Ivy Vine
Live life like an ivy vine Start small, expand, wind around, then rest awhile. Resume the pace inching closer and …
Author Archives: Monica Sleap
France Haiku
France on my mind A sweet trip of a lifetime Always in my heart
Rue Cler Acrostic
Roses, roses, roses Unbelievable fruit stands Elegant shops Chocolate surprises Lunch with friends Enticing desserts Relishing the experience
Loire Valley Hot Air Balloon Ride: “D’Ascension en Montgolfiere”
It is hard to believe a year has passed since our memorable trip to France as a writing group. Looking …
Have Card Will Travel
September 2012 was an exciting time for our writing group. We planned for a couple of years ahead to celebrate …
A Place That No Longer Exists
CRYSTAL BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK- Ontario, Canada The highlight of my summer vacation in the late ’60s and early ’70s was …
Where am I going?
The following Haiku poems were written in response to a reading by Carol Henderson at a recent writing retreat. The …
Sunrise Sea Shell
I know I am special despite all the various shells that lie in heaps left behind from the high tide …
Sharing ‘Farther Along’ at the Swamp Sistas event
Dottye Currin is ready to add music to the mix with her smooth sticks (formerly tobacco sticks). She also …
Where are you reading Farther Along?
Irene Johnson, bereaved grandmother, reads Farther Along in Boyds, Maryland. She is the mother of Monica Sleap and grandmother of …
Sunset at Roaring Gap-2009
Night time approaches Sunset colors streak the sky We are all amazed ~Monica Sleap Roaring Gap Writing Retreat 2009
I Am From……
I am from the snowy streets of Buffalo, NY with more cloudy days than sun. I am from Dick and …
Prompt Writing
Prompt Instructions: 1. Lines of a poem are cut apart and placed in a bowl. Each person draws a line …
Killian
You made an imprint On our hearts and on our souls Miss you Killian ~Monica Sleap 4.17.12
Hands
My Mother often talks about the beauty of hands, how unique they are and difficult to draw from an artistic perspective. …
Years
Eleven today Years go by so fast it seems We miss you Katie ~Monica Sleap
Spirituality
Spirituality, to me, is a belief in someone/something larger than myself, a belief system that lifts me up and pushes …
Painting My Way through Grief
I have always enjoyed art–taking a class here and there throughout my school years. It wasn’t until after the death …
Antique Wedding Dress
With a heavy heart after the death of my Mother, I climbed the rickety steps to the attic to begin …
Farther Along 