Karen Chaffee
Profile
Freelance writer, artist, and editor living in Michigan, USA.
Mom and grandmom, daughter, sister, lover, friend, and hobo at large.
Curious, passionate, always learning something new, strong desire to help make a positive difference in our world.
Inspirations: God, people, nature, imagination.
Hobbiesand interests: flower arranging, reading, knitting and crocheting, cooking, travel, journaling, meditation, spirituality
Journal Entries
June Gardens In Small Places
Posted 6 months ago.
Gratitudes For Today
Posted 7 months ago.
Writing
Hobo On A Train
The Scenery; The Ride The train travels through chilly spring sunshine today and stops now and then allow one a peek at the scenery, the chance to run an errand, the dropping off and picking up of …
I Believe ... My "Desiderata"
I believe in our world there exists more good than bad / / And that even in the bad lies a modicum of good / / I believe that for each of us lives more than one right mate / / That love beats…
Spring Haiku
On a budded branch, / A robin, wet on his perch, / Singing in the rain. Delicate blossoms, / Tiny lace punctuation, / The cherry trees smile. They write fluently / In the journal of the sky, / S…
division avenue -- a poem
division avenue / brick-red nails and lips to match / / gypsy-color skirts in Egyptian cotton / / strappy sandals in the dead of winter / / long dark locks and swaying hips / the paunchy…
Lulu -- a poem
Lulu / / Lulu grew tall in stature, / Tooth-pick thin. / Hair the color of tangerines, / Lips blackberry red, / There existed on earth, / Nothing Lulu would not do / To pursue a dream, / Satisfy a c…
Marked By Weeks
Her entire life she divides into weeks— / days too short, months too long, / and who is guaranteed a whole year? A week in the life, / This week in history, / Weakly news mags…it works …
