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.

Embracing a Helping Hand

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

Suddenly, almost out of nowhere, I had a new friend. I was humbled once again, by the way the universe works sometimes...

Art and Culture, Home and Real Estate, Inspirational, Nature, Nursing and Health Care, Parents and Family, Upstate New York, Writing

New poem, “Travel Light”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

Considering the notion that, the further we go through life, hopefully we learn to move on from what lies behind us, both good things as well as bad, having learned from it all.

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

New poem, “Midwinter Night”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on January 31, 2020

I love how clear the stars often are this time of year, something about the cold makes them seem brighter. Sometimes you can see other wonders, too, if you only look up and wait long …

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

New poem, “The Outside Line”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on January 23, 2020

Imagining how sometimes the people and experiences we encounter in life can arrive seemingly out of nowhere, throwing us off-balance, whether or not they turn out to be positive ones. Learning to steer by what’s …

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

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