You Were There Mom

You Were There Mom When the school kids laughed at my torn clothes and shoes with holes that showed my toes. You brushed me off and wiped away the tears and taught me how to conquer my fears. You Were There Mom To free me from the radiator for which I was tied. and held […]

maybe it’s the vibe…

Went to the Open Mic at the OTWC in Derwood…played some Bass, sang a bunch, had fun…a certain young woman was friendlier towards me a few weeks ago–when she’d had too much to drink…tonight she ignored me…she’d had a few, but not as many as far as I could tell…maybe it’s the vibe I put […]

Rep. Maxine Waters on Criticizing Obama, Politics + the Black Community

ALL HAIL THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BLACK AMERICANS YOU MAY BE EXCUSE FROM THIS FARCE, LOL! 08.16.11: Rep. Maxine Waters on Criticizing Obama, Politics + the Black Community

POEMS AND HUMOR: Bubbaloo’s Babes, Bodacious Betty, The Downside of Wizardry and Nonsense Word Definitions

These are for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge.  This week Michelle and I are looking for writes incorporating at least one nonsense word from a list we created, or one or more made up by the author.  It’s just wordplay fun.  Among the nonsense words on our list are “bubbaroo,” “morf,” “murd,” “shaum” and […]

The Friday Fling Works Wacked-out Wordplay!

Friday Fling #142 August 19th 2011 It’s been awhile since we did a nonsense word challenge, and we thought the dog days of August would be a good time to have another run at one! If you recall from the one we did a few months ago, Michelle and I made up nonsense words and […]

NIGHT VISITOR

The sweet scent of lavender fills the room, carried along on only the faintest of breezes that drift in through her open window. The only light a pale yellow glow from the candle that flickers beside her bed, sending ghostly shadows dancing across her walls. Heavy night air covers her naked body like a soft, […]

God Help the Outcasts

When I was a little girl, I was very shy and very sensitive.  My feelings were often hurt easily but at the same time because of this, I was also able to be sensitive to other people’s feelings as well and did my best to try and not hurt anyone. (Some things never change.) Being […]

My Afternoon Invaded after an A to Z Morning

I posted a blog at the beginning of August complaining about the young family moving upstairs.  I talked about the noise.  I showed you the toys.  I can live with those things.  What I was worried about at the time was the inevitable “children at the window”.  See, my apartment is half-basement.  My windows are […]

A blog for my friend Free Bird

Just showing Love for my good friend Free Bird. I am going to post videos that remind me of her, my apologies to my friends that are bandwidth challenged. Feel free to post testimonials of her courage and love. or videos, or to say hi. Much Love and Respect, my friend.

“Elvis” A Poetry Challenge and Tribute @ Thematic Attic with Diane and A-Rhodi

Here are some of Elvis’s Song Title Hits: “I Forgot to Remember to Forget“ “Heartbreak Hotel“ “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You“ “Don’t Be Cruel“ “Hound Dog“ “Love Me Tender“ “Too Much“ “All Shook Up“ “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear“ “Jailhouse Rock“ “Don’t“ “Hard Headed Woman“ “One Night“ “I Got Stung“ […]