Monthly Archives: February 2011

Camping, for March Challenge

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Two for the price of one for this challenge, a little poem and a piece of life writing. Find others at http://cloakedmonk.com/ Bacon Camping, boating anything outdoors, you scent bacon frying and you wish it were yours.        Takamaka  Mick, a … Continue reading →

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How to waste time:

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Discover an online dictionary of neologisms!  I have spent the last couple of hours browsing http://nws.merriam-webster.com/opendictionary/  Some of the splendid inventions include: locavorism – eating locally sourced foods hairy eyeball – to stare aggressively webucate – to learn online à … Continue reading →

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last haiku challenge

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

A vanishing point,  the future in perspective. Where is it going?

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Sunday walk

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Sunday dawned clear and sunny, if not exactly warm.  Time to get some air.  We set out to walk on the beach, but the tide was out, so we went to a village we have loved since first setting foot … Continue reading →

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Limerick-off

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

for http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2011/02/27/limerick-scold-limerick-off-monday/comment-page-1/#comment-143348 A gal who was rather a scold but a great cook, it must be told. Her husband , berated, fervently stated that his wife was worth more than gold.

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Haiku challenge 27/2/11

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Eternal how long it will take for traffic lights to turn green when I have no time * is the time it takes to give birth to a baby; grown up in a flash. * an unending void I cannot comprehend … Continue reading →

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Aha improvisation

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

  Patchword A lightbulb flashes in my head. A quilt is on the way. Ideas swirling fast, then faster Scissors flash and colours play. Work too long and skills will falter, mistakes spoil the perfect vision. A cup of tea … Continue reading →

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Improvisation for Writers Island

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Fantasy Impromptu Op.66 Polish genius sits down to play rippling music, joyful sound, ideas translated, extempore: attentive audience  spellbound. Improvisation can produce serendipitous music or a discordant mish-mash. Whenever I tried it as a child, a voice from the kitchen would … Continue reading →

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haiku challenge 26/2/11

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

fairy flying free across the world of morning propagates a  myth

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Like mother, like son

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

fraser abseiling – pic by Duncan Hutt   One going up, years ago,  one (just) 9-year-old coming down yesterday – first try.

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Holidays for BigTent

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Big Tent 21/2/11 holiday prompt didn’t really grab me, but I had a go. Holidays – all the happy people          Friendship Day – if it doesn’t exist, it should          Poetry Day – be sure to read or write some          … Continue reading →

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Haiku challenge 25/2/11

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

  Haze murky tops of trees piercing sky above the mist salute autumn dawn

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Hopscotch wordle

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Wordles are the pits Place, Crimson, Chalk , Winds, Measured Peppermint, Arrows, Slow, Asphalt, Smoke Begins, Ends, White, Soft, Children Burns, Grass, Before, Know, Dark Flight, Sun, Blows, Grow, Place Burns, Pits, Sidewalk, Black, Cool Along the sidewalk children play; hopscotch grid is … Continue reading →

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Haiku challenge 24/3/11

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Lowly implement to record immortal words unalloyed delight

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Safety, for We Write Poems

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Two little poems, not to mention the binful of rejects! Safety Safe as a cuddle secure as a hug, the comfort of knowing I’m snug by the fire in my house on the hill. * Security No safety in this … Continue reading →

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