POEM: Redistributive Irony

This was produced for the CPC Simple Sunday Picture challenge.  The inspirational artwork is by French artist Cyril Rolandi, and is titled “Follow The Rules.” REDISTRIBUTIVE IRONY Beneath the twisted money tree where everything is yours for free, Well everything which those you gave power to give chose not to save,. So now the helpless, […]

Simple Sunday Picture Challenge Contemplates a Tree Of Life!

  Welcome to the CPC’s Simple Sunday Picture Challenge!   This week we revisit France to feature another recent work by artist Cyril Rolandi aka AquaSixio on deviantart.com.   His Deviant Art page includes a long autobiography/introspection in which he describes himself as “realistic and quite pessimistic… I don’t think of myself as an artist, […]

CAPTIONS CREATIVE FOR December 21-27th

  Welcome to The Friendburst Caption Event! Every Saturday around noon we post a picture. You have almost a week to use your imagination to come up with one or more appropriate captions and post it/them as (a) comment(s). Everyone participating is encouraged to comment on other writers’ captions when they find them funny or […]

The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar : The Winter Solstice

Deck the Halls : Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby Brightest Blessings and Merry Meet! The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar #0 : Winter Observe! Be open to the world around you, and the world within. Listen to what you are hearing. See what you are looking at. Pay attention to beginnings. Use imagination. Consider results. […]

but the inner voices were arguing…

I knew I had until 11:00PM Sunday night to go to work and clean up Friday’s mess…that includes traveling TO work…I couldn’t make up my Mind about WHEN to go…but suddenly I went…unfortunately, it wasn’t until I got there that I realized that I didn’t have the key to the closets that contain the tools […]

POEM: Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree: Lyric Rewrite

This lyric rewrite was composed for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge, where our theme is Christmas music. ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Rocking around the Christmas Tree at the nursing home tonight. Mistletoe hung where none can see ’cause they’ve got such poor eyesight. Rocking around the Christmas Tree as they hear their own […]

REPRISE: The Friday Fling Enjoys Christmas Music!

  This is a reprise of our December 16th, 2011 challenge, Friday Fling #159. The original had 634 views, 119 comments including fifteen poems posted by eight different writers, and thirteen hearts.   Friday Fling #262 December 13th 2013 As many classical music and most Peanuts fans know, December 16th is Beethoven’s birthday. That made […]

POEM: Evergreen Echoes

This Haiku was written for the CPC’s Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge, where the theme is evergreens.

a vacation for whom?

so the roomie’s vacation starts tomorrow…meaning that the solitude I enjoy during the morning will not exist…on the other hand, my Boss will be on vacation starting Friday…In order to do my job AND his, I will likely be going in to work overnight for about a week…THAT is innaresting…almost like having a vacation of […]

Thematic Attic Thursday Smells Pine In The Attic Air!

Thematic Attic Thursday Smells Fresh Pine In The Attic Window Air! Evergreen!  Smell the fragrance of pine in the winter air! See new fallen snow on outstretched limbs. Listen for the soft whistle of a winter breeze through the needles. Let your muse be inspired. Share your feelings for the evergreen .. Hugzzzzzzzs Now .. […]