Reminiscing

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Culinary - Eating and Drinking - Ethnographical - Generational - Geriatric Millennial - Maryland - Material Culture - Nostalgia - Of Cooking - Of Place - Poems - Recipes for Life - Reminiscing

  Wax

  October 13, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Wax,” on adding another candle to the birthday cake and watching the passage of time take its toll on those around the table, written Tuesday, October 13, 2026 poem 286 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Four Candles," by Diana Ludwick © 2026.

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Generational - Homage - Lineage - Nostalgia - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing

  Leg Warmers

  August 2, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  R.I.P., Auntie Margie, you would have loved Louboutin.Your grand niece and I shopped Nordstrom today, a favorite haunt of your mother's, we all know.Specifically, Salon Shoes, because I can't stay...

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Culinary - Eating and Drinking - Generational - Homage - Nostalgia - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing

  Homegrown

  July 31, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Homegrown,” an homage to Maui Gold pineapple and to the beloved gifter who knew enough to send sunshine in the mail, written Friday, July 31, 2026 poem 212 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Fruitopia," by Diana Ludwick © 2026.

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Generational - Homage - Long form musings - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing

  Feast

  July 21, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Feast,” and ode to the magical women who keep me whole, written Tuesday, July 21, 2026 poem 202 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Summer Feast," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Generational - Generational - Humor - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing - Unserious

  Rome

  July 17, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Rome,"an accounting of ordering new world food in one of the world's oldest cities, written Friday, July 17, poem 198 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Corn, three ways," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Generational - Geriatric Millennial - Humor - Long form musings - Nostalgia - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing - Uncategorized - Unserious

  She Will Buy the Flowers Herself

  July 11, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  "She Will Buy the Flowers Herself," an observational poem on opportunistic fate of line order on one's luck procuring perishables, and an homage to Virginia Woolf, while acknowledging changing tides of clientele demographics, written Saturday, July 11, poem 192 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in…

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Generational - Humor - Long form musings - Nostalgia - Of Place - Poems - Rants - Reminiscing - Unserious

  Great White

  July 9, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Great White,” an acknowledgement of stained teeth in the pursuit of biting into life's joys, written Thursday, July 9, poem 190 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Great White, Bite into Life," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Generational - Homage - Lineage - Nostalgia - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing - Short-form Musings

  Rockets

  July 4, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Rockets,” an homage to this wild place, written Saturday, July 4, poem 185 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "The Rockets Red Glare," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Homage - Nostalgia - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing - Short-form Musings

  Americana

  July 3, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Americana,” a short appreciation for an imperfect place, written Friday, July 3, poem 184 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Americana," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.

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  2026 Poetry Challenge - Generational - Homage - Lineage - Nostalgia - Of Place - Poems - Reminiscing

  Caesar

  June 30, 2026 - By Diana Ludwick

  “Caesar,” an homage to family and food on a summer's eve, written Tuesday, June 30, poem 181 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Caesar Feast," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.