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WORKS SELF-PUBLISHED:

HAIGA: A Day In Halifax (24p); A Tour Of Ashby Lake (24p); Ageless Youth (24p); As Night Falls (24p); Banff (24p); Boardwalk (24p); Bridging The Gap (40p); Butterfly Kisses (24p); Butterfly Wings (66p); Chasing Dreams (40p); Day In The Park (24p); I Love Lilacs (94p); I Remember The Poppies (46p); Inner Peace (24p); Lilacs (24p,40p); Lily of the Valley (48p); Meadows (74p); Poppies (24p); Retro (24p); Spring Comes (24p); Sundown At Ashby Lake (24p); Sunrise At Ashby Lake (24p); Thru A Child's Eye (24p); Weeping Willows (24p,48p); Wild Roses (24p,40p,100p).

HAIBUN/PHOTOS: Ancestral Voices (80p); Primitive (24p).

POEM/PHOTOS: A Day In Sarnia (24p); A Mother'sHeart (40p); Across The Line (24p); After the Rain (64p); Afternoon At Pink Lake (24p); Bliss (24p); By Water's Edge (44p); Carpe Diem (24p); Diving In (24p,46p); Fall Fiesta (74p); Flying DownThe Highway (24p); Given Wings (24p); Going West (24p); Good Morning Sunshine (24p); Hanging Out (24p); Hello Butterfly (24p); I Dreamt (24p); I Wonder (24p); If Only (24p); In A Wink (24p); Koy Garden (24 p); Lessons Learned From Cat Sitting (22p); Merrickville (24p); Montreal Under Clouds (24p); New World (24p); New Year (24p); Outside My Window (46p); Peonies (24p); Rainy Mondays (24p); Rendezvous At Sundown (24p); Rolling Clouds (24p); Sunrise Meditation (24p,48p); Table For One (24p); The Road To My Father’s House (72p); Thru The Lens At Ashby Lake (24p); Waterlilies (24p); Waterlily Garden (42p); Wealth (24p); Winter Calm (76p); Zen Garden (24p); Zen Moments (24p).

MINI ANTHOLOGY/PHOTOS : A Child's World (24p); A Poem Born (24p); A Simple Man (24p); Always With Me (24p); Bygone Days Of Summer (24p); Caffeine Infusion (24p); Can't Imagine (24p); Censored (24p); Clouds Meander (24p); Covid 2020 (24p); Dark Clouds (24p); Gatekeeper (24p); Namaste (24p); Random Musings volumes 1,2,3,4 (24p each); Ribbons & Clouds (62p); Seeking Peace Of Mind (24p); Snow White (24p); Sunlit Ripples (24p); Sunsetting Whispers (24p); The Power Of Two (24p).

POEM/SKETCHES : Flash Memory Therapy (32p,92p); Play.Enjoy.Relax.Create. (24p); THE STORY OF DENNIS in four tomes (biographical prose/sketches 50/48/44/54p).

ABOUT ME : Late babyboomer Canadian born in the beautiful Eastern Townships of Quebec, and raised in Northern Ontario. Fell in love with Ottawa where I received my B.A. with a major in french literature. Still living in Ottawa, I'm finding out that oncoming golden years offer a very rich perspective on life and beauty.

The themes of my poetry are found in everyday life. I write mostly free verse but I'm also a member of Haiku Canada and have had haiku published in various anthologies.

Please visit often my growing collection of poems and I hope you find many will resonate with you. I'd love to hear your comments.

By the way, my name is pronounced Lynn, and my avatar is an ink painting I created on rice paper years ago. The symbol means PLAY - something I have finally learned to do in later years and poetry is definitely my favorite form of play.

