Tag Archives: Nostalgia

A Lost Key

Posted on July 8, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged distance, Emil Adler, find, forgetting, Haiku, Julie Flanders, key, Krista Tippett, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Memory, Nostalgia, october project, Omega Institute, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, safe, Sounds True, treasure, Yale University, Yearning | Leave a comment

Just One More Time – HONORABLE MENTION

Posted on May 13, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

Just One More Time… “To be drunk, in love, and in NYC,” just one more time. Thinking I am invincible; both invisible and bullet proof. Piling into a taxi after 1:00 am, heading uptown,Laughing at traffic, sweaty and smiling, holding … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged date, Jeffrey Manning, Julie Flanders, Julie Flanders Poetry, Marina Belica, New York City, Nostalgia, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Contest, sunshine | Leave a comment

BEST TEEN POET WINNER

Posted on May 7, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

CORONACATION Usually I pick at my nails until raw skin is revealed;But, I painted them blue this week.Last week they were purple,And the week before, yellow.The couch has a permanent dip in the middleFrom where I’ve glued myself all day—For … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged best teen poet, Coronavirus, Future, graduation, Hope, Loss, Nostalgia, October Project Poetry Contest, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Contest, senior, Spring, stuck at home, teen, Time | Leave a comment

What Remains

Posted on April 27, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

WHAT REMAINS There is a white, almost invisible line Where there used to be a thick, white scar And before that, an angry red numbness And before that The wound that opened For you to leave And be free of … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, birth, Emil Adler, Fear, Future, going, Grief, Growing Up, Julie Flanders, Life, Loss, Marina Belica, mother, Motherhood, Nostalgia, october project, October Project Music, older, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, rebirth, Sadness, Spring, Youth | Leave a comment

The First Jolly Rancher

Posted on April 16, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

THE FIRST JOLLY RANCHER I remember the dayI first tasted watermelon candy It had been sitting in his pocketSitting in his hand in a wrapperHe opened itAnd it landed after a small tossUnwrappedAnd in my mouth SweetSourEnough to make my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, Candy, Childhood, Crush, Emil Adler, Favorite Poems, Flirt, Girl, Happiness, Julie Flanders, Kissed, Marina Belica, Memories, Nostalgia, october project, October Project Music, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Magazine, Spring | Leave a comment

Today’s His Birthday

Posted on April 12, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

TODAY’S HIS BIRTHDAY When I was five I was surprised to learn My father had once been a child How could that be? An impossible thought for me My father was not a child He was an old oak tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, Birthday, Childhood, Emil Adler, Father, Favorite Poems, Julie Flanders, Learning, Love, Marina Belica, Memory, Mentor, Nostalgia, october project, October Project Music, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Spring | Leave a comment

Our Reflections

Posted on January 28, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Balance, Clouds, Emil Adler, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Mirror, Nostalgia, october project, Omega Institute, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Present, Questioning, Reflection, Reverse, Self Reflection, SoundsTrue, Symmetry, Water, Yale University | Leave a comment

Memories Pass

Posted on January 15, 2020 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Breath, Calm, Emil Adler, Hope, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Meditation, Moving On, Nostalgia, Now, Omega Institute, Past, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Present, Searching, Sounds True, Yale University | Leave a comment

Their shadow

Posted on December 19, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dirty, Emil Adler, Fade, Healing, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Longing, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Memory, Nostalgia, october project, Omega Institute, Pain, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Shadow, SoundsTrue, Yale University | Leave a comment

When I Do

Posted on April 27, 2019 by octoberprojectmusic

When I Do Mor-Mor warmed up the pie And served it à la mode I can still smell it now And the coffee That overflowed the white, small cup When she poured the cream in The past is … Continue reading →

Posted in October Project, Poetry | Tagged Apple Pie, David Whyte, Emil Adler, Healing, Hearth, History, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Kitchen, Krista Tippett, Life, Looking Back, Loss, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, National Poetry Month, Nostalgia, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Reminiscence, Sounds True, Spirit, The Future, The Past, Yale University, Youth | Leave a comment