A crazy day here today. Wanted to get something posted today. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be able to add more!
LIKE A NOVEL PLOT
Just like a novel,
life can be a series of
complicated plots.
Spark you creativity every week by working your way through the alphabet: one letter, one week at a time.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
PROMPT #15 - OLD
OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW
In the days of my youth,
I understood little about life and love.
White picket fences, a handful of children,
A career of great importance.
These were what I expected.
I’ve no picket fence.
My children are dogs and cats.
I’m the Managing Editor
of a little known poetry magazine
and a writer of unread books.
But it’s not as depressing as I describe it.
My life turned out pretty well.
For I love my dogs and cats,
I love the work that I do.
And I love sharing every phase of this life
with the one destiny chose for me.
I’m old enough to know
that things I once thought important
evolved into things that truly matter,
in more and better ways
than I could ever have imagined.
In the days of my youth,
I understood little about life and love.
White picket fences, a handful of children,
A career of great importance.
These were what I expected.
I’ve no picket fence.
My children are dogs and cats.
I’m the Managing Editor
of a little known poetry magazine
and a writer of unread books.
But it’s not as depressing as I describe it.
My life turned out pretty well.
For I love my dogs and cats,
I love the work that I do.
And I love sharing every phase of this life
with the one destiny chose for me.
I’m old enough to know
that things I once thought important
evolved into things that truly matter,
in more and better ways
than I could ever have imagined.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
PROMPT #14 - NEW
LEARNING SOMETHING NEW
At my age,
I would think it impossible to learn something new.
I’m stubborn enough to assume I know it all.
And yet, as our relationship progresses,
I see how little I really know.
Every day, you are my teacher.
You show me life in a way I never expected.
Whatever it is about you,
your smile, your laughter, your love,
my life is enriched by this learning experience.
My days are full of wonder and surprise,
and I look, with a mixture of awe and gratitude,
at the newness surrounding each step of our journey.
At my age,
I would think it impossible to learn something new.
I’m stubborn enough to assume I know it all.
And yet, as our relationship progresses,
I see how little I really know.
Every day, you are my teacher.
You show me life in a way I never expected.
Whatever it is about you,
your smile, your laughter, your love,
my life is enriched by this learning experience.
My days are full of wonder and surprise,
and I look, with a mixture of awe and gratitude,
at the newness surrounding each step of our journey.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
PROMPT #13 - MAGIC
YOUR MAGIC
While you’re not a Harry Potter,
you have powers, nonetheless.
You beguile and you bewitch me
like a well-trained sorceress.
I’m held captive by your magic.
I am spellbound in your arms.
And this ordinary mortal
is a hostage to your charms.
While you’re not a Harry Potter,
you have powers, nonetheless.
You beguile and you bewitch me
like a well-trained sorceress.
I’m held captive by your magic.
I am spellbound in your arms.
And this ordinary mortal
is a hostage to your charms.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
PROMPT #12 - LACK
THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING
Sometimes, I lack the ability
to show patience when patience is due.
I want others to cut me some slack
when I’m not living up to my full potential,
but it’s hard for me to return the favor.
People can be so frustrating
when they want everything handed to them,
without making any effort to work for it.
Is my age catching up to me?
Today, I look at life much differently
than I did in my youth.
Maybe what I need isn’t patience at all.
Maybe what I lack is the ability to understand
that no two people are the same
and that reckless judgment serves no purpose.
Sometimes, I lack the ability
to show patience when patience is due.
I want others to cut me some slack
when I’m not living up to my full potential,
but it’s hard for me to return the favor.
People can be so frustrating
when they want everything handed to them,
without making any effort to work for it.
Is my age catching up to me?
Today, I look at life much differently
than I did in my youth.
Maybe what I need isn’t patience at all.
Maybe what I lack is the ability to understand
that no two people are the same
and that reckless judgment serves no purpose.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
PROMPT #11 - KIND
ONE OF A KIND
In the hand I’ve been dealt,
you’re the high card I’m holding.
You’re my flush filled with hearts
to keep me from folding.
We’re more than a pair.
We’re a full house combined.
You’re aces in my book
and you’re one of a kind.
In the hand I’ve been dealt,
you’re the high card I’m holding.
You’re my flush filled with hearts
to keep me from folding.
We’re more than a pair.
We’re a full house combined.
You’re aces in my book
and you’re one of a kind.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
PROMPT #10 - JOURNEY
OUR JOURNEY
What roads you and I have traveled!
What things we have learned,
and what magical things we’ve seen!
The places don’t matter.
The journey takes place within us,
as we continue our lives together.
Every day, we learn more about each other
and see the enchantment of our love
grow richer, deeper, more meaningful.
And the beauty is,
this trip has hardly begun.
Our journey together continues.
What roads you and I have traveled!
What things we have learned,
and what magical things we’ve seen!
The places don’t matter.
The journey takes place within us,
as we continue our lives together.
Every day, we learn more about each other
and see the enchantment of our love
grow richer, deeper, more meaningful.
And the beauty is,
this trip has hardly begun.
Our journey together continues.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
PROMPT #09 - IMAGINE
HARD TO IMAGINE
A weary world seeks euphoria
in any way possible.
Some turn to God, some to drugs.
Some turn their frustrations inward,
while others show outward resentments
through senseless acts of violence.
What would it be like
to never know fear, never feel ill,
never worry about your next meal?
But that’s hard to imagine
in a world of constant upheaval,
when those who choose the course
don’t live in the day-to-day.
A weary world seeks euphoria
in any way possible.
Some turn to God, some to drugs.
Some turn their frustrations inward,
while others show outward resentments
through senseless acts of violence.
What would it be like
to never know fear, never feel ill,
never worry about your next meal?
But that’s hard to imagine
in a world of constant upheaval,
when those who choose the course
don’t live in the day-to-day.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
PROMPT #08 - HOME
THE NEED FOR HOME
Our lives take us in many directions
far from the center of ourselves.
Demands are high,
expectations higher.
We meet the tasks of each passing day
as we find our way through the maze of life.
What we do sustains our needs.
What we need is the place we return to
night after night.
It is there our spirits are refreshed.
Our batteries recharge in this special place,
where we find peace, comfort and renewal
from the simple act of being at home.
Our lives take us in many directions
far from the center of ourselves.
Demands are high,
expectations higher.
We meet the tasks of each passing day
as we find our way through the maze of life.
What we do sustains our needs.
What we need is the place we return to
night after night.
It is there our spirits are refreshed.
Our batteries recharge in this special place,
where we find peace, comfort and renewal
from the simple act of being at home.
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