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This "plog" holds "simple" poems about things simple and not so simple — they 're mostly written by hand first and often flow out wrapped in heart and rhythm. Date they were original written could be at any point in the now or past and they may sound like someone you know, or no one at all. Each piece is simply a story that found its way into words, not a portrayal of any specific person or situation...
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Advancing


Footsteps...
Footsteps
will get me there...

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Oct 81 min read


The Turtles Journey...
The turtles journey Slower than "they" feel is necessary Then on arrival "they're" amazed by how quick That turtles alive and learning The turtles journey More internal then "they" think it should be "They" can't fathom how out and about requires in That turtle to both will keep returning The turtles journey "They" mostly notice that hard shell So "they" miss out on the deep and the tender That turtle for being wholly seen is yearning

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Sep 181 min read


About a song...
lines, timbre, rhythm
whether soaking or grooving
they have a way of taking us along

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Sep 171 min read


Is Hope Tired?..
Is hope tired? Needing a rest? Feeling mired? Is hope breathing? Slow but sure? In the grieving? Is that hope? Waking up? Slippery slope, that hope.

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Jun 241 min read


Which Green Pulls...
Coin and rings
accounts and toys
reflected in your many things

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Jun 221 min read


Is that thrive?..
Confused
the choices
they bruised

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Jun 171 min read


Dartmoor...
I can inhale deep
Breathe Taste Feel Wait

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Jun 111 min read


There it is...
There it goes
the dark
the hazy
after you heal from life's blows.

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
May 61 min read


I could...
park and Moxy
Where did you go?
Clear and Sure
I could use your know.

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Apr 231 min read


NO!..
Just NO!
No to the cruel!
No to the fool!

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Jan 271 min read


And then...
The peace took hold,
it accepted,
a release of old.

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Dec 23, 20251 min read


Confusion Clarity...
Who is at fault Who is at mercy How will it decline How will it improve What is the answer What is the question When do we notice When do we ignore Why is this happening Why isn't this ending...

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Dec 7, 20251 min read


Wings...
Walk in your light
No need to fight
Run to the love
You'll rise above

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 25, 20251 min read


Boxes of things...
You stack
boxes of things
are there truly things I lack

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 21, 20251 min read


The Journey Echoes...
You hear them at the mountaintop They say, "keep climbing, don't stop. The view from here is amazing, For sure, it's worth your arriving and gazing." But your feet are hurting, you're drenched in sweat You think should I go on or hedge my bet ? You hear them again, echoes of joy and cheer; They shout to you, "We think you're near." But your back is aching, and your mouth is dry You can't help but wonder what was my original why ? Then you hear that inner trusted voice It remi

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 19, 20251 min read


Write or for to...
Write for heal
Write for dawns
Write for feel
Write for sunsets

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 18, 20251 min read


The Knowing...
The courage
there then here now
won’t be discouraged

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 18, 20251 min read


I understand...
See the soul
Three is no coal

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 18, 20251 min read


Leave...
Don't be it

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 9, 20251 min read


Okay...
It’s just a day
I will find my way

Erin Ryan Diffenderfer
Nov 9, 20251 min read
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