St. Charles
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Washington D.C., Thanksgiving, and Reckoning with America’s Past and Present
The final installment of our 2025 family road trip series, and thoughts on the United States of America.
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En Plein Air
This week marks the second annual Plein Air week in St. Charles. Here is the poem I wrote in 2024 to celebrate the arts in our town.
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Horse Girls
National I Love Horses Day recalls books, movies, and the gentle steeds which have been a part of my life's trail.
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Grocery Stories of My Life
Grocery stores do more than provide ingredients; they are part of the feast of our lives.
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On the Arrival of a Parkway Plane Tree
My artist brain gets a new streetside muse.
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On the Parting of a Pair of Parkway Pear Trees
Cities are filled with trees, and to know them is to love them, especially when you are a romantic at heart.
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American Red Fox
Inspired by the first day back to school after winter break: A New Year's poem.
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#PorchSeason
My favorite part of our home is a reminder of the past and an awareness of the present.
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Returning to My Roots
Welcome to LisaMacaione.com! An introduction and the poem "Ode to St. Charles: On the Occasion of the City’s 185th Anniversary and 30 Years as My Hometown"