The Friday Fling Gets Octoberfestive!

  Friday Fling #253 for October 11th 2013   One thing October has become more famous for is the Octoberfest. Originally a celebration held in Munich Germany to partake of the fall harvest including beer hops, Octoberfest has come to mean a gathering for just about any Autumn-related theme, although the main focus still seems […]

Thematic Attic Thursday Has A Party In The Attic!

  Welcome to The Thematic Attic Thursday Poetry Challenge!   It’s Party Day / October 10 , 2013 It’s Party time at the Thematic Attic Thursday blog .. Let’s have some fun .. Bring pictures / writes / vibes .. Share being creative .. Let your muse be inspired    

NO KEEPING ME DOWN

  NO KEEPING ME DOWN Every day when I awaken and my feet hit the floor, I give thanks for today, grateful to be alive and even more curious about things than I was just yesterday or the day before, about how things are and how things work (or don’t); for they’ve always been an […]

CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: The Friday Fling Gets Octoberfestive!

This is a special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday evening at 9 PM EDT.   Friday Fling #253 for October 11th 2013   One thing October has become more famous for is the Octoberfest. Originally a celebration held in Munich Germany to […]

POEM: Sometimes It’s Better Not To Monkey Around With Curiosity

This was written to the CPC’s Wonderful Wednesday poetry challenge, where the theme is curiosity.   SOMETIMES IT’S BETTER NOT TO MONKEY AROUND WITH CURIOSITY   Curious George jumped the gorge to see what was on the other side. Unfortunately he underestimated how far it was. Copyright October 8th 2013 RGD

Wonderful Wednesday Gets Curiouser and Curiouser!

  Welcome To The CPC’ On This Wonderful Wednesday!   (*^*) Like Curious George, everyone is curious about something. So our challenge is to write about your most curious thing or write about what you are most curious about   Be creative and just have fun as we share on October 9th,  Curious Events Day 

POEM: Wonderland Above

This was written to the art below, the featured image on the CPC Simple Sunday Picture challenge. It is by Wlodzimierz Kuklinski and is titled “As Long As The Daisies Bloom.”   WONDERLAND ABOVE Alice knew that all strange things were not just down the rabbit hole. For the magic below brings its powers to […]

Simple Sunday Picture Challenge Returns To Poland!

  Welcome to the CPC’s Simple Sunday Picture Challenge!   Our featured artist this week is another Pole, Wlodzimierz Kuklinski. http://bohomaz13.deviantart.com/ His slightly menacing-looking self-portrait belies the sensitivity evident in his work, especially his many pieces featuring women in various situations.   Our featured work of his is one of his newest, titled “As Long […]

FOR EVERY DAY GRATEFUL (with photo)

Photo – Barbara Kausteklis – Oahu 2013 FOR EVERY DAY GRATEFUL   Wouldn’t it be wonderful, wouldn’t it be grand if every day everything would simply go my way, exactly as I planned?   I’m afraid that’s just not the way it is most of the time or even meant to be; very few things […]

The Friday Fling Acrostizies October Surprises!

Friday Fling #252 for October 4th 2013 We’ve all heard the expression “October Surprise,” usually related to politics during a Presidential year when something in the final weeks makes a difference in the outcome. Have you ever had some sort of October surprise of your own? Or is there something surprising about October itself? How […]