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A urban high school teacher, published poet & book blogger, trying not to go crazy while doing the mom thing.

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Bear Cub climbing a tree. #bearcub #blackbear (at Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQuqCOdjGPa/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Totally in love with these two black bear cubs at the Black Bear Sanctuary in Orr, MN. I could have watched them climb, play and sleep all day. These bears are all wild and free to come and go as they please. Super fun to watch them in the wild. (at Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQuoNbxM-Wh/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Another gorgeous sunset on Lake Kabetogama in Voyageurs National Park. #sunset #voyageursnationalpark #lakekabetogama https://www.instagram.com/p/CQsDY4fsIBY/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Beautiful sunset tonight in Voyageurs National Park. #lakekabetogama #lakelifeisthebestlife #voyageursnationalpark (at Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpamGUsmhj/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Got my first tattoo today! It’s a Kintsugi Lotus Flower. It holds so many different meanings for me and I wanted it on my forearm so I could see it everyday. It represents the abuse I went through and healing I’m doing. It’s a symbol of rebirth. The lotus seed grows in mud and muck and rises above the water to bloom. The jagged lines represent being broken and repaired with gold in the Japanese tradition of Kintsugi. The words “I am” done in my own hand writing means “you are”. In perfect oneness with the collective consciousness of all the light beings. I love it. It was done by my brother one if the owners of Black Label Tattoo in Duluth, MN #tattoo #lotusflowertattoo #kintsugi #blacklabeltattooduluth (at Black Label Tattoo and Piercing) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQZvFTAnbAr/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Anyone interested in a poetry postcard subscription? Poems created by me, sent in the mail with a handwritten message. Get one for yourself or as a gift. www.buymeacoffee.com/LauraKozyLanik #poetrypostcards #postcards #poetrypostcard #buymeacoffee https://www.instagram.com/p/CQHYW0cneZB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 100 of The 100 Day Project It's day 100! I did it! I'm so proud of myself for taking on this challenge. I have learned a lot about myself and have grown as a writer because of this challenge. Some days I knew what to write about and other days I had no idea and had to trust the process. I had to let go of perfection (because otherwise, I would think these poems would not good enough) and be vulnerable and take risks. I had to trust myself and all of you too. Trust is hard for me. Today's poem I think reflects my future and it's true I'm in love with not knowing things and discovery. I have a fear of the unknown as well so I'm simultaneously in love with not knowing and afraid of the unknown. I'm not sure where my trial leads but I know I need to get ready to dance. Thanks, everyone for reading my poems and going on this journey with me. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #dance #unknown #sky #spiritguides #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CP9qQ4snM0O/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 99 of The 100 Day Project My brother is a sleepwalker and one time when he was a kid he stepped on his fishing lure and it got stuck in his foot in the middle of the night. I imagine he was fishing in his dream. I think we are all fishing in our dreams for ideas to catch and grow. We just need to reel them in and give them life. So tonight when you sleep, go fishing. Be careful and don't stop on the hook. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #fishing #moon #dreams #sleepwalking #ideas #buymeacoffee #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1--o_H4dC/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 98 of The 100 Day Project Today there were hundreds of dragonflies swirling in the wind. It was amazing. I stood out there as they flew around me and it was awesome. My in-laws had Eucharist at home today and watched Mass on the television as they are too sick to attend church. It was emotional so I went outside and imagined the dragonflies as prayers flying up. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #wings #dragonfly #prayers #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPzSTPYnB7o/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 97 of The 100 Day Project I've been thinking a lot about my future and how I want to live the rest of my life. So this poem is a metaphor and an important reminder to continue to drive your own life and not to take a back seat. My students are graduating on June 9th so this is also a poem for them, to say it's ok to make mistakes and change your mind. We are all on our own journey's, traveling different roads in life. So get in the car and drive! Be the driver of your own life. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #2021grads #driveyourownlife #graduation #buymeacoffee #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPrO3NinVx6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 96 of The 100 Day Project Woke up this morning and a June bug was handing onto the screen door for dear life. She hung on all day until my husband flicked her off. I kind of grew attached to seeing the big bug hang out for the day. I am not a fan of June bugs and thankfully they aren't around long but they make good subject matter for a poem. The birds probably enjoy June bug snacks in the morning since most of them don't survive the night. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #summer #june #junebugs #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPpEXpBFDCj/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 95 of The 100 Day Project In the early evening on Memorial day, my daughter and I visited Willow River State Park in Wisconsin and went to see the waterfalls and did a 2-mile hike. While we were walking we saw a lot of beautiful wild Phlox and noticed all the bumblebees. My daughter turned to me and said " this must be the place where bumblebees gather." I did some research and learned there are 255 different varieties of bumblebees and 46 varieties buzz around the United States and they are master pollinators. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #gardenoflife #bees #waterfalls #bumblebees #phlox #buymeacoffee #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPmNdLxnxOG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 94 of The 100 Day Project I met with my poetry book club tonight to discuss Marrow, Muscle, Flight by Gary Boelhower. The author/poet was there as well and from tonight's prompt to write about the frost I wrote this poem about my grandma and her journey of dying from lung cancer. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her and miss her. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #grandma #death #dying #gardenoflife #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPZsI71Hx-x/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 93 of The 100 Day Project Today is my son's birthday and it's also the one-year anniversary of the day that George Floyd was killed. I've tried writing about this day multiple times. I think this poem captures how I'm feeling today. So much love and hope for my son and so much grief for George and his family. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #georgefloyd #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPUeYE3Hn1Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 92 of The 100 Day Project I went for a walk in the meadow and saw my magic tree tonight. It reached its limbs out to me and I stopped to say hello and admire its beauty. It really is a beautiful tree and since I've written about it before in my poems, I feel a strong connection to it. Tonight the sunset was magical so I need to write about it and the magnificent tree together. As I write this the June Bugs are committing suicide by slamming into my windowpanes, drawn in by the light. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #trees #magical #sunset #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPR7n_mHsKw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 91 of The 100 Day Project I just finished teaching a political unit in AP Human geography and I have an assignment about walls that different countries have built to separate themselves and keep them safe from others and I was thinking about the internal walls that humans put up to protect themselves from danger real and imagined. I'm trying to break down my walls but they are tall and wide and deep and they have been there a long time. Safety is really a facade and these walls we build internally or walls we build to separate one country from another really do more harm than good. I feel like the walls I hide behind really limit me. #the100dayproject #the100dayproject2021 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #summertime #buymeacoffee #laurakozylanik https://www.instagram.com/p/CPPVbQDHVeI/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Day 90 of The 100 Day Project OK, I am so ready for summer. I'm ready for school to be over and for lazy days and adventures to begin. I still have 3 weeks until school is over. All the things in this poem remind me of summer and they remind me of my youth and college days living in Frog Town with my grandma. I loved going camping with my parents to my grandparent's lake lot in the summer. June bugs scare the crap out of me and I still hear them hit my windowpanes. What reminds you of summer? #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryisnotdead #instapoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetryporn #poetrylovers #bymepoetry #poetrygram #igpoetry #poetryofig #poetryinmotion #poetrysociety #poetryslam #micropoetry #poetryislife #poetsclub #summertime #buymeacoffee #LauraKozyLanik #lakelife #junebugs #summerdays https://www.instagram.com/p/CPKJ835nlVW/?utm_medium=tumblr