MY 20 MOST DEFINING POEMS :

BIOGRAPHICAL :

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/i_am_1247728

I Am - unveils the true me

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/armand_1934-2001_1159342

Armand (1934-2001) – tribute to my father, a significant role model in my formative years

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/flash_memory_therapy_1006627

Flash Memory Therapy – this was an innovative idea I had so I sketched over 400 sketches of my memories

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/how_could_i_not_remember_944854

How Could I Not Remember – tribute to my grand-mother, the first true love of my life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/my_fondest_wishes_as_a_child_1038735

My Fondest Wishes As A Child – the innocent years before any of the disappointments of life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/paradigm_shift_932565

Paradigm Shift – this is about an important life transforming moment in my life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/welcome_to_my_avatar_1106649

Welcome to My Avatar – I was packing up my brushes disappointed and said I'll try one more ~ my avatar is the result of not giving up

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/what_i_remember_most_1164514

What I Remember Most – tribute to my mother, my role model in so many ways during my most impressionable years

FANTASY :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/photography_meraki_967433

Photography Meraki – I let my whimsy loose to have fun expressing my passion for photography

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_elephant_and_the_ant_996862

The Elephant and the Ant – my personal whimsical favorite that combines my love for monorhymes and children’s literature

GRIEF :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/bagpipes_wail_1135902

Bagpipes Wail – picturing my own funeral ~ bagpipes make me very emotional

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/mooney_1022865

Mooney – my warmest bonding moment ever with a pet

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_c_bomb_1055797

The C Bomb – about my husband being diagnosed with cancer

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_caterpillar_who_refused_to_die_1070901

The Caterpillar Who Refused To Die – this is me not seeing the big picture, not realizing I am meant to become a butterfly

NATURE :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/land_of_mine_1053797

Land Of Mine – I felt very patriotic while writing this poem

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_road_to_my_fathers_house_1171466

The Road To My Father’s House – driving 'home' to visit, I always felt an awesome closeness to the countryside my father was deeply connected to

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/waterlily_alley_985984

Waterlily Alley – this poem marries my passion for whimsy, nature, canoeing and waterlilies

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/whale_songs_946382

Whale Songs – expresses my deep spiritual affinity to these gentle giants

ZEN :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/borrowed_bits_of_spirituality_998634

Borrowed Bits Of Spirituality – my heart is in this piece

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/sunrise_meditation_1114372

Sunrise Meditation – it felt surreal to dream up the only meditation piece in my portfolio

TIME :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/slipping_away_1150248

Slipping Away – it’s an A to Z look at myself

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Trouble navigating PS in the last few days

Blog Posted by Line Gauthier: 9/5/2025 9:25:00 AM

Is it just me?

I can't access my SoupMail.

I can't access Contests Judged

I'd be satisfied with the links to these pages....

Help... !

Thankfully I was able to contact the PS Team through their Help link on the Blog page. I'm anxious to see what they'll have to say.

UPDATE: Hooray !! I'm now clicking on "SITE LINKS" in the PS yellowish banner and I seem to have access to everything that way. Huge thanks to Craig Cornish who promptly gave me this excellent solution ~

Line G

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Abdullah Alhemaidy

September 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM

Click on and see "site links" gray button beside "log in or log out"

Constance La France

September 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM

Line, use the site links at the top of the page under poetrysoup logo constance

Tania Kitchin

September 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM

Line, I am not liking the new changes. It is a challenge to find things. Hopefully I will get used to it soon.

Brian Strand

September 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM

It's the same in supermarkets /convenience(!!) store...changes made @ whim of some marketing brainstorm ... of delusion that it will increase sales!

Unseeking Seeker

September 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM

I’d say the earlier format was better but I guess it is the Admin’s prerogative to change the layout etc. Moreover, now that the changes are already done, criticism would be unwelcome, as of human tendency.

Andrea Dietrich

September 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM

I used to be able to get to the area "poems entered in other contests" but now I can't get past the first six pages. I have to be at the computer. also at my phone I cannot find blogs, so I am here at my computer again just to mention this. How are people getting to blogs on their phones?

