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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Poetry Friday: "On Days Like This" by Rudy Francisco

from Button Poetry 

My youngest daughter introduced me to Rudy Francisco.
And I ask you: What would we do without daughters? 
Without poets?
Without the beauty of the spoken word? 

"Being human is difficult. 
Being a good human is even harder. 
But it's still something I would like to accomplish." 
~ Rudy Francisco 


Here's Rudy Francisco, sharing "On Days Like This":   


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13 comments:

  1. Jill DaileyJuly 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM

    Karen, thanks for the Rudy Francisco inspiration! Yes to the inspiration from daughters and poets. I think of so many days when daughter conversations and poems have made my day:)

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    1. Karen Edmisten July 17, 2026 at 6:47 AM

      Jill, yes to “daughter conversations and poems” making our days. :D

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  2. Denise KrebsJuly 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM

    Oh, yes, thankful for daughters and poets and Rudy Francisco and Karen Edmisten and her shockingly clever titled blog today. Thanks for posting this spoken word poem, Karen.

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  3. Karen Edmisten July 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM

    Aw, thanks for including me in such stellar company, Denise! Off to see what you’ve posted today.

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  4. Mary LeeJuly 17, 2026 at 9:02 AM

    Wow. Just...wow. The words, the performance, the wisdom. Thank you!

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  5. Janice ScullyJuly 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM

    I loved this performance! Thanks, Karen! I want to share this with my son.

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  6. Rose CappelliJuly 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM

    Thanks so much for this spoken word gift, Karen. Incredible!

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  7. Carol VarsalonaJuly 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM

    Karen, your poem and Rudy spoken words brought me to another place, the place I should be thinking about instead of grieving over loss and mistakes. Thank you for this gift and your support.

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  8. Margaret SimonJuly 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM

    I love having adult daughters that share wisdom with me. Thanks for sharing this inspiring poet.

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  9. Irene LathamJuly 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM

    Karen, I love that your daughter shared this with you (and you with us!). I do think the mother-daughter relationship is so, so powerful, and I've only experienced it as the daughter! xo

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  10. Patricia FranzJuly 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM

    Oh gosh... On days like this I swim in a friend's poetry share! Thank you, Karen!

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  11. Linda MitchellJuly 22, 2026 at 8:15 PM

    I don't know where we would be without daughters. There was a time that I never thought I'd be a mother at all...and then daughters. Such a beautiful, wonderful life I have with them. Wow, this poem...this spoken word with this passion. "All the things I could be..."

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  12. Carmela MartinoJuly 26, 2026 at 9:03 PM

    Wow! Thank you for introducing me to Rudy Francisco and sharing this amazing poem, Karen.

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