Jacqlyn Thorne

Author: Jacqlyn Thorne

I've never really liked labels: I am this, I am that... But in the interest of introducing myself to the world, I can say that I am many things: nurse, writer, photographer, poet, painter, gardener, friend, armchair philosopher, counselor, nature lover, real-estate aficionado, movie buff, sometime yogi, and aspiring world-traveler. I think that's a pretty good list... for now. I want to become a bigger part of the vital, creative force I feel deeply at work in the world and connect with other people who want to do the same.

New poem, “Trespass”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on January 17, 2020

Dreaming a bit about taking a trip to Scotland one day, which I recently learned has no such laws. Quite a contrast to this country, where ownership and possession are so highly prized.

Art and Culture, Books of poetry, Inspirational, Instagram, instagram poetry, Poetry, Poetry Recordings, Travel, Writing and Poetry

New poem, “Signposts”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on January 10, 2020

Thinking about the hard things we go through, and how sometimes they can actually end up helping others. This happens to me a lot as a nurse, people telling me their stories, and then I …

Blogs I Love, Books of poetry, Inspirational, Instagram, instagram poetry, Poetry, Writing and Poetry

Greeting the New Year

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on January 1, 2020January 1, 2020

After all, it really is a day just like any other, except in what we make of it.

Art and Culture, Hiking, Inspirational, Nature, Pets and Animals, Photography, Travel, Upstate New York, Writing

New poem, “True North”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on December 31, 2019

As the evening closes in, I’m contemplating the past – times both joyful and difficult- and thinking ahead to the coming new year, and new decade, really, and hoping it’s a great one for us …

Art and Culture, Books of poetry, Inspirational, Instagram, instagram poetry, Nature, Poetry, Writing, Writing and Poetry

New short poem, “Open Canvases”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on December 26, 2019

Thinking today about the landscape of Missouri where I grew up. I used to love the ever-changing palette of sky, so vast and easily visible in flat, open places like ones in the Midwest, where …

Art and Culture, Inspirational, Instagram, instagram poetry, Nature, Poetry, Writing and Poetry

Of Childish Things

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019

There is so much joy to be found in being silly sometimes, I know, in doing things just because you want to, with no other excuse needed.

Art and Culture, crafts and hobbies, Inspirational, Writing

New poem, “Shiny Objects”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on December 22, 2019December 22, 2019

“Shiny Objects” – some cautionary thoughts as we count down the days until Christmas. So many are still out searching for that perfect something (or someone). I’m pretty sure neither exists except in our imaginations, …

Art and Culture, Inspirational, Instagram, Photography, Poetry, Writing, Writing and Poetry

New poem, “Boundless”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

Thinking about how often the different parts of myself and my life can seem to contradict each other, yet there’s room for everything to grow.

Art and Culture, Inspirational, Instagram, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality, Writing, Writing and Poetry

New poem, “Morning Blooms”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on December 12, 2019

One of the reasons to wake up early is watching the sun come up, especially when it so often turns gray these days. That low winter light, short as it may be, is all the …

Art and Culture, Inspirational, Instagram, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Writing and Poetry

Finding “Fifty”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on December 8, 2019March 19, 2020

Years after they were both gone, passed away, I found this small, simple thing that brought us back together.

Art and Culture, family, Inspirational, Parents and Family, Poetry, Writing, Writing and Poetry