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<channel><title><![CDATA[Donna Z Falcone - Poetry Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Poetry Blog]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:19:59 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Thick With Words]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/thick-with-words]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/thick-with-words#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:10:25 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/thick-with-words</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						  I showed up haulingwords thick as honeysuitcase heavywith stories untold,uncounted poemspulsing in bags.I knocked on your doorthick with wordsand youinvited me infortea.&nbsp;Donna Falcone November 2013, Grey Towers   					 							 		 	  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:right"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/published/bait-box.jpg?1648768910" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><br />I showed up hauling<br />words thick as honey<br /><br />suitcase heavy<br />with stories untold,<br /><br />uncounted poems<br />pulsing in bags.<br /><br />I knocked on your door<br />thick with words<br /><br />and you<br />invited me in<br /><br />for<br />tea.<br /><br />&nbsp;<br /><br /><br />Donna Falcone November 2013, Grey Towers</div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ground Up]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/ground-up]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/ground-up#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:39:01 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/ground-up</guid><description><![CDATA[        	 		 			 				 					 						     					 								 					 						  Nightmares,Bone on bone.Neither synovial fluid orSinewy tissue remainsTo ease the grindingBetween them.Use love.&nbsp;&#8203;----2.26.2015&nbsp;Photo by Mark Rowland via flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60912828@N00/4303494455   					 							 		 	  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/60912828@N00/4303494455' target='_blank'> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/grinding-unknown_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:12.71186440678%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:50px;"></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:87.28813559322%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph">Nightmares,<br />Bone on bone.<br />Neither synovial fluid or<br />Sinewy tissue remains<br />To ease the grinding<br />Between them.<br /><br />Use love.<br />&nbsp;<br /><br />&#8203;----<br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">2.26.2015</span>&nbsp;<br />Photo by Mark Rowland via flickr: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60912828@N00/4303494455" title="">https://www.flickr.com/photos/60912828@N00/4303494455</a></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's to the People with Rose Colored Glasses]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/heres-to-the-people-with-rose-colored-glasses]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/heres-to-the-people-with-rose-colored-glasses#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:23:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/heres-to-the-people-with-rose-colored-glasses</guid><description><![CDATA[       Here's to the people with rose colored glassesThe ones who see starlight where others see noneThe ones who hope wildly and love with abandonThe ones who drag on 'til the victory is wonHere's to the people who suffer the laughterOf other's who've left their rose lenses unwornThe ones who face problems as puzzles not blockadesThe ones who step into each new day, rebornImagine the world without rosy hued lensesA world without vision or dreaming or hopeSo here's to the people with rose colore [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/2-14-2020myrosecoloredglassesdzf_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Here's to the people with rose colored glasses<br />The ones who see starlight where others see none<br />The ones who hope wildly and love with abandon<br />The ones who drag on 'til the victory is won<br /><br />Here's to the people who suffer the laughter<br />Of other's who've left their rose lenses unworn<br />The ones who face problems as puzzles not blockades<br />The ones who step into each new day, reborn<br /><br />Imagine the world without rosy hued lenses<br />A world without vision or dreaming or hope<br />So here's to the people with rose colored glasses<br />Who see life itself as a kaleidoscope<br /><br />Donna Falcone<br />2.14.2020<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[One More]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/one-more]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/one-more#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:29:08 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/one-more</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/one-more_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knocking Down Dust]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/knocking-down-dust]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/knocking-down-dust#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:41:07 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Lyme Disease]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/knocking-down-dust</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						  &#8203;No amount of wipingor washingor knocking down dust~No amount of tossingor savingor putting away~No amount of washingor foldingor tucking inside~can everunspillthe&#8203;milk.3.08.2014   					 							 		 	   I'd spent the day cleaning my son's room - doing more than intended,&nbsp; yet it still seemed not enough. No longer a child, he was quite able to clean his own room, but I told myself it was a gift. As my body protested [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:right"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/published/matts-room.jpg?1572115536" alt="Picture" style="width:278;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><br />&#8203;No amount of wiping<br />or washing<br />or knocking down dust~<br /><br />No amount of tossing<br />or saving<br />or putting away~<br /><br />No amount of washing<br />or folding<br />or tucking inside~<br />can ever<br />unspill<br />the<br />&#8203;milk.