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Chandra
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Wife • Mom • Poet • Writer • English Professor • Photographer • Bookworm • Snail Mail Revolutionary • Muser • Daydreamer • NOLA Girl in 'Bama • Creative Light • Beloved Child of God • iamchandralynn.com
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Chandra @moonmountain.bsky.social · 28d
New release! 🙌🏽 Another small collection of Scripture haiku and photo art. Released Oct 1 for breast cancer awareness month.

Created for those who are navigating physical, mental, or emotional health challenges.

🔗 a.co/d/ezr2Eix

#poetry #haiku #scripture #skypoets
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Square book cover with white background. In center of cover: a yellow and black swallowtail butterfly feast on pink blossoms mottled background, navy blue with yellow specks. Book title and author's name in blue serif font. Title: Drops of Sacred Water: Scripture Haiku for the Healing Soul. Author: Chandra Tyler Mountain.
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#thursdaytreelove #autumn #fall #blogpost

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Silent November | A Soul Awakened
My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaringAnd carried aloft on the wings of the breeze –Anne Bronte, from “Lines Composed In A Wood On A Windy Day” We are finally in the autumn sea…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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New release! 🙌🏽 Another small collection of Scripture haiku and photo art. Released Oct 1 for breast cancer awareness month.

Created for those who are navigating physical, mental, or emotional health challenges.

🔗 a.co/d/ezr2Eix

#poetry #haiku #scripture #skypoets
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Square book cover with white background. In center of cover: a yellow and black swallowtail butterfly feast on pink blossoms mottled background, navy blue with yellow specks. Book title and author's name in blue serif font. Title: Drops of Sacred Water: Scripture Haiku for the Healing Soul. Author: Chandra Tyler Mountain.
October 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter,
Heart of innocence, 2021 #WomensArt
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Not gonna...

#blogpost #wordpress #lists

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The Not Gonna-Gonna Lists
I was talking to one of my “lil’ writing sistas” yesterday about how I had not posted on the blog in a month. She sent me a list of suggested “hotbed” topics to which …
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September 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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#sunflowers #blogger #blogpost #serendipity

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Sunflowers and Serendipity
There are no words to express how incredibly challenging my inner-life has been lately. There are so many threads to tease out. I realize now forgoing vacation during the summer and delaying till w…
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August 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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I wrote a poem about lies & liars many, many moons ago while sitting in a meeting listening to lies. 🤦🏽‍♀️ Here's a snippet.

#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity
#skypoets #blueskypoetry #fiction #lies

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August 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Beautiful Tuesday with pearls of wisdom...

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Beautiful Tuesdays | Pearls of Wisdom for This Moment
Last week I had beautiful moments at UNCF UNITE Summit 2025. I was inspired by amazing speakers, sessions, music, and, of course, the camaraderie of colleagues from all over. Although there were in…
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July 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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White Roses for My Friend and Mentor
It was the loss of my dear friend and mentor, Dr. Jerry W. Ward, in February that sent me into a retreat from heavy emotions. As the losses mounted, my coping mechanisms literally failed, so I thre…
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July 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I've been sharing "LaSierra Roses" on my blog all week.

#roses #blogpost #blogger

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5 Minutes with the Roses
A rose is a rose, even by another name. But we choose whether we will offer beauty to the world, or if we will use our thorns to sting.  –Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends As mentioned in an earli…
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July 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Endlessly..💖
July 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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My painting BLUEBONNETS
July 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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I facilitated a seminar last week at ASU's Summer Writing & Arts Summit, Haiku in Focus. Click the link below to view an ebook featuring the work of 7 of the participants.

#haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #visualhaiku #art #ebook #skypoets

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Online Flipbook
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July 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Because ducks...

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Beautiful Tuesdays | Ducks, Ducks Everywhere!
I have a slight thing for “rubber duckies”—they’re just so cute! You can imagine my absolute glee when I encountered rubber ducks all over The Peabody (hotel) in Memphis, Tennessee. While I was che…
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July 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Healing arts...

#stjude #childrensart #teenart #blogger

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Beautiful Tuesdays | Hope and Humanity
A week ago, a few colleagues and I jumped into a van and drove to Memphis, Tennessee to spend the day at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We briefly visited with our students who are in…
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June 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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I'll be facilitating a seminar at the ASU's Summer Writing Summit.

In the session, we'll practice focused observation and explore the art of haiku, translating fleeting moments into poetry and images.

If you're in the area, join us. It's free!

#poetry #haiku #writinglife
June 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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A fairytale in Tuscany. Fun fact: Taken with my smartphone
June 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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It's here!!! My poem, "You'll Hear Music," is included in the newly released Stafford Challenge 2024-25 Anthology--available in paperback or ebook.

Learn more at: wildpoetpress.com/anthology/

#staffordchallenge #poetry #skypoets #writinglife #published #newrelease #poets #anthology
June 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Randomness...

#poetry #blogpost #staffordwritingchallenge

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Daisies and Poetic Bits and Bobs
I was going to start this post whining about the monster that’s eating up my time and energy and preventing me from getting to this blog. Then, I realized, I am the monster. It’s not that I haven’t…
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June 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Last week's message from the lilies...

#lilies #spring #poetry #skypoets #excerpt #poetrycommunity #darkness #BlueSkyPoetry #light #lessonsfromnature

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May 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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My lilies inspire when they return each spring. I wrote "Transitions" last May.

#lilies #spring #poetry #skypoets #excerpt #poetrycommunity #transitions #BlueSkyPoetry #photography

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May 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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744 poems...

#poetry #writer #writerlife #poet

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Writing, Writing, Writing | Stafford Writing Community Final Report [Months 10-12]
I’m hanging my head in shame. This post has been sitting on my task list all year. In fact, I planned to share it January 17, the official beginning of the 2025 Stafford Writing Challenge. Buuuuut&…
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May 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #skypoets #BlueSkyPoetry #dementia #grief #sorrow #hope #death #rest #faith #memory

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May 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM