{"id":53301,"date":"2011-07-26T21:10:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T01:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/53301\/pick-apart-poetry-guest-poet-mary-cohosted-barbara-silver-lining\/"},"modified":"2011-07-26T21:10:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T01:10:50","slug":"pick-apart-poetry-guest-poet-mary-cohosted-barbara-silver-lining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/53301\/pick-apart-poetry-guest-poet-mary-cohosted-barbara-silver-lining\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick-Apart Poetry with Guest Poet Mary cohosted by Barbara and Silver Lining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/?action=view&amp;current=Slide1-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/Slide1-1-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Hello and welcome all to another <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Pick-Apart Poetry Challenge!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Our featured guest poet is none other then our friend<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>&#8220;Mary Margaret&#8221;<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/?action=view&amp;current=Mary-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/Mary-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Mary is a wonderful poet and has been with the CPC for several years!  Please stop by<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Her profile page and send her a friend request if you have not already done so!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/harkgirl67\/<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Here are some words Mary had to say about Poetry:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;font-family: Times;color: blue\">Poetry, The Reasons Why<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Times;color: blue\">As a child with not many friends<br \/>\nSitting outside my window..<br \/>\nRoses planted there<br \/>\nFound a place of peace in my heart<br \/>\nFree, accepted, and not downed<br \/>\nWriting and traveling through my<br \/>\nInk&#8230; Exploring places feelings<br \/>\nemotions I never knew..<br \/>\nBecame my world.. a world of love<br \/>\nDarkness&#8230;Forgiveness&#8230; and pure<br \/>\nMagic&#8230; There no-one can take<br \/>\nThis away&#8230;.<br \/>\nThere I could write for the roses!!<\/span><\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"4\"><em><font color=\"#0000FF\">Writing for you brings<br \/>\nMe\u2026such as you are<br \/>\nPure Joy<br \/>\nThank you\u2026each and everyone of<br \/>\nYour beautiful gifts of art!<br \/>\n~Mary~<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/?action=view&amp;current=Slide1-2-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/Slide1-2-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Below are our selected poems for you to use in today&#8217;s challenge!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><strong>Please use only words from these poem for your write!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#0000FF\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Verdana\">Seasons of Lands of Many Stays<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Verdana\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#0000FF\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana\">By Mary<\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000080\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#000080\"><br \/>\n<font color=\"#0000FF\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana\">Going on A Ways<br \/>\nTo A Land Of Many stays<br \/>\nThe wind of different blows<br \/>\nAs the winter land moans<br \/>\nThe thrill of silent coldness<br \/>\nLingers to a still<br \/>\nA release of snowy freedom<br \/>\nFrozen seasons will<br \/>\nLand of Winter is taken<br \/>\nTo a destiny they remain<br \/>\nArriving to a warm land<br \/>\nAnd that they call Spring<br \/>\nFlowers bloom readily<br \/>\nThe dew of winters past<br \/>\nThe shrill steady beauty<br \/>\nColors in motion taking fast<br \/>\nLand of Spring is taken<br \/>\nTo a place of beauty slumber<br \/>\nArriving to a tempered land<br \/>\nThis we call Summer<br \/>\nThirst for water<br \/>\nLakes shrieking &#8220;fill&#8221;<br \/>\nSizzling over-cast<br \/>\nBasting seasons will<br \/>\nLand taken, lovely to some<br \/>\nNow Land has crisp beauty<br \/>\nIt is Autumn<\/span><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000FF\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#0000FF\"><em><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\">Land breathes life colors<br \/>\nAs the leaves beckon to be free<br \/>\nThe birds fly south<br \/>\nLong warmth their souls to be<br \/>\nA land of many changes<br \/>\nA land of different ways<br \/>\nI always will be amazed<br \/>\nBy the<br \/>\nSeasons of Lands of many<br \/>\nStays!