Start your day with a bit of a mystery and art. Following the example of one my fellow April 30/30 Tupelo Press poets, I’ve decided to write a poem inspired by a famous work of art. My choice, “Young Woman with a Unicorn” by Raphael, has an interesting and mysterious history.
Intrigued? If so, scroll down the list for Day #14 to read “Under a Layer of Paint.”
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On a lighter note, for today (Day #13), the subject is donuts, a prompt suggested by Faisal Mohyuddin, one of the 9 poets writing as part of the 30/30 Tupelo Press Poetry Project in April. My poem is titled “
I’ve written about the cats in our life, Kiki and Little Puss, along with the two littlest dogs, Buster and Finn. Today it’s time the shyest of them had her moment in the sun. Meet Baby, the husky-shepherd mix (pictured to the left) rescued by Johnpaul years ago.
nondescript bird in terms of appearance, but with a song as ethereal as the nightingale. 
Springtime along Whale Tail Road in southwestern Randolph County brings abundant joys but I’m on the fence when it comes to the plethora of wild blackberries. They have more “volunteers” than any other plant and seem to pop up in the most unlikely places–even in the gravel!
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Ashley Harris 