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Monday, December 17, 2012

Few on this site were even born when I decorated this tree!

(CC, you would remember this tree) This is called a Le Sizain Hétérométrique Poem. Fancy name,huh? only 6 lines. Rhyme: aabccb. Syllable countL 7,3,7,7,3,7. "A 1940's Christmas" Green fir arms dressed in red crepe circles; taped. Thread the popcorn, nestled close. Sprinkle limbs with silvered... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

A memory of what it was like to have little ones at Christmastime...

Your Child’s Christmas tree View: Fantasy seen as Truth. Your steps quicken As memories awaken As you journey home As you hurry, hurry home… For you remember A magical lighting of the face! There is no sweeter place, No finer grace Than the gift Glowing From your child's Eyes. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Even his sleigh bells are covered up!

"Santa is Lost!" His sleigh with reindeer gone; last seen on chimney-top! Snow flurries fell and buried all; red-jellied laugh of Santa smothered in white silence. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 14, 2012

This poem written for a contest celebrating the birth of Christ...

(see Luke, Chapter 2 for the full story. The birds are mentioned in Verse 24 of same Chapter) "The Christmas Gift" My snowy visitors have brought to me a bright and beautiful December day I offer them my Chinaberry tree; they perch but briefly will be on their way. They pause and groom each other... Sign in to see full entry.

PoeticPoetry Returns to the scene of her crimes... she's baaaaak...

"Sir, I admit your general rule, That every poet is a fool, But you yourself may serve to show it, That every fool is not a poet."(Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Hope to find some of my old friends here once again. Hey, Annicita and CC and Former Student! Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Statin Island, NY. He refused to open his door to her cry for help;

(told the TV interviewer he was not dressed to go out in the storm to help anyone...) "A Ballad for Brandon and Conner" The raging wind had damned her home this night. She must take steps to save her children, too. She quickly gathers up her boys with fright and stumbles out the door; what can she... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Another picture from CC's garden.

I finally figured out how to post a picture. I think. Someone let me know if they can see a yellow Auricula. Sign in to see full entry.

I thought this a clever sonnet, so have permission from the owner to post

The Monster In Me Within me, pacing with the tick and tock, it waits for dark, with growing appetite. Then out of bed, this heinous thing will stalk, when quiet, steady breaths befall the night. With stealthy footsteps, down the stairs it sneaks into the kitchen, inching in the dark. The monster in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

rare flowers from CC's garden...

The Garden Gnome He took Auricula from alpine high and planted with an English expert care. They're stored in tiny pots with swelling pride as lovely, timid kisses to be shared. The rare Auricula, from gift above; His little face is lacquered like a shell. My English gnome, he grew that tiny bud as... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Fibonacci Form Poem: 1,1,2,3,5,8 reversed.

“Autumn’s Death” Heart Song Autumn’s November frosty, kindled leaf leapt, sparkling in her fiery tears she swept the edge of nothingness smoky courage sways dusty red floating climbs sighs Sign in to see full entry.

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