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#WordlessWednesday – Precious Baby

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All of these Beautiful Photographs were found on Google Image Search. Credit is acknowledged to the original photographers. Thank You!

Filed under: Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Adorable Animals, Animals, Baby Animals, Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Nature, photography, Spring Babies, ~Morgan~

#WordlessWednesday – Sweet Baby

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Filed under: Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Adorable Animals, Baby Animals, Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Nature, photography, Spring Babies, ~Morgan~

#WordlessWednesday – Baby of Mine

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All of these Beautiful Photographs were found on Google Image Search. Credit is acknowledged to the original photographers. Thank You!

Filed under: Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Baby Animals, Baby Animals and Mothers, Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Motherhood, Nature, photography, Spring Babies, ~Morgan~

Proclamation – #50-Word Sentences – #MicroFiction

 

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The endless soliloquy of sound and verbose motion surged within her thoughts like a spinning maelstrom; neither malevolent nor benevolent, yet raging with persistent energy in a dizzying cacophony of words and lush grammar that reached into her subconscious and, even amid the delicate threads of her dreams, proclaimed interminably.

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Beautiful photograph found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank You~

Filed under: Flash Fiction and Shorts Tagged: 50 Word Stories, BnV, BooknVolume, collaborative writing, creative writing, Micro Fiction, words, Writers, Writing Process, ~Morgan~

Winsome – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Winsome Beauty Springs

Delicate strength excelling

Life Renews her Smile

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see The Original Post from Day One

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Day 152 / 365

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Beautiful Photograph found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Photographer.  Thank You~

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Inspiration, life, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Renewal, spirituality, Spring, Strength, ~Morgan~

What My Heart Would Sing – #RomanticTuesday #Love #Poetry

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The Gentlest Touch of your Beautiful Hands,

The Softest Whispers of your Entrancing Voice,

The Sweetest Beguiling Kiss of your Mouth,

The Unspoken Stare that leaves no Choice,

Pounding Heartbeats, Spiraling Senses,

Intoxication beyond the Fairest Wine,

Yet All Fail to Express what my Heart would Sing,

In One Note, In One Moment,

If You were Mine.

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Beautiful Original Artwork by: Lauri Blank

Filed under: Poetry Tagged: Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Desire, Intoxication, Longing, Love, passion, Poem, poetry, relationships, Romance, Whispers, ~Morgan~

Peace- #DailyHaikuChallenge

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In softest whispers

Silence transcends the chaos

Peace reaches to soothe

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see The Original Post from Day One

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Day 151 / 365

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Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Meditation, Nature, Peace, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, spirituality, ~Morgan~

Drifting With the Rill of Dreams – #Poetry #Collaborations

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Whispering Brook of Inspiration,

Tributary of fair Muses;

Sparkle through my Questing Dullness,

Glimmer,

Shimmer,

While the world confuses.

Your mind drifted

in the cool evening breeze

as you dreamt with the sky

in ease

Rill of Enigmatic Dreaming,

River of Harmonious Light;

Beguile as Reality sits moping,

Ring,

Then Sing,

Through the Harrowing Night.

And your dreams scattered

like the tiny branches

illuminated by the golden light

of the sun

Living Source of Contemplation,

Bejeweled with Notions Bright and Fair;

Meander through this place of Sorrow,

Conspiring,

Inspiring,

While Dreams Entice and Prepare.

Your heart swayed

in the gentle, peaceful love

that was bestowed from far above

as you drifted with your dreams…

with your day’s work done.

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This poem was written in collaboration with Neha from http://www.forgottenmeadows.wordpress.com. Neha’s lovely, lyrical, free-form poetry Always brings a Smile to my face and a Sigh to my Heart. Her Gentle, unhurried, effortless style makes her beautiful poetry delightful and easy to read, making you want to read more, and more, and more. (Don’t believe me? Stop on over to her blog and discover for yourself that I’m not making this up!) Neha and I decided to write two separate poems on the Theme: DREAMS. We each selected our own image as Inspiration and wrote three verses entirely independently of the other with the intent to merge them into one verse for the collaboration. My verse and image begin our poem, like a Dreamer Singing Praises to the Dream itself, then Neha’s verse comes in (in italics) as an answer: The Dream Whispering back to the Dreamer. Knowing how wistful and soothing Neