Kathy

I'm in awe and passionate about life, relationships, creativity. In my non-cyber life I play many roles including career counselor, artist, writer, advocate, and,[...]

]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-about-me-39597059.html Reflections http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-about-me-39597059-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-25-random-thoughts-survey-39452029.html

25 Random Thoughts Survey

1) I'm of Italian, Portuguese, and Swamp Yankee descent, and born and raised in Rhode Island. My mother, who is Italian and Portuguese, raised me. So I prefer chicken escarole soup and marsala bread over johnnycakes.

2) I was brought up in the[...]

]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-25-random-thoughts-survey-39452029.html Survey http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-25-random-thoughts-survey-39452029-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-poetry-unspoken-39447886.html

Poetry Unspoken
by Kathy Northup

I am Bright eyes Dark hair An expressive smile A fiery life force I am Chasing waterfalls Turning pages of rhymes Running with the wind Tracing faces in the sand I am A gentle spirit Who lives in the stream Climbing rocks Finding the mosses edge I[...]




]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-poetry-unspoken-39447886.html Poetry http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-poetry-unspoken-39447886-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-different-drummer-40415033.html

The Mighty Drum
by Kathy Northup

The sound was heard even in my youth, beating softly, sometimes loudly, the mighty beat would continue to drum. Even during the years of going to the same schools with my friends and working in the same town I was moved by this sound,[...]




]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-different-drummer-40415033.html Reflections http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-different-drummer-40415033-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-matunuck-at-night-39439891.html

Matunuck at Night

by Kathy Northup

The sea is soothing to my senses.
Every wave has its own story to tell and
I listen to its gentle wisdom transcending through its tides.
The sun just set and closed its day proudly
with hot pink skies waving goodbye in the cool summer[...]

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-matunuck-at-night-39439891.html Poetry http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-matunuck-at-night-39439891-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-in-my-dreams-45416057.html

In My Dreams
By Kathy

When I whispered your name
in my dream last night
The world around me changed
There have been other times too
when I closed my eyes and dreamt of you.
In my dreams I see you,
the hope in your eyes,
the journey on[...]

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:04:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-in-my-dreams-45416057.html Reflections http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-in-my-dreams-45416057-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-the-beat-of-a-different-drummer-by-kathy-northup-39393580.html

At Thirteen
by Kathy Northup

When I was 13, I use to wish that I could be beautiful. Drop-dead, car screeching, construction crew whistler beautiful. I wasn’t ugly at that age, by any means. But I had the frizzy and parted-in-the-middle Rosanna-danna hair, checkered and[...]

]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-the-beat-of-a-different-drummer-by-kathy-northup-39393580.html Reflections http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-the-beat-of-a-different-drummer-by-kathy-northup-39393580-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-let-go-42711353.html

Let Go
By Kathy Northup

Let go when fall begins to turn before you
When leaves are dull, no longer crisp or bright
When the limbs of each branch wear you down
Full with leaves who are ready for flight
Let go, let them dance upon the ground
Free them into fall's[...]

]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-let-go-42711353.html Poetry http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-let-go-42711353-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-my-mother-39442517.html

My Mother
by Kathy Northup

My mother is a virtuoso in the art of finding a way out of no way. An idealist, who welcomes loss and failure with a conqueror’s feat.

Like most women raised in the "Father Knows Best" and "Ozzie & Harriet" era, my mother's mind was filled with dreams of[...]





]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-my-mother-39442517.html Rich Roots/Family Traditions http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-my-mother-39442517-comments.html#anchorComment http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-to-be--39421836.html

"Others have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough." ~George Moore

To Be
by Kathy Northup

To be...
your morning,
your every night,
the mist as you wake...
the dew that calms your day...

To be...
by your side,
when you feel the fright
when the darkness[...]














]]> Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:00:00 +0100 http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-to-be--39421836.html Poetry http://www.kathynorthup.com/article-to-be--39421836-comments.html#anchorComment