Friday, October 13, 2017
poetry and story inn fridays week 4, 5, short story slam week 75, 76, 77
matt and joy evelyn
mimi and morton,
julio and alan
alicia and james
melissa galway comes
she knows my secrets
when I let her share my corn flakes
Kay galway and robert hasty know the bruce barry
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
quotes from poets untied
NEW DAWN
yes, love is a shadow
a tattered tassel
hanging
frayed
in the wind
but, every morn’
the sunrise offers you
a bouquet of orange
for you to interpret
as you choose
will you board
up your heart
hold the line
in silent darkness
or
that still beats
in your chest
and dance to
the
that pump music
through your soul?
yes, love is a shadow
but light filters
back in
when you honor
the signs at work
in each new dawn
CC photo
Sherry: I love the honoring of the signs in each new dawn. A wonderfully hopeful message, C.C.
C.C.:
Sylvia Plath is one of my favorite poets. Her words always
strike me with such force that I often feel emotionally compelled by
them. When
I read, "Love is a shadow. How you lie and cry after it. Listen: these
are
its hooves: it has gone off, like a horse" I felt compelled by sadness,
thinking of someone who gives up on life when Love gallops away. I had
this
image of someone boarding up her heart in silent darkness and beating
her
chest, lying and crying alone forever.
What a shame! There is too much beauty offered up to us each day. Live for it. Stay open to it. Embrace it. It's there for the taking for all of us. So, I was inspired to write about the choice that each new dawn offers every single one of us, no matter what hoofbeats echo in the grief and shadows of the darkest corners of loss in our lives.
Sherry: I love the idea of those hoofbeats of grief. I think we all have heard them a time or two. Thank you for this, C.C., and for the lovely photos of that new dawn. I always think how wonderful it is that, no matter what is happening in our lives, the new dawn comes up each morning, giving us a brand new day in which to begin again. Morning is one of God's best ideas, I think.
Kathleen enchanted me, with her recent lines about Dusk, a charming fellow, presented in this poem as I have not seen him before. Let's read
What a shame! There is too much beauty offered up to us each day. Live for it. Stay open to it. Embrace it. It's there for the taking for all of us. So, I was inspired to write about the choice that each new dawn offers every single one of us, no matter what hoofbeats echo in the grief and shadows of the darkest corners of loss in our lives.
Sherry: I love the idea of those hoofbeats of grief. I think we all have heard them a time or two. Thank you for this, C.C., and for the lovely photos of that new dawn. I always think how wonderful it is that, no matter what is happening in our lives, the new dawn comes up each morning, giving us a brand new day in which to begin again. Morning is one of God's best ideas, I think.
Kathleen enchanted me, with her recent lines about Dusk, a charming fellow, presented in this poem as I have not seen him before. Let's read
Thursday, August 17, 2017
short story slam week 74
So much of Heaven has gone from Earth
That there must be a Heaven
If only to enclose the Saints
To Affidavit given.
The Missionary to the Mole
Must prove there is a Sky
Location doubtless he would plead
But what excuse have I?
Too much of Proof affronts Belief
The Turtle will not try
Unless you leave him - then return
And he has hauled away.
That there must be a Heaven
If only to enclose the Saints
To Affidavit given.
The Missionary to the Mole
Must prove there is a Sky
Location doubtless he would plead
But what excuse have I?
Too much of Proof affronts Belief
The Turtle will not try
Unless you leave him - then return
And he has hauled away.
