Whimsical Walla

Seeking Feeling Knowing by Lauren Taub Cohen I awoke to the sound of my heart thumping like quiet footsteps sinking into thick bands of...

Myths by Lauren Taub Cohen Stories existed long before the certainty of science. This morning I imagined people staring up a the sky and...

Morning Snow by Lauren Taub Cohen The falling snow offers me the solace of a much needed sigh - a sustained pause to receive a prayer...

Wander to Awaken by Lauren Taub Cohen Tolkien famously wrote, “Not all those who wander are lost.” He almost got it right. As a wanderer...

Writing in-and-of-itself can be a microcosm for life. The other day my goal was to edit a poem I wrote last spring, but what came out of...

Global warming is certainly making it more comfortable to protest during the winter months. Yesterday, it was a balmy 60 degrees and...

I am so sorry for the lull in my posts. I am unable to split my attention between projects, and I was completely absorbed in editing my...

I have a new quirky expression after the emotional maelstrom that ensued this week - Bump and grow, bump and grow...The image that comes...

I wrote this poem last summer while hiking up to White Point in Cape Breton. I was struck by the mysterious and gruesome story...

It's rare that I tout a book before I have read it, but I think you'll understand why as you keep reading. The other day, I was...