Shawn L. Bird

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poem- happy news December 3, 2013

Filed under: Poetry,Writing — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:55 pm
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Clear out the inbox

An innocuous line

looks like the others

but wait! What’s that name?

The heart starts pounding

air around feels quite thin

A note from an agent

makes me stifle a grin

Is it good news or bad?

I click closing my eyes

Open one cautiously

and to my surprise

She writes that she loves it!

A contract’s attached

I shout to the rafters

New beginnings are hatched!

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TRUE STORY!  Happened today! About an hour ago, in fact.  Now to read through the fine print of the attached literary contract.  Large prestigious  agency though, and an agent I was very impressed by when I watched her at a conference.

Wait. Time to celebrate with some new Fluevogs? 🙂  The fun and frolicsome  Kitschy kitschy Boom Boom Vivs might be appropriate for this kind of a celebration…

 

poem- writers December 2, 2013

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 6:51 pm
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Writers live life, twice, trice;

their words are worth most any price;

they wish, they dream, they dice & slice;

they craft their words, they stretch & splice;

Writers fly to many heights;

they make you see amazing sights.

Writers live most when they write.

 

commitment

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 12:52 am

This still cracks me up. True story from belly dance class! We were warming up, all moving in a circle doing a grape vine during this conversation. 🙂

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So we were dancing away today and after learning that Ranndie had gone bungy jumping for her birthday, the discussion turned to sky diving. Ange told us that her friend who skydives regularly says that if you are considering it, you really have to be willing to commit or you shouldn’t go up. I observed, “like marriage.” Rachael nodded and added, “or heroin.”

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poem- first snow December 1, 2013

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 12:23 pm
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I wake to

the scrape of the snow shovel

below my window,

and the rumble of 

the plow on the road.

The air is white

with winter

now.

 

poem-false November 30, 2013

Filed under: fun,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 1:09 pm
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They lie

across my lids

stuck like  caterpillars

Coyly magnifying

each magnificent blink,

each flirtatious flutter,

adding power to each

sultry glower,

Prepare prey

to be ensnared,

enter and be

rendered helpless,

as I flash

these false

eyelashes.

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avalashessmall

 

Today is hubby’s birthday, and I managed to get these lashes back on (last worn on my birthday, see photo above).  They’re fun, but they sure feel weird! 😉

 

 

poem- kind light November 29, 2013

Filed under: Poetry,Teaching — Shawn L. Bird @ 3:56 pm
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She is full

of dark visions.

She wears

prickly armour,

of protruding spikes .

She shows a

black expression

daring you to come closer

but you step

into her darkness,

with a candle of consideration

share her visions

and show her

what kindness looks like.

.

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(For Robin, just one of my many amazing teacher colleagues).

 

poem- quiet on the internet November 28, 2013

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 4:52 pm
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The Americans

are gone.

The internet

is quiet.

Apparently,

Thanksgiving

really is about

face time.

How wonderful

to be thankful.

 

 

my first video poem- Dear Sam Heughan November 27, 2013

Filed under: OUTLANDERishness,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 11:24 am

I haven’t had time to do another video poem in months, but here is a re-visit of my first one. lol This poem was written after a fantastically amusing night on Twitter with Diana and Outlander fans around the world. Hearing it still makes me giggle. Outlander the mini-series is filming! Next summer we’ll get to Sam being Jamie. The promo photos released are awesome!

CLICK HERE to go to the Youtube link

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It took a whole lot longer than I expected, but I managed to record a video, despite the objections of the dogs, the fact that apparently there is not enough light in my house to film a video at midnight for some reason, and the fact that YouTube no longer believes I am who I am, so I had to make a new channel!

I’ve been meaning to do this for ages, so I’m feeling quite accomplished!  Today we were at a wedding, and I’m still a gilded lily, so what better time, right?

Since the most popular poem on my blog (by a LONG shot) is Dear Sam Heughan that is where I began. (If you haven’t read it you may want to.  The Twitter debate at the end is entertaining).  Anyway, here I am, in all my animated splendour!  

Oh- sorry about the hair flipping.  I didn’t…

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poem- sunset November 26, 2013

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 5:28 pm
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The lake

is a puddle of pink paint

reflecting  clouds glistening Klimt gold

in a sky fixated on fuchsia.

 

poem-words November 25, 2013

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 11:32 pm
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Counting words

ten at a time

twenty

thirty

Aiming for word count

three

thousand

words

345 down

2655 to go

Why can’t I ever

start writing

before eleven

p.m.?