<br \/>\nMM-2010<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\">Shared This Ride from Dust Till Dawn<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\">By Mary<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Cambria\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\">Chasing thoughts<br \/>\nIn a racing mind<br \/>\nunique sensations<br \/>\nSince a child I find<br \/>\nPeople passing secrets<br \/>\nThen passing looks my way<br \/>\nHearing whispers speak<br \/>\nHappenings came their way<br \/>\nThey were unknown enemies<br \/>\nOut to steal my soul<br \/>\nSpirits directed their mind<br \/>\nI was Ostracized<br \/>\nWas their control<br \/>\nDreams, a path, a entrance<br \/>\nAt night at bed I sleep<br \/>\nAwaken many times<br \/>\nSpirits, threatening my visions keep<br \/>\nKeeping my soul alive<br \/>\nTo keep this body shell<br \/>\nPraying to my God<br \/>\nAnd send them to their hell<br \/>\nThrough life I fight these spirits<br \/>\nIn my outer and in my sleep<br \/>\nNow I am getting older<br \/>\nFeeling a health defeat<br \/>\nThe pain is getting stronger<br \/>\nthoughts racing fast<br \/>\nlouder than the past<br \/>\nKnowledge, a disease not a faze<br \/>\nGives me sense of relief<br \/>\nOf all of the torrid days<br \/>\nNow.. a child&#8230; kindred to my soul<br \/>\nShares this Ride more out of control<br \/>\nI will not dismiss this soul<br \/>\nHis will to be HIS LIFE!<br \/>\nI will live to protect him<br \/>\nTo guide his mind of strife<br \/>\nbe a needed shoulder<br \/>\nHold him down in violent rage<br \/>\nShare the many tears<br \/>\nThe visions, dreams paranoid stage!<br \/>\nour mind-made roller coaster<br \/>\nPray we both hold on!!<br \/>\nRemember The War is the Lords<br \/>\nSay our prayer<br \/>\nfrom<br \/>\nDusk till Dawn!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000FF\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#0000FF\"><em><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\">Mary Margaret! 1995<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/?action=view&amp;current=MarysPoem.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/CPCCC%20Challenges\/CPC%20Pick%20apart%202011\/MarysPoem.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#0000FF\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\">Angel on my shoulder be<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/font><font size=\"4\" color=\"#0000FF\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;color: #0f243e\"> <\/span><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\">Oh so trying to beckon thee<br \/>\nlead thy soul one way right<br \/>\nlead-th thee next darkest plight<br \/>\noh darkest fowl of foul can see<br \/>\nspare this willing seer\u00a0 plea<br \/>\nplace your wings in flight<br \/>\nfor seed in souls you see so bright<br \/>\noh dark one of knowing keep<br \/>\nyour eye on me<br \/>\nfor thy heart is not mine<br \/>\nand the other shoulder has the key<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\">By Mary<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;color: blue\">W\/Seven Wiz-D-Jon at the CPC<br \/>\nLaila Carlsen the artist\u00a0 thank you!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.pimpmyspace.org\/media\/pms\/c\/xg\/g1\/1k\/heart.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;font-style: normal;color: blue\">We thank you for sharing your time with us<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;font-style: normal;color: blue\">And we hope you enjoyed our challenge!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;font-style: normal;color: blue\">We look forward to your visit again next month!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;font-style: normal;color: blue\">With all our regards,<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;font-style: normal;color: blue\">Mary, Barbara and Cherie (Silver Lining)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"4\" color=\"#000080\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Verdana;color: #0f243e\"><font color=\"#FF0000\"><strong>Please send us your Heart!<\/strong><\/font><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pimpmyspace.org\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.pimpmyspace.org\/media\/pms\/c\/xg\/g1\/1k\/heart.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"125\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pimpmyspace.org\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and welcome all to another Pick-Apart Poetry Challenge! Our featured guest poet is none other then our friend &#8220;Mary Margaret&#8221; Mary is a wonderful poet and has been with the CPC for several years! Please stop by Her profile page and send her a friend request if you have not already done so! http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/harkgirl67\/ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}