When you crunch
into that apple
eyes twinkling,
cheek dimpling.
I am Eve,
and that smile,
glistening with juice,
is paradise
to go.
poem-moving on July 28, 2014
One project sent;
another moves
into priority position.
A circle of
unending creative
activity,
crafting worlds
from nothing but
imagination
and time.
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I sent my latest YA title, While I Was Out off to the editor this morning at 6 a.m. Later this week we’ll meet to discuss it, and hopefully by the end of the summer it’ll be off to my agent.
Now I’m back to selecting pieces for my poetry collections which I also hope to be sending off to publishers by the end of the month.
As well, I need to pull together the last workshop I’m presenting at When Words Collide.
poem- wishes
You’re down the hall
sleeping
and I am awake
missing you
wishing you
were here
to assuage
this ache.
poem- sunrise July 27, 2014
Look at that lovely pink sky.
Huh.
So that’s what a sunrise looks like.
Looks like it’s time
I went to bed.
poem-breath July 26, 2014
Your breath
on this hot day
softly
panting
beside me
is so putrid
I can’t explain
why I adore
you.
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But
I
do.
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(dog love)
poem-mimic
I did not know
that a crow walking
on my skylight,
pecking to come in
sounds exactly like
a barfing dog
or a toilet
backing up.
Strange talent
that.
poem-vicarious pleasure July 24, 2014
It’s been a journey of celebrations
seeing dreams unfolding
in flirtatious Twitter assignations,
watching joy unrolling
during this cinematic gestation.
And now, with keen anticipation
all around the Earth
One can feel the vibrations
from fans awaiting this birth:
an incarnation of literary creation.
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Outlander comes to television! Premieres are being aired this weekend. It has been fabulous following along with author Diana Gabaldon as she has shared the fun from the moment the papers were signed and it was official that Ron Moore was turning her books series into an epic television series. We fans were part of the excitement as each character was cast, and I particularly enjoyed watching the delight sparkle in Diana’s eyes as she told me about being on set when she had her cameo!
My joy is vicarious, but it is a very genuine and thorough joy. It is just SO GREAT to experience the adventure of favourite books being transformed for a new media!
In case you don’t know, Outlander is airing in the US on Starz, in Canada on Showcase, and in Australia on Soho. In Canada, we have to wait until August 24th. It’s going to be painful as the American fans have 2 weeks ahead of us!
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and here’s a little more information 🙂
poem-threat July 23, 2014
I hear your distant rumblings.
Your grumblings do not impress.
I can shut the windows
and let your storm pass by.
poem- something July 22, 2014
Something in the air
is singing my name.
.
I can not tell if it
is a melody from yesterday.
.
I hope such harmony
is from tomorrow.
Shawn L. Bird 