2Oct 2026 Beate Sigriddaughter

Quality Time with a Small Ego

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She sits under a slim desert moon, arms wrapped around her fears and her small ego which is clinging to her neck with tiny hands of desperation. People have been... Read More
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You and your ego, best frenemies. – mh clay

28Mar 2026 Beate Sigriddaughter

Waking Up

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I wake up each morning looking for something to love, something that would easily fit into a tender love song to the gods. I open the window. There is often... Read More
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We all should take up such a wake up. – mh clay

6Sep 2025 Beate Sigriddaughter

Another Day

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Gray sky today, accentuating lilacs. Here I am. The things I dream of dream of me, too. I am certain. I want to be back where I don't insult God... Read More
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Everyone wants another. (That’s true. Does it hurt?). (Congrats to Beate on the release of her new collection, Circus Dancer. You can get your copy here.) – mh clay

8Mar 2025 Beate Sigriddaughter

Why Does a Hamster Have Teeth?

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I was not born shy, and before they told me questions were not polite, I loved questions. It started with all the mesmerizing things around me. Why does the hamster... Read More
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Ignorance loves company? – mh clay

22Jul 2024 Beate Sigriddaughter

In Love

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She limps through paradise, sometimes with an aching heart. Her crutches are dancing and books. Anything to avoid reality, really. When she dies, she wants to be able to say... Read More
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Till we leave it, gotta love it. – mh clay

1Jan 2024 Beate Sigriddaughter

Begin

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If you ever wanted to edit your life see waterfalls play the flute swivel your hips give a rose to an artist sew a red dress study canyons walk narrow... Read More
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What better day than today? Happy New Year! – mh clay

22Oct 2023 Beate Sigriddaughter

Suspension Bridge

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In the center of the trembling narrow bridge, she listens to the water rush below, white swirls, and to her left a thin waterfall feeds down from the top of... Read More
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If you see something, say… What? – mh clay

10Jun 2023 Beate Sigriddaughter

Now

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March wind yellow flowers yesterday is soft with memory tomorrow flickers with desire this moment has no flavor a red vase and five daffodils are simply not enough Read More
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A plea to better decorate your now. – mh clay

12Nov 2022 Beate Sigriddaughter

She Did Not Come to Be Erased

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She did not come to be erased by an invisible thief no a man who writes of love in pencil as roses standing behind a blue fence posturing exuberance She... Read More
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More grateful days, longer living. – mh clay

5Feb 2022 Beate Sigriddaughter

Three Haiku: Detention, Time, & Quantum Fix

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Detention If I don't finish my work, will I be allowed to live forever? Time Always remember: no one is waiting for you. You can take your time. Quantum Fix... Read More
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Work the time to fix what stays the same? That could take forever! – mh clay