Friday, August 11, 2017
short story slam week 73,
toyota yaris
Ford Fiesta
a mazda is good when you are in emergency situation
a honda could be good when you opt to drive it
rachel schapiro
cars and fuels
all serve
we use them
we befriend with them
we think of them
we drive them
not
crazy
but
fancy
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
short story slam week 71, Happy Birthday to Morton Schapiro, 7/13/2017
story of the week 71, july 6 to july 23, 2017
oklahoma summer arts institute at lone wolf, quzrta mountain is fabulous for Grace Lu, Jessica Yen, Tina Wu, Nguyen Tu, Alex Rolling, Abbey Wood, Eric Wu,
Wang Min, Steven Tucker, Michelle Hendrinkson, Mary Clancy, Richard Yang, and Sheng Wu
thanks to julie cohen, anne peters, jennifer hilger, emily claudia, and mary fallin
morton schapiro and robert zimmerman
maelia wilson, women of osu, 2012
a list of people who might agree to say happy birthday to mark, henry, jerry, edward, jason, and mimi
john waters
jodi jinks
ken eastman
terry tush
aaron cromer
desmond watson
duncan watson
jacy bradford
lindsey corbitt
fong vong
winnie lei
kin wu
fong han vong
kin chiu wu
peng wu
jackie brown
shelbi barrett
sandi deVore
meng shiyuan
Warren brown
jill parker turley
maria sherman
tom wislow
sean harper
monty harper
lisa mantini
steve eisman
jim weddle
carrie tolstadt
beth kowitt
erin griffin
teresa carr
roger cagle
ted haynes
melinda stinnett
alicia smaies
june henton
ben goh
beverly bryant
allyson waters
hallie hart
steven taylor
griffin pivateau
ariel west
gary sandefur
kathleen wilson
sophia bollag
jena jordan
matt mead
jay slee
jay nixon
george bush
donald trump
barron trump
jaredkushner
james kunshner
mary christ
peng yuanzhen
peng yuanxi
peng zhenghuang
peng zhenche
pen xianqing
peng ronghua
huang cui e
huang chun e
peng shuizhi
peng chunzhi
peng chun nian
peng chunping
peng xiping
peng zhaoyan
peng yanping
peng qun e
peng qing e
peng fusheng
peng yingping
peng hounian
peng chuanxian
alyssa guan
wang guiqiang
tom lee wu
ryan lane
bob west
chapman allen
tang gangbo
yang lan
gu juji
liang yongqi
oklahoma summer arts institute at lone wolf, quzrta mountain is fabulous for Grace Lu, Jessica Yen, Tina Wu, Nguyen Tu, Alex Rolling, Abbey Wood, Eric Wu,
Wang Min, Steven Tucker, Michelle Hendrinkson, Mary Clancy, Richard Yang, and Sheng Wu
thanks to julie cohen, anne peters, jennifer hilger, emily claudia, and mary fallin
morton schapiro and robert zimmerman
maelia wilson, women of osu, 2012
a list of people who might agree to say happy birthday to mark, henry, jerry, edward, jason, and mimi
john waters
jodi jinks
ken eastman
terry tush
aaron cromer
desmond watson
duncan watson
jacy bradford
lindsey corbitt
fong vong
winnie lei
kin wu
fong han vong
kin chiu wu
peng wu
jackie brown
shelbi barrett
sandi deVore
meng shiyuan
Warren brown
jill parker turley
maria sherman
tom wislow
sean harper
monty harper
lisa mantini
steve eisman
jim weddle
carrie tolstadt
beth kowitt
erin griffin
teresa carr
roger cagle
ted haynes
melinda stinnett
alicia smaies
june henton
ben goh
beverly bryant
allyson waters
hallie hart
steven taylor
griffin pivateau
ariel west
gary sandefur
kathleen wilson
sophia bollag
jena jordan
matt mead
jay slee
jay nixon
george bush
donald trump
barron trump
jaredkushner
james kunshner
mary christ
peng yuanzhen
peng yuanxi
peng zhenghuang
peng zhenche
pen xianqing
peng ronghua
huang cui e
huang chun e
peng shuizhi
peng chunzhi
peng chun nian
peng chunping
peng xiping
peng zhaoyan
peng yanping
peng qun e
peng qing e
peng fusheng
peng yingping
peng hounian
peng chuanxian
alyssa guan
wang guiqiang
tom lee wu
ryan lane
bob west
chapman allen
tang gangbo
yang lan
gu juji
liang yongqi
Sunday, June 18, 2017
stories and imaginations
Work [Friday My Town Shoot Out]
Home sweet home
Christina Atwoods, she trusts Zhu Taohui
Alison Clinton, she agrees with Hu Weiwei
Matt Schapiro, he dates Evelyn Robinson
Paul McCully, she writes as if she were Jingle Yanqui,
Louis Simpson sitcoms, Marge Jean is major character,
Ann Returns, she promotes Yan Qun and Suo Feng,
Tiessa Hurse, she trusts Deborah Chaney,
Maia Megill, she sides up with Gloria Short,
so, on this particular day,
we thread by whistling prints via amazon, and Ebay,
we sign our names to grace Running knees under Lin Yufeng,
and girls and boys all have their wisdom stretching and bending like smiley Wilson
where there is a Murphy USA. there is a horse and a sheep
again and again,
knee bended spoons and way too tough legs move on
gnawsing and ringing hear broken music to echoing stones
thanks again here to Morton Schapiro, Jian Cao, George Bush, Rick Perry
the wheels in our mind turns flat
when we decide to fall and quit the prints under Donald Mackenzie:
"Thousands of Poems" is superb!