<br /><br />3.08.2014</div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">I'd spent the day cleaning my son's room - doing more than intended,&nbsp; yet it still seemed not enough. No longer a child, he was quite able to clean his own room, but I told myself it was a gift. As my body protested, I searched for satisfaction, trying to create order out of chaos, trying to reclaim the past - trying to retake what was taken - trying rebuild what Lyme Disease broke.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">But, the past is carved in stone.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">&#8203;</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">I think of my boy, shaking it off like dust on the dresser, and smile.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">&#8203;-------</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Written on March 3, 2014 from a prompt on Photo Play Monday at</span><a href="http://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/" target="_blank">&nbsp;Tweetspeak</a><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">...&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2014/03/10/photo-prompts-ode-to-home-photo-play/" target="_blank">Ode to the Home</a><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&#8203;</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Heart Holds On]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/the-heart-holds-on]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/the-heart-holds-on#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:06:15 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/the-heart-holds-on</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						  &#8203;Memories fadeas time rolls by.Minutes to days to years,how they fly.Slipping through fingerslike sand on the shore.Hands feeling emptyonce more.But, the heart holds onforever, it seems,to a strong sacred bondthat we visit in dreams.The heart holds oneven as time flies by,and it carries us homein the blink of an eye.Donna Z Falcone 11/24/2009   					 							 		 	  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:right"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/published/9-25-2015-love-falling.jpg?1572113670" alt="Picture" style="width:219;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><br />&#8203;Memories fade</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">as time rolls by.</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">Minutes to days to years,</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">how they fly.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">Slipping through fingers</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">like sand on the shore.</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">Hands feeling empty</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">once more.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">But, the heart holds on</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">forever, it seems,</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">to a strong sacred bond</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">that we visit in dreams.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">The heart holds on</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">even as time flies by,</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">and it carries us home</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">in the blink of an eye.</span><br /><br /><em style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">Donna Z Falcone 11/24/2009</em></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/journey]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/journey#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 19:19:25 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/journey</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						    Ribbons of paintslide&nbsp;like&nbsp;speedoff the edge~strong handssurrenderto&nbsp;clear &#8203;canvas sky~&#8203;she ascendsfrom the head&#8203;of a&#8203;pin   					 								 					 						          					 							 		 	     Art and poem by Donna Falcone May 13 2019 [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:62px;"></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Ribbons of paint<br />slide&nbsp;</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">like&nbsp;speed</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">off the edge</span><br />~<br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">strong hands</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">surrender<br />to</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">&nbsp;clear &#8203;canvas sky<br />~<br />&#8203;she ascends</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">from the head</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">&#8203;of a<br />&#8203;p<br />i<br />n</span></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:right"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/4-full-flight_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:10px;"></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><em><font color="#818181">Art and poem by Donna Falcone May 13 2019</font></em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening from the Kitchen]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/listening-from-the-kitchen]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/listening-from-the-kitchen#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/listening-from-the-kitchen</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/listening-to-the-news-from-the-kitchen_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hung Jury]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/hung-jury]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/hung-jury#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:09:03 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/hung-jury</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/jury-of-your-fears_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Breath]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/giving-breath]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/giving-breath#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 20:18:23 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.donnazfalcone.com/poetry-blog/giving-breath</guid><description><![CDATA[     Donna Z. Falcone c2019  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:right"> <a> <img src="https://www.donnazfalcone.com/uploads/2/5/5/9/25593356/giving-breath_2_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"> Donna Z. Falcone c2019</div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>