Posts Tagged With: writing
Haiku Monday Challenge – Crossroads
Happy Friday! Yesterday was something of a bombshell for me. I found out that not only was I chosen as winner for the April Culinary Smackdown, I also managed to be chosen as winner of the Haiku Monday competition! G will tell you that I spent most of the day wandering around in a daze, shaking [...]
Metastasis
There are days When I wish I could go To a doctor or A mad scientist, Sit myself down In their chair, Give myself over To them as I once did To you. I would tell them, “Put me on your machines, Twist your dials, Lay me open, Vivisect me.” As I think Of you. See? [...]
Like Whiskey
Whittle away, Refine, reduce, distill, Until What remains in the brain Is each Precisely chosen Word. Behind the eyes They exist: Aroma, flavor, vision, Lingering finger touch, Pitch-perfect moment. Equal parts, Memory, wish, imagination. Stir, ferment, decant. Pour out poetry’s heady gift.
In Honor Of…
Yesterday I met a friend For coffee, conversation And one, perfect, crumbly Blueberry scone. Afterward, Fortified, We went to the library To worship. On the second floor, A prominent display Shouted, “National Poetry Month!” I indulged my addiction. One slim volume amongst Murder, mayhem and resume writing. I read last night, dreamed And wrote poetry [...]
Crazy
Oh, it has been a week. Is it the full moon? Is it Spring on the wing? Is it the antsy, itchy anticipation of the dreaded springing forward? Is Mercury in retrograde? Who knows? I can only offer my observations that right now everything in the world seems completely and utterly bat-shit crazy. That’s about [...]
Made It
It’s Wednesday morning and I managed to make it through my first full week of being on production at the new job. Honestly, it’s not that different from the old job. Typing is typing, right? I am getting a lot more feedback. My direct supervisor (“quality coach”) lives in Arizona, for now at least in [...]
Vacation Reflections
Two more days. My first honest “vacation” in more years than I care to remember. I actually vacated without going anywhere. Despite my anger at not getting the vacation pay I was rightfully owed, I have enjoyed every moment of it. Not having to get up at a particular time (though I was mostly up [...]
Haiku Monday
In the spirit of trying something new, I am participating in the Haiku Monday competition, hosted this week by last week’s winner, Anya, at Aspects of Life. Her chosen theme is “beauty” which comes in infinite forms, three of which are below, with illustrating photographs. Enjoy, and you can check out the rest of the [...]
Elementary, My Dear…
G is out of town this weekend, off with a friend in Lost Wages. So, since I’m home alone I indulged in one of my very favorite things yesterday after work–I went to a movie by myself. I saw Sherlock Holmes–A Game of Shadows. I’ve been wanting to see it since the trailers started showing, [...]
Dialogue
I end every day by reading. Sometimes it’s only a page or two and my eyelids get heavy and the book falls into my face; sometimes I get hooked and read into the wee hours simply unable to stop until I reach the end of a tale. I almost never, ever quit a book until [...]
Winner – week of 04/30/12!
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