`Grateful for Abbie

*Abbie Johnson Taylor’s voice is evident in her music, in her poetry, in her essays and her stories. It is the voice of a woman seeking to balance tenderness and strength, a woman striving to leave her creative mark in a world crowded with voices. I only wonder where I will find her next.*

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON

I see blue sky above my silent back yard.

In the distance, dogs bark.

A saw whines, followed by other construction noises.

A plane flies overhead.

Far away, a train whistles.

Caressed by a cool, autumnal breeze, I reflect on my life, at peace.

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The above poem was published in the November 1st edition of The Weekly Avocet. I wrote it in my back yard one Sunday afternoon.

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Abbie lives in Sheridan, Wyoming, where for six years, she cared for her late husband Bill, totally blind, who was partially paralyzed by…

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3 Responses to `Grateful for Abbie

joanmyles says:

November 23, 2020 at 2:20 pm

Thanks my dear, Patty, always love visiting your world! *sunrising over mountains**children dancing**2 labs romping along the Pacific shore*

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abbiejohnsontaylor says:

November 23, 2020 at 2:27 pm

Thank you, Patty, for reblogging, and thank you, Joan, for featuring me today.

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- Patty L. Fletcher says:
  
  November 23, 2020 at 2:29 pm
  
  Hi Abbie.
  
  Youâre welcome.
  
  Patty L. Fletcher
  
  Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
  
  Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
  
  Website: http://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com/ .
  
  Food For Thought
  
  We all are the Light, automatically. So we really don’t have to go too much further than that. We all have a Light within us – it is the Soul; it is that spark of God, of the Divine, that activates our consciousness.
  
  -John-Roger, DSS
  
  Source: New Day Herald website
  
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