking
Seeker

Date: 10/6/2022 5:42:00 PM

Propelled by our soul, poetry portrayed by mind is distilled by the heart ~ hence always within you, whether you write or not. These moments of tenderness as you look after your mother are so precious. May the light within you keep glowing!

My Past Blog Posts


Songs are Poems Set to Music: Willie Nelson and Ray Charles Date Posted: 4/20/2024 8:42:00 PM
A Favorite Poem by John Shea Date Posted: 4/16/2024 3:41:00 PM
Songs are poems set to music: Gordon Lightfoot Date Posted: 4/14/2024 7:14:00 PM
My Cinquain: an explanation Date Posted: 4/12/2024 4:48:00 PM
Songs Are Poems Set To Music: Simon and Garfunkel Date Posted: 3/8/2024 9:43:00 PM
The Rattle: Poem prompt of the month Date Posted: 3/5/2024 1:31:00 PM
Songs are Poems Set to Music: Kris Kristopherson Date Posted: 2/28/2024 11:41:00 AM
Fantasy Poetry Contest finalized Date Posted: 2/27/2024 7:49:00 PM
I found a treasure this morning Date Posted: 2/21/2024 1:03:00 PM
Fantasy Poetry Contest Date Posted: 2/18/2024 1:07:00 PM
Science Fiction Poetry Contest finalized Date Posted: 2/6/2024 10:00:00 AM
An Obscure Poetry Form: Ungalino Date Posted: 2/5/2024 8:22:00 AM
The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge Date Posted: 2/3/2024 12:42:00 PM
Half Immersed: a favorite poem, part 1 (edit 02/04) Date Posted: 1/30/2024 12:54:00 PM
A favorite from childhood and a new to to me poetic form Date Posted: 1/22/2024 10:53:00 AM
Science Fiction Poetry Contest Date Posted: 1/18/2024 1:12:00 PM
Short poetry forms x 3 has been finalized, finally! Date Posted: 1/15/2024 5:24:00 PM
Short form poetry x 3 Contest update: I am frustrated Date Posted: 1/7/2024 6:16:00 PM
Short form poem x 3 contest apologies Date Posted: 12/30/2023 11:13:00 AM
Short form poetry x3 contest has been finalized Date Posted: 12/29/2023 2:24:00 PM
Busy Busy Busy Date Posted: 10/6/2022 9:48:00 AM
NPR celebrates National Poetry Month Date Posted: 4/5/2022 6:25:00 PM
I've been absent Date Posted: 3/20/2022 3:30:00 PM
The Great Four Haiku Masters Date Posted: 12/29/2021 1:18:00 PM
Poetry Resource: The Haiku Foundation Date Posted: 12/2/2021 8:13:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
4/22/2024	It's a Strange Place	Free verse	dark,
4/22/2024	On the Near Edge of Seventy	Couplet	age,
4/22/2024	The Puppies at Six Weeks	Rhyme	nature,
4/21/2024	life is busy	Verse	angst,
4/21/2024	Ephemera	Rondeau	memory,
4/21/2024	Sunny Sunday Statistic	Free verse	evil,
4/20/2024	Writing Hobby	Rhyme	writing,
4/19/2024	Zephyr	Free verse	love,
4/18/2024	Relentless	Free verse	life,
4/18/2024	My Muse Has Runaway	Free verse	betrayal,
4/17/2024	LIFE	Acrostic	angst,
4/17/2024	Intrusions From a Dark Unknown	Pantoum	spiritual,
4/17/2024	Nonchalant	Rhyme	nature,
4/16/2024	Viola	Free verse	nature,
4/15/2024	The Inkling	Rhyme	angst,
4/15/2024	Just Dropped In	Free verse	drug,
4/14/2024	Friends and Enemies	Tanka	seasons,
4/13/2024	Trinity Equation	Verse	god,
4/13/2024	Beyond Sunset	Rhyme	mental illness,
4/13/2024	Her Power	Shadorma	angst,
4/13/2024	This Is Only A Test	Free verse	anxiety,
4/12/2024	That Was Then This Is Now	Free verse	age,depression,life,sick,
4/12/2024	God Chosen Andaree	Rhyme	conflict,god,identity,pol
4/12/2024	Talking to Shadows	Verse	age,
4/12/2024	into silence	Haiku	nature,
4/11/2024	After the Floods	Free verse	lost love,
4/11/2024	God Is Good	Acrostic	god,
4/11/2024	it's just trash	Senryu	love hurts,
4/11/2024	Fair Warning	Dodoitsu	society,
4/11/2024	Ignorance	Acrostic	depression,
4/8/2024	Backward Is Forward	Free verse	life,