Andrea Dietrich

September 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM

Someone finally told me that. But I still am unable to scroll right on the pages of my poems entered into contests. That was a very useful tool to me

Gary Radice

September 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM

Blogs perhaps should be listed under site links and then Soup Social section but they're not. As Tom mentions below on a phone you have to click the three straight lines (Menu) at the top of the page and then scroll down to find the blog link. Cheers - Gary

Brandy Nicole

September 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Hmm, it's like the whole page has been stretched. I was looking and my poems look different. Soooo much space for no reason. I agree with you Anaya, about avatar's not zooming anymore. For me, it was neat and easier the way it was. ~ Brandy

Brandy Nicole

September 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Thanks, Anaya.

I Am Anaya

September 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM

Brandy you can zoom in now :D You'll have to adjust your images etc...

I Am Anaya

September 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM

I found if your heart desires it enough, you'll figure it out... poke around! lol. Your avatar it doesn't zoom in any longer---administration xX Just in...I can click on avatar! Thx adm. also I like our poems in light gray! They made a darker gray bold font as headers....it's much better now. Also no more two spaces after period. It's actually a beautiful page, I love it! Great job - PS website software developers

Andrea Dietrich

September 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM

Last night I was trying to locate blogs on my phone. I had to come on my computer just now to get to blogs.

Craig Cornish

September 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM

Most of us dislike change once we're used to something, especially as we get older but... if we had been used to this new way and it was adjusted to the old way, we wouldn't like it either. Where this would/will be an issue is if they have opened up that space for advertising instead of poetry related functions?

Sam Kauffman

September 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM

Craig your thought about making space for more advertising is exactly what I was thinking. I opted out of receiving ads but that doesn't seem to have registered with Team PS. Ads are distracting and often interfere with my chain of thought when writing or commenting. Basically what I am saying is "I hate them" even though I know they are a necessary financial evil for PS. And for me they have a reverse reaction. I want nothing to do with the products. Hope all is well with you. Thanks for your blog!

Charlotte Puddifoot

September 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM

this new site design is truly awful, what was wrong with the old one?? more complicated trying to navigate now, much simpler just to have everything listed down the left side and able to quickly click on whatever you want..they should've at least sent emails out to everyone explaining the change and giving instructions how to access things

Vanya Evangeline

September 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM

I don't like this new layout either. What's even the point of cramming everything in a the top banner, then leaving blank spaces on the sides? The site links doesn't have a dropdown, so we have to load pages twice to get where we want instead of just directly clicking them from the sidebar.

Andrea Dietrich

September 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM

I never understand why things not broken need to get fixed.

Gary Radice

September 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM

I'm liking the new interface.The one issue I have though is that the site is taking quite a few seconds longer to load than before. Is anyone else having this issue? It won't put the diehard poet fans out there in Google Land off from waiting for PS to load but might do for someone with a short attention span. Cheers - Gary

Indiana Shaw

September 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM

I managed to submit my poem, but now I can't even find my own poems, what's going down . . .

Brandy Nicole

September 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Dear Line, It does look different at PS, especially from what I'm used to. I'm learning to navigate and adjust. Change is good sometimes. However, if it's not broke, don't fix it. That's just me and my simple thinking. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy

Keith D Trestrail

September 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM

Wow! Either there’s a glitch or posts on the New Poems page are sure gettin’ a lot of clicks.

Andrea Dietrich

September 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM

yes, and I think people see my unread poem with like a hundred views and just pass it over! That's what it feels like anyway

Team Poetrysoup

September 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM

Yes, we broke a few pages during our update. They should be fixed now.

Sam Kauffman

September 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM

Greetings Line! I too am having trouble with the site especially in the listing of new contests. Have missed several in the past because I didn't see them listed and I check the contest listings every day. I am really unhappy with the changes being made requiring several steps to get to information rather than a simple one step click! I am sure PS is trying to improve the site but it isn't working. And what is this nonsense of the message to log out to post a blog comment! Thanks for your blog! A

Sara Jama

September 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM

I also can not access my contests to be able to read and judge the entries.

