Summer comes
on breaths of
scent drenched air.
Blossoms,
beaches,
and vibrant beauty
enticing an
inhaled happiness,
beckoning the season of
freedom.
harping on June 8, 2013
Today, I was procrastinating the task of sitting down to finish my high interest low vocabulary novella that has been hovering over my head for something like 5 years.
How do I procrastinate? Well, today it was by transposing some of the tunes I have memorized in the key of C, into the key of G so I can play them on my little double strung Brittany harp.
You’ll be happy to know that I *did* actually sit down at the computer eventually, and a couple of hours later, I *did* finish the ubiquitous novella called #8 (aka Number Eight) this afternoon.
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*C*e*l*e*b*r*a*t*e*
*w*i*t*h*
*m*e*!*
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Now onto the revisions. (Between the harping sessions, of course). 😉
overflowing
You look at my
half-empty glass
shake your head,
insert a straw,
blow in laughter and love,
and make my happiness
bubble up until it
overflows.
disco bird June 6, 2013
Starling:
speckled iridescence
disco strutting along the highway,
bobbing to the beat.
I hear your music.
You make me wanna
♦ d a n c e ! ♦
June thankfulness June 5, 2013
Skies bluer than sapphires
Sun glowing, turned the world into High Definition.
Birds calling, trilling, chirping, clicking, singing
Swooping, sailing on a sky sea
Warm breeze a caress,
blowing sultry scents into nostrils.
Barbeque sauce tangoing on the tongue.
With friends, in fellowship,
we celebrate service above ourselves.
There is a lot to be thankful for in June.
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June is Rotary Fellowships month. Fellowships are Rotarians who share a passion, like chess, travel, puzzles, etc.
That hat June 3, 2013
That indelicate,
audacious hat
is either affectation
or jaunty celebration.
No one wears hats
as giddy as that
without expection
of societal reprobation.
Folks bristle at
such frivolous hats,
set in bold flirtation
against societal fixation.
It’s true. But THAT
astonishing, stupedous hat,
deserves an ovation,
from the entire nation.
Yes June 1, 2013
Yes,
you said,
We will.
Yes,
you said,
I will.
Yes,
you said,
We should.
Yes,
you said,
I could.
Yes,
you said,
We would.
Yes,
you said,
I do.
the value of poetry May 29, 2013
The Famous Poet
said we should
only
write poetry
to bring about
Change in the World.
I think
poetry should
capture moments
weave magic
record visions,
because poetry
should reflect
change in us.
seeds of longing May 26, 2013
your breath
drifts across my nostrils
soft as dandelion dreams,
floats past my ears
whispering mystic riddles,
touches my lips
with promised kisses,
lingers like laughter
o’er our tomorrow.
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Pondering workshop advice from Garry Gottfriedson at Word on the Lake. “Love poems should use soft sounds,” and “never mention the word love…”
Shawn L. Bird 