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| Your poem took me back in time. I, too, felt gloom and doom as my family settled in front of the glow of our big cabinet-of-a-television to watch that beloved classic TV program on Sunday nights. As it began, I could feel a heavy blanket of moroseness settle down over my head. So conflicting to watch an interesting show with those dark and suffocating feelings set the mood of the room. And that bitter cake's icing was that I had to go do my homework right after the program ended. |
| Mine too. That show made me happy, as did the books. While reading your poem the theme music played in my head automatically & is now stuck there. I love the clean, simple structure & syntax here |
| Agreed! I hope everyone congratulated whoever came up with that idea for the episode! |
| Thank you for that, Kiya - it's not many brave the wilds of my portfolio to discover my little 8-line poems, so it's wonderful to have some feedback on them. Much appreciated! |
| Thank you for your kind thoughts, Schnujo. I remember that episode of Star Trek! It was really cool - and hard to get one's head around the idea of talking like that. But it did sound quite poetic. What was it ? Something like in the far land of Angevin, Mortello meets the grivensor. And so on. Brilliant! |
| Wonderful poem that links footprints to bits and pieces of our memories over the years. As we get older, we do leave a mark behind - footprints if you will - and even as they fade away, they'll always linger and be a reminder of what we once were. Thanks for sharing this poignant piece with us, and keep on writing!  |
Instead of taking down your blog posts, look to see if you can set them to private. I mean, sure, download them if you want to, but consider not deleting them.  I haven't tried it with a blog, but with book entries you can click the gear in the upper right corner of the entry and then hit Edit. Then you should be able to edit, not just the words, but also who can see it. Just change it to For My Eyes Only. As I said, I've not tried this with a blog, but I feel like it should work the same as a book. They look the same.  I hate that I missed seeing the pics you posted. Dang it! Oh, well. That's what I get for not digging through people's blogs.  That's so fun that you reposted your early entries! I love that!  And I find it adorable that you didn't know how to tag yet.  I hope you finally got that keyboard situation sorted out. Sounds like a pain.  Yes, we do care, but you're pretty awesome, so it's easy to care about you.    Thank you for sharing this!  |
Wow! You have so much going on!  I'm really sorry all of this is happening at the same time. But I am super glad the doctor thinks he can fix you, even if you won't be good as new. But new things are too expensive anyway. I'm certainly glad you'll be in much less (hopefully no) pain in the (hopefully not too distant) future! I've also had times when a specialist told me I should have seen him sooner. Well, maybe if I hadn't been required to get a referral...  The surgery timing sounds pretty good with a 6-month recovery time. You'll be pushing it for NaNo, but I think you can do it. After all, I need my best cheerleader out there!  In truth, you have a big impact on my success in NaNo, but I could probably do it without you if I had to. Most importantly, I want YOU to be okay -- happy, healthy, and pain-free! If that means you miss a year of NaNo, so be it. YOU are more important. |
| I love how you look at cliches! Good for you! I agree that they have their place and can be used, so long as we are aware of what we are doing and are specifically using them with the knowledge and understanding that they are cliches. This entry reminds me of an episode of Star Trek (The Next Generation, I think it was) where they were trying to learn to communicate with a new species. If I recall, they could understand the words (through a translator), but not the meaning until they hit upon the idea that they were speaking in local cultural context, basically using cliches.  I've always remembered that episode and thought that was a fun idea.BTW, you are a REALLY impressive poet! I don't think I knew that. That's a pretty fabulous poem! Well done!! Thank you for sharing your own ideas on cliches! |
I agree that "all things" wasn't intended to be negative, but that it could be taken that way, especially by someone with trauma in their recent past.  But good job quickly redirecting back to the positive things.Here in the Falkland Islands, we're in fall/autumn and I was confused the other day when a friend showed me a picture of her among blooming bushes. Then I remembered it was spring in the Northern Hemisphere. One of my favorite spring memories is my horse, Nick, bucking and running around in the field in spring. I had several horses, but besides the filly, only Nick seemed to truly relish spring. And the funniest part is that he was the most quiet, gentle horse I had. I think that's why I so loved watching him cut loose in a warm, spring field. Thank you for sharing! |
| What beautiful and inspiring words! Thank you for sharing! However, be sure to also share where you got this from as I ran it through a plagiarism checker and you know what I found. I'm not saying not to post things like that. It's a very meaningful thing to write. I'm just saying to be sure you post where it came from originally, even if you added some of your own and/or had AI write a good bit of it for you (which should also be mentioned). And, naturally, be sure not to enter things like this into contests. Anyway, thank you for sharing this! I hope you post it on the Newsfeed (with a disclaimer, of course). It may help someone in need. |
| Thanks so much. This means a lot. Love: Megan |
| Fresh starts are nice and May and spring does that. This is creative and lovely. Enjoy spring. |
| Well, enjoy the better weather there. It will definitely be better than here in Florida in summer. And I think you are exciting and the best thing about you is that you are authentic. |
| Apondia: Yes they are our friends. We should never lay them own open to a page. Treat them well and they will last longer than you! Lyn's a sly fox: She has great taste in books. |
| Oops! Or, hey! I hope the friendship survives and/or the blind date actually works out...?! |
| You it a LOT of news in one blog entry...that is cool...a lot going on here....talk soon! |
I am really glad that you're back! You do belong here with us.  |
QueenNormaJeanGreeneggs&vegham  and Kåre Enga in Udon Thani  I hope you both can find transportation on Monday! Good luck to you!Norma, it's good you have your surgery scheduled. I think you'll feel so much better with pain relief. My husband had carpal tunnel surgery and he is happy that his fingers don't go numb anymore. Safe travels to you both! |
| I have ants in Thailand. Will I miss them in Montana? No. Would it be nice to have a cat and a dog, here or there? Yes, but I have struggles keeping my neglected plants alive. Not every situation is suitable for everything or everybody. |
| I don't tip. In my travels I rarely find tipping the norm. I also don't haggle. When you add the tip... the true cost of America becomes evident. But what would I know? I travel while others who have double my income can't pay rent. |
| My dreams may be different from your dreams but if we share them with others then some form of the dream may live on. Regardless, if we don't eat we die. "Joy gives us wings." "Reality bites." |
I don't have to explain my trip back to Montana as you get the picture.  I've been stressed for so long... I can relax at the hostel and in Seoul airport. Need to arrange a ride home though... I assume you'll not be available. |
Elycia Lee ☮  Try cutting back your plants. Then try dusting them gently. They breathe through the surface of the leaves.I found this on Google about rubber plants: Water when the soil is almost completely dry. ... Spray with a mister every few days, they like to keep their leaves moist. Place in a bright room, but keep away from super sunny windows to avoid sunburn Between 15°C to 25°C is their optimum temperature. |
| Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Black Beauty and Call of the Wild were some of my favorites too! |
| Libraries are my favorite place to go still at 67. |
| My granddaughter just finished reading Ramona Quimby Age Eight. She's read every Ramona book. |
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