Line Gauthier

September 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM

I don't seem to have trouble with that ~ I've always gone to my member page to choose 'My Contests' from there. Still works for me.

John Anderson

September 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM

The navigation is OK but a little confusing. I do not like the new FONT which is underwhelming and bland. => the number of views has suddenly 'exploded' Is this for real????

Jan Allison

September 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM

John and Andrea, I agree about the 'explosion' I've got over 1000 'reads' and one comment on my latest poem posted yesterday. it is bizarre!

Andrea Dietrich

September 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM

It has to be unreal. I noticed that too

Line Gauthier

September 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM

It will take time to settle... Not sure about the explosion... I remember back when we got instructions on how to attach images ~ it was soooo confusing but we ended up learning

Rob Carmack

September 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM

TPS did a blog about changes. This seems to be the first in a ( and hopefully short) series. One of the things that makes PS superior (IMO) to other poetry sites is their graphical user interface (GUI). I hope they don't do anything crazy like Campbells did when they discontinued the SpaghettiOs with franks.

Rob Carmack

September 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM

I never really had a sweet tooth, except for beverages.

Brandy Nicole

September 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM

Smiling. I don't know anything. :) I had a piece of cheesecake. Shhh.

Brandy Nicole

September 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Hey now, all this talk about food is making me hungry. Hmm, maybe something sweet . . .

Rob Carmack

September 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM

Andrea. The whopper is my favorite among the fast food burgers. I do order it without cheese which helps along with Lipitor.

Andrea Dietrich

September 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM

worried about your health even more when you brought up McDonald's! I sure do hope you are teasing!

Rob Carmack

September 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM

Ah yes, only the 144,000 according to JW doctrine. There is no junk food that you like & occasionally eat?

Rob Carmack

September 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM

Tom - it is best to avoid processed foods, but I just don't care. As long as we get to Heaven, for when we get there, we gonna wish we died at birth. Gary - I have heard of the Hoops & Loops but was not aware of the sausages.

Gary Radice

September 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM

Just for the record, when it comes to spaghetti in a tin we Brits have Alphabetti Spaghetti, Spaghetti Hoops and Spaghetti Loops; the last two of which are also available with added sausages..and I can't believe I'm typing this. Cheers - Gary

Brandy Nicole

September 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM

No wimp here ! Perhaps I could pour the SpaghettiOs over the franks.

Rob Carmack

September 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM

So you like them too Tom! Glad you came forward, this will help others to step up for SpaghettiOs are for all types of people.

Rob Carmack

September 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Andrea, I wouldn't say like, more like LOVE! I know processed foods are bad for us, but they are convenient & tasty. But my biggest weakness is hamburgers. I would like to see McDonalds change the Big Mac into the diameter and weight of a double Whopper & priced the same. The current Big Mac would then be renamed Mac Jr and would continue to compete with current single patty Whopper.

Andrea Dietrich

September 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM

Ha. And I don't want to see spaghettios anywhere. You really like that stuff, Rob?

Rob Carmack

September 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM

It's going to be ok Line. I know God will have them in Heaven for us.

Line Gauthier

September 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM

LOL - for goodness sake, bring back the SpaghettiOs with franks !

sara Etgen-Baker

September 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM

thanks for sharing your frustration. I'm slowly adapting...seems as if the 'site links' tab is the place for me :-) but I'm not running or administering contests. I don't remember seeing anything there in regards to adminstering/running contests. Oh my! Hope the situation improves for you.

Line Gauthier

September 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM

I feel confident it's just a matter of time.... I liked the old way ~

Craig Cornish

September 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM

Line, at the top of the page where it says "Site Links" - just click on that and all the links you're used to will pop up

Line Gauthier

September 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM

Yes... in the yellowish banner !!!! I'm happy again ~ thank you so much, Craig !

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