william bus jaco
tim schmidt
Whirligig 116
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Tall Girl Running" by Louis Simpson: running, again, knee, father, girl, bends, way, legs, angel, where, smiling, thank
Wordle 304
Monday, June 12, 2017
short story slam week 70
barbara bush and jeb bush
father, donald trump, sons: Eric, Donald II, Barron and Steven Trump
Charlotte, Michael, Audrey Pence, offspring to Karen and Mike Pence
xi jinping and Qi Qin, son and mother
agree or not
every voice counts
Kevin Boyle, Joe Hong, Annie May Swift, they have gone fishing in Southern Sea,
Kyle Torke, Jack Matthews, Jilian Sellers, Brian Matthew, they choose to stay silent
yes or no,
we must stand up and vote
if Aaron Becker, Joanne Sneed, Thomas Sneed, and Bridget Mary Maura feel good,
followers shall include Deirdre Maura, Vera Maura, Tracy Bridwell, Tim Passmore
today I work hard
tomorrow I rest a lot
when Steven James, Paul Stone, Eric Shawn, Eric Wood send love to their fathers
we send kindness to Sundar Pichai, mike Mosher, Kayla Hale, Mary Fisher, Bush and Xi
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
short story slam week 67, 69, 70
short story slam week 67, snowpea flowers, snowpea fruits, and green
plants and lovely positivity could serve better purpose in all of us
Snowpea Beancurd Hansen roots
Joe Michael Barrel
swallow song cartoon
sheng wu and jingle yanqui
Snowpea Beancurd Hansen roots
Joe Michael Barrel
swallow song cartoon
sheng wu and jingle yanqui
Now, joy is born of parents poor,
And pleasure of our richer kind;
Though pleasure's free, she cannot sing
As sweet a song as joy confined.
Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day
And dances by false glare at night;
But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves
To spread its wings in Nature's light.
Joy's like a Bee that gently sucks
Away on blossoms its sweet hour;
But pleasure's like a greedy Wasp,
That plums and cherries would devour.
Joy's like a Lark that lives alone,
Whose ties are very strong, though few;
But Pleasure like a Cuckoo roams,
Makes much acquaintance, no friends true.
Joy from her heart doth sing at home,
With little care if others hear;
But pleasure then is cold and dumb,
And sings and laughs with strangers near.
And pleasure of our richer kind;
Though pleasure's free, she cannot sing
As sweet a song as joy confined.
Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day
And dances by false glare at night;
But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves
To spread its wings in Nature's light.
Joy's like a Bee that gently sucks
Away on blossoms its sweet hour;
But pleasure's like a greedy Wasp,
That plums and cherries would devour.
Joy's like a Lark that lives alone,
Whose ties are very strong, though few;
But Pleasure like a Cuckoo roams,
Makes much acquaintance, no friends true.
Joy from her heart doth sing at home,
With little care if others hear;
But pleasure then is cold and dumb,
And sings and laughs with strangers near.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
poetry rally on nutrition, week 84, we pick niagara waterfall, and miso soup, along with Fuji apples
Thursday Poets Rally Week 84 speical, 30 poems in 30 days April
nutrition/Wellness/freedom/openheart/illistration March (read, post,
share and laugh)
niagara waterfall
miso soup by Mrs. Kazuo Yamasaka
screaming elephants
they toss their trunk
to demonstrate their strong needs
I shift my heads away
thinking of Jim Henson and Elmo, Sid, Bob,
agreeing to walk alone,
sightseeing the Boomer lake,
memorizing some flames of freedom under shelter 4
Niagara waterfall rush through
pleasing guests from both Canada and America
ignoring Donald Trump and William Trump,
when Ban Nguyen and Matt Scovil come near,
splashes of emotion rain down the pathway
Ivanna and Ivanka won't quit
Nor do Lara, Kay, Warren, Larson, Steven, or Mayo,
Tie Siyuan lays new fast speed railroad to Xu Chang
Lan Zhu engineering
Sharron and Sally beauty shop
If Sophia Bollag and Emily Farris persist,
Joy Evelyn Wilson will remain calm,
dining at Russell's house of Boston,
Rachel Folger and Megan Barry find satisfaction,
they are good enough to pick Fuji apples
and invite Amelia and Abbey for Gay Washington Job fair
niagara waterfall
miso soup by Mrs. Kazuo Yamasaka
screaming elephants
they toss their trunk
to demonstrate their strong needs
I shift my heads away
