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Tag Archives: life

The Jam Files #2 — The Longest Winter Ever

This winter has been a deep freeze.

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 21, 2021Posted inProseTags:amwriting, chronic illness, chronic pain, february, health, life, love, Prose, the jam files, winter, writing, writing community

I Really Can’t Function Without Him: Life Update + Poem

My poor husband is in the hospital…

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 30, 2021Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:blog, chronic illness, chronic pain, health, january, las vegas, life, marriage, mental health, personal, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, snow, update, writer, writers, writing, writing community24 Comments on I Really Can’t Function Without Him: Life Update + Poem

They Say Some Behaviors Are Learned

I have learned to be glad
for the things I’ll
never understand

Posted byJennifer PatinoAugust 28, 2020August 28, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:life, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writers, writing, writing community

Fuchsia: A Poem

what pain looks like
but only to those
who allow themselves to feel it

Posted byJennifer PatinoAugust 15, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:life, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community

Hello, 37: A Birthday Poem

This year most of
the world walked
a bit in my
self-isolation moccasins

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 15, 2020June 15, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:aging, amwriting, birthday, happy birthday, life, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, writing, writing community

Prose-Poem: The Placing

The green of the air.
The scent of choking desert.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 1, 2020Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:amwriting, confessional, confessional poetry, life, poem, poetry, poetry community, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, writing, writing community
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