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    My Visionary Fall
    Shana Ritter
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 5 min

    My Visionary Fall

    ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON There are many stories. One of actions, one of affects, and one of effects. Another of could have, should...
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    This Summer After
    Shana Ritter
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    This Summer After

    The pond changes with the time of day, the caste of sky and of course the seasons. Even then it’s as if it had its own source of light...
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    And now it is Spring
    Shana Ritter
    • May 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    And now it is Spring

    The green has gone from tender to brilliant, so many shades of it I could not begin to name them. But the trees, the may apples, the...
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    The exhale
    Shana Ritter
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    The exhale

    It feels as if the new year has just begun. The last three days sun has graced the days, and clear skies the nights. Cold and bright...
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    Roads Once Taken
    Shana Ritter
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Roads Once Taken

    I am drawn to curving roads that appear to have no clear beginning or end but rest in the landscape they travel through. Years ago we...
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    Mid Summer Still
    Shana Ritter
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Mid Summer Still

    It is mid-summer and already the ground is scattered with leaves. Each time I walk the path around the pond I count more of them. At...
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    Swimming in the Confluence
    Shana Ritter
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Swimming in the Confluence

    It's been over a month since I last posted. Like everyone I know I am factoring time in a different way. It's like the formula for...
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    The Innocence of February
    Shana Ritter
    • May 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Innocence of February

    Just a season ago we stood around with friends at the maple syrup camp boiling sap tapped from the trees surrounding us. It was chilly,...
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    A spring like no other
    Shana Ritter
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    A spring like no other

    We are in the midst of a long beautiful spring in southern Indiana. The trees are mostly past their flowerings, pear and peach, dogwood...
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    Why is this day different?
    Shana Ritter
    • Apr 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why is this day different?

    There will be no gathering at the Seder table this year though the daffodils are past their bloom and the peonies are rising out of the...
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    Book Review
    Shana Ritter
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    Book Review

    So pleased to have this review by writer and artist Sue Swartz. Thanks as well to editor Jennie Cohen. Stay well!
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    Becoming an Astronaut
    Shana Ritter
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Becoming an Astronaut

    I woke up this morning and realized I am an astronaut. I was sent to this new world with a young four legged creature and a male human...
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    A new poem
    Shana Ritter
    • Feb 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    A new poem

    I used to trust in the rule of law Staying on your side of the two lane road when a car is coming at you assuring you both the room to...
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    As winter begins…
    Shana Ritter
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    As winter begins…

    I have to confess that I love the long, lingering dusks of early winter. The way the lengthening darkness makes the short spurts of...
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    Different Roads
    Shana Ritter
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    Different Roads

    “We all make our ways the best we can through the world. Each of us is given a different road to travel." Chava, In the Time of...
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    In the time of changing seasons
    Shana Ritter
    • Oct 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    In the time of changing seasons

    First fall morning frost and the water rises off the pond changing into air. Even though the trees are still mostly green there is a glow...
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    Chava's Remembrance
    Shana Ritter
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 2 min

    Chava's Remembrance

    - a passage from In the Time of Leaving- I was twelve the first time I fasted for Yom Kippur. It was the thirst I most remember. The way...
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    Shana Ritter
    • Sep 4, 2017
    • 1 min

    poetry on demand

    Source: poetry on demand
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    poetry on demand
    Shana Ritter
    • Sep 4, 2017
    • 2 min

    poetry on demand

    September brings a new beginning, the start of a new year, my own birthday near to the high holidays, days when the gates swing open, and...
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    Shana Ritter
    • Aug 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    Loss and Light

    Source: Loss and Light
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