Friday Fling #186 June 29th 2012 As we move into the hottest part of the summer of 2012, we’re inclined to want find a cool shady place to just sit and contemplate. These are the times when muses tend to drop their ruses of being too pooped to pop. So we thought, let’s give yours […]
Borrowed these pics from affordablecarecat.com.. Inspired by a typo.
so now the other FB is full of pictures taken at last night’s open mic…that kinda sucks, so I’m (more or less) staying off of it…until early this morning all I’ve done there lately is leave comments or “likes”…this morning I shared a video of SLR with someone, not knowing that “someone’s” friends would see […]
Tonight, I want to talk about the “Fast & Furious” scandal, which has been vehemently brought to our collective attention by the House Oversight Committee and one Daryl Issa here in these last few weeks. Make no mistake, of all of the fuck ups, mistakes and things done wrong in this massive apparatus called the […]
This was written to the theme of childhood memories which is this week’s CPC Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge. Me about sixty years ago CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Sharing memories pleases all: author, reader, all stand tall. High tide raises all the boats, buoyed on knowledge that hope floats. Sharing memories of love, those who looked down […]
The 24th was American Kid`s Day Remember catching lightning bugs to flying kites Even jumping rope to standing on your head When kids enjoyed the outdoors exercising Oh, how kids have changed We played games outside and enjoyed the outdoors Not always inside sitting at a computer Times when all had time to enjoy each […]
Charlie Chan and the Shanghai Cobra – Sidney Toler – 1945
Have a Sweet Night My wishes are silent but trueEverywhere they will follow youLuck is yours,Wishes are mineI wish your present & future always shineGood Evening .With Love Nicky
This was composed from a poem by poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) for the CPC Pick-Apart Poetry challenge. The challenge is to pick 25 words from the writer’s featured poems and use them to create a new poem. The poem I picked apart is titled “Places.” LONGING I can hear the soul’s voice: love come back […]
GOLDEN Waves of golden blossoms cling to the hills and valleys, their hushed fragrance across the evening breezes healing my soul as they sing to the music of the stars. (c) barbara kausteklis 6-26-12 Written for CPC Pick-Apart Poetry, June 2012 Edition/”Pick-Apart Poetry Celebrates the Arrival of Summer.” http://www.friendburst.com/blog/91572/cpc-pick-apart-poetry-celebrates-arrival-summer/ The idea of “Pick-Apart Poetry” is […]
