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Writing & Living

Poetry Breathes in Each Season

Posted on 09/04/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Emily Dickinson writes “September’s Baccalaureate / A combination is / Of Crickets – Crows – and Retrospects / That makes the Heart put up its Fun / And turn Ph...

Poetry

This is Country

Posted on 07/17/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Hoppers chirpBees hum Fostering speciesFlowers bloom Cotton cloudsBlot the sky Breeze waftsThe sun shines Noon whispersAsserting calm Tractor distractsA wader s...

Project Finding Beauty

On Loving Myself Just As I Am

Posted on 03/20/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

To me, being old and beautiful are not mutually exclusive, regardless of the modern society’s unrealistic standards of beauty. Loving myself just as I am....

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Khaya Ronkainen's books on Goodreads
Seasons Defined Seasons Defined
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ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.83)

From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light
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