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, “Sweet Regard”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on April 12, 2020

A short tribute to all the life we share this planet with...

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

New poem, “The Last Cord”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020

My farmhouse is sold and gone this past week, so this poem emerged...

Art and Culture, Books of poetry, Home and Real Estate, Inspirational, Photography, Poetry, Rural Life, Writing, Writing and Poetry

New poem, “Cruel Release”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020

Sometimes these days I have moments where I can’t, and don’t want to, feel anything anymore. Whether fear, concern, or sadness, it seems too much. As a nurse I feel it doubly at those times, …

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

New poem, “Small Glories”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on March 19, 2020

Here is a brief, bright poem for the spring equinox. Nature reminds me daily that it moves through its own rhythms regardless of human beings, and though that makes me feel very small sometimes, it …

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

New poem, “Seesaw”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Thinking about what growing up with a difficult relationship with my father taught me about dealing with uncertainty and learning self-reliance, and with an understanding that fear and trust issues were set to seed, as …

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

New poem, “Shut the Door”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Figuring out how to say goodbye to the past has been on my mind lately. Although I’m not sure there’s a way to ever fully do that, I think we can come pretty close when …

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

New poem, “Forgiving Night”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

A short ode to the magical time and place when anything feels possible, and where everything eventually ends.

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

New Poem, “Well Spent”

Posted by Jacqlyn Thorne on February 14, 2020

My version of a little love poem for today, to life and all the brief, amazing moments of it that come our way.

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

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