thinking of Jim Henson and Elmo, Sid, Bob,
agreeing to walk alone,
sightseeing the Boomer lake,
memorizing some flames of freedom under shelter 4
Niagara waterfall rush through
pleasing guests from both Canada and America
ignoring Donald Trump and William Trump,
when Ban Nguyen and Matt Scovil come near,
splashes of emotion rain down the pathway
Ivanna and Ivanka won't quit
Nor do Lara, Kay, Warren, Larson, Steven, or Mayo,
Tie Siyuan lays new fast speed railroad to Xu Chang
Lan Zhu engineering
Sharron and Sally beauty shop
If Sophia Bollag and Emily Farris persist,
Joy Evelyn Wilson will remain calm,
dining at Russell's house of Boston,
Rachel Folger and Megan Barry find satisfaction,
they are good enough to pick Fuji apples
and invite Amelia and Abbey for Gay Washington Job fair
Sheridan street a to z, poetry rally week 84, children's program inspire adult readers
passing sesame street,
we stop at sheridan street,
counting from 1 to 10,
doing alphabets starting from A
A---Air Waves in Andy Cheng
B---Bona Vision from Brady Moore
C---Carson Teels in Columbia
D---Deyo Talents in Denver
E---Elephant and Tiffany Poe
F---Fisherman and Lafayette
G---Gorilla and San Diego zoo
H---Hailstone in Austin or Holdensville
I---Ice Cream Cone with Mihyun Kang
J---Jim Thorpe Park from Yale
K---Kansas City near Reyhan Yagizel
L---Lincoln Park Zoo and Aaron Yeager
M---Mexico and Albuquerque
N---Noise and Nathan Ruiz
O---October Peony and Orlando Epcot
P---Phoenix and Peter Sherwood
Q---Quail Duck in Riverside
R---Ruby Lin in Rochester
S---Syria and Obama knowing about Sheung Wan
T---togo and TJmax, Tie Siyuan,
U---Utah Salt Lake and Pixma
V---Vermont and Vaden Hargis
W----Westwood and Haylen Baker
X---Xylophone and Xueqing Cao
Y---Yo Yo toys and Samantha Murphy, Yibing He,
Z---Zuo Yiling (Erin) and Zoology
Huangshi city and April Fool,
our words vanish along with morning rising sun
sam noble museum
laura talbots
we stop at sheridan street,
counting from 1 to 10,
doing alphabets starting from A
A---Air Waves in Andy Cheng
B---Bona Vision from Brady Moore
C---Carson Teels in Columbia
D---Deyo Talents in Denver
E---Elephant and Tiffany Poe
F---Fisherman and Lafayette
G---Gorilla and San Diego zoo
H---Hailstone in Austin or Holdensville
I---Ice Cream Cone with Mihyun Kang
J---Jim Thorpe Park from Yale
K---Kansas City near Reyhan Yagizel
L---Lincoln Park Zoo and Aaron Yeager
M---Mexico and Albuquerque
N---Noise and Nathan Ruiz
O---October Peony and Orlando Epcot
P---Phoenix and Peter Sherwood
Q---Quail Duck in Riverside
R---Ruby Lin in Rochester
S---Syria and Obama knowing about Sheung Wan
T---togo and TJmax, Tie Siyuan,
U---Utah Salt Lake and Pixma
V---Vermont and Vaden Hargis
W----Westwood and Haylen Baker
X---Xylophone and Xueqing Cao
Y---Yo Yo toys and Samantha Murphy, Yibing He,
Z---Zuo Yiling (Erin) and Zoology
Huangshi city and April Fool,
our words vanish along with morning rising sun
sam noble museum
laura talbots
Monday, March 20, 2017
Sunday Prompts
nick patel
kathy campbell
passing Yukon, and Bethany
we sample Italy
by eating Pizza, and
watching
Melinda and William Gates
sitting
bext
to
Garths Brooks street
despite
everything
Emily Wilson and Amelia Sanders
come to
see Arzelar Leming,
they believe that
the sea is high
and the moon is crescent
despite that
Oliver Wood is firm on Nachang city limits
Beth Kowitt, Jon Page, and Bobbie Page news
Clifton Leaf, Audrey Niffenegger, Wiltilda Morris, and Cara;yn Beshner keep writing,
so do Tom Owen Washington, Dasha Ziborova, Ross Martin, J. K. Meadors, and Larry Murphy
Jeff Wright and David Chun do cleaning on our teeth
so do Bryan Bumpers, Stephen miller, Jason Himebaugh, Adam Hasenmyer, and Xu xiaojing
lone wolf bay
Quartz Mountain park ranger keeps an eye on Ryan Greer
west 44 is blocked
east 44 has to be reached through 283, 6, 62, 40, 35, 33, 3, 183, Taloga, Waynoka, and Pregue
Crystal boatman and Zach Shields fence,
Travis Clark and Lara Udovich, Susan Thomas or Becky Freeman,
none of them mind what Tom Hurst says
when Vicker Hendrikson and Gerald Clancy decide to drive to new york city,
route 9 and road 47 depart from each other
what startling giants birds from 12 heavy air force helicopter
they roam above Calorado and Iowa,
leaving behind of Hoffman Wood, Chris Stolle, Jerry Ries, Gerals Tims, and Wicxk Rench
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