Teresa doesn't like to talk about myself too much, but she has shared that she teaches full time as a junior high special education teacher and taught behavior disorders for many years. Blogging, especially poetry and photography, have been great ways to deal with many of the stressors that come from such a position.
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© Teresa ~ Razzamadazzle |
Jacob's Ladder
by Razzamadazzle
climb Jacob’s ladder
magic resides at the top
nature’s pure beauty
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Teresa has kindly shared her photos for our poetic inspiration. If you use one on your site, please acknowledge the source.
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| Forgotten © Teresa ~ Razzamadazzle |
My job description last year was pretty boring, and poetry is the only way I managed to get through the year without dying of boredom. I would have my little spiral notebook in the back of the room looking like I was taking notes or working or something, but I was really writing poetry.
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| Horse and Rider © Teresa ~ Razzamadazzle |
Now that my son is grown, the farm and animals are truly my passion. If I could, I'd quit my day job and farm full time. I love living close to nature. My farm blog has been wonderful because I've met so many people out there that love goats. Here I thought I was the only crazy goat lady out there, but there's a lot of us Goat Sisters. The animals have been frequent sources of inspiration for my poetry. Often a poem written about a mother's love or the loss of a child is inspired by events on the farm.
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| Members Only © Teresa ~ Razzamadazzle |
Even though I love photography and poetry, I seldom use my own pictures as inspiration. It generally happens the other way around. After writing a poem, I search the archives for a picture to fit it, or I have to rush out and take one that will fit the poem.
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| Wedding Gates © Teresa ~ Razzamadazzle |
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| Sunset © Teresa ~ Razzamadazzle |
The Sunday Challenge is posted on Saturday at noon CST to allow extra time for the creative process, so please do not link up old work which kind of fits the image. This is in the spirit of our Real Toads project to create opportunities for poets to be newly inspired. Management reserves the right to remove unrelated links but invites you to share a poem of your choice on Open Link Monday.
Please Note: Teresa has offered these six images for our poetry. I ask that we respect the material on her photography blog: enjoy viewing it but do not download a different image without the photographer's express written permission. All our participating photographers have intellectual and actual copyright of their material. I do not want Real Toads to over-step the bounds of their generosity.
Please Note: Teresa has offered these six images for our poetry. I ask that we respect the material on her photography blog: enjoy viewing it but do not download a different image without the photographer's express written permission. All our participating photographers have intellectual and actual copyright of their material. I do not want Real Toads to over-step the bounds of their generosity.