4/8/2024	Eclipse	Tanka	nature,
4/8/2024	Day After Day	Free verse	nature,
4/7/2024	Whisper	Cinquain	love,
4/7/2024	You Are a Dust Devil	Free verse	love,
4/7/2024	Wayward Son	Free verse	life,
4/6/2024	Spring Sonnet	Sonnet	nature,
4/6/2024	the universe yields	Free verse	myth,nature,
4/6/2024	Reverse Graffiti	Other	nature,
4/6/2024	It's Nothing New	Couplet	nature,
4/4/2024	Roads	Free verse	life,
4/4/2024	Havana Syndrome 3	Monoku	mental health,
4/4/2024	Nature vs Nurture	Free verse	nature,
4/4/2024	Hidden Bruises	Free verse	abuse,
4/3/2024	Havana Syndrome 2	Free verse	confusion,corruption,
4/3/2024	here then gone	Haiku	nature,
4/2/2024	inheritance	Free verse	evil,
4/1/2024	Blank Check	Free verse	life,
4/1/2024	Havana Syndrome	Free verse	anxiety,
4/1/2024	Reels	Free verse	life,
3/31/2024	Resurrection Morning	Free verse	life,
3/30/2024	hitchhiking	Senryu	easter,spiritual,sun,
3/29/2024	Vagabond	Free verse	life,
3/29/2024	A Question	Political Verse	political,
3/29/2024	Sweet Nectar	Free verse	political,
3/28/2024	Agendas	Free verse	nature,
3/28/2024	The Lonely Maestro	Free verse	angst,
3/25/2024	stardust echoes	Free verse	magic,
3/25/2024	Overgrown	Rhyme	nature,
3/25/2024	Feeling Groovy	Free verse	growing up,
3/25/2024	the same	Haiku	nature,
3/23/2024	The Empty Bus	Sijo	10th grade,school,
3/22/2024	Death Spiral	Free verse	dream,
3/22/2024	Wounded Sigh	Free verse	sorrow,
3/22/2024	Shattered	Rhyme	love hurts,
3/20/2024	Interview With a Black Hole	Free verse	nature,
3/20/2024	Thunder	Personification	nature,
3/19/2024	Metaphors	Free verse	political,
3/18/2024	The Relic	Free verse	life,
3/18/2024	sleep and dream	Free verse	anger,
3/17/2024	Dancing Through Life Tango	Free verse	life,
3/15/2024	Pink Stationery	Free verse	friendship,
3/15/2024	Utopia	Tritina	spiritual,
3/15/2024	They Died Young Legend	Free verse	destiny,
3/15/2024	Essence Lost	Free verse	life,
3/15/2024	Storms Full of Thunder	Free verse	nature,
3/14/2024	The Old Magnolia Tree	Rhyme	nature,
3/13/2024	Quietly the moon---	Free verse	lost love,
3/13/2024	We Forget Solitude	Couplet	confusion,
3/13/2024	Splintered Cycles	Verse	love hurts,
3/12/2024	Air	Free verse	life,
3/12/2024	Cloudy With a Chance of Stories	Tanka	fantasy,
3/12/2024	Playing the Game	Political Verse	political,
3/11/2024	Her Essence Ethereal Lanterns	Lanterne	death,
3/11/2024	Woven Worlds	Other	life,
3/11/2024	she fishes the moon	Verse	dream,
3/10/2024	Coagulation	Free verse	health,
3/10/2024	Red	List	love,
3/10/2024	Maestro	Free verse	creation,
3/9/2024	Kiss My Grits	Monoku	freedom,
3/9/2024	The Elderly Man and His Speach	Political Verse	political,
3/8/2024	The Photograph in Black and White	Free verse	life,
3/7/2024	Nor Flowing Script	Rhyme	depression,
3/7/2024	Tattered	Free verse	lost love,
3/7/2024	gifting more than gold	Senryu	age,life,love,seasons,
3/7/2024	When Dinner Was Late	Rhyme	love hurts,
3/6/2024	In a Pink World	Free verse	life,
3/6/2024	Gibson's Gals	Alliteration	war,
3/6/2024	Azoth	Rhyme	music,
3/6/2024	Faraway	Free verse	life,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
A Patch of Moonlight	Rhyme	moon,night,stars,
Two Poems About the Iroquois	Free verse	native american,
Bookish Menagerie: A Time Traveler's Library	Narrative	adventure,books,childhood
The Poem of Big Words	Rhyme	dark,
Waters of Eternity	Monoku	poems,poetry,
The Duckling - Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe	Rhyme	humor,parody,
Norea in the Garden of Birds	Rhyme	animal,beautiful,bird,hea
Tangerine Trees And Marmalade Skies	Rhyme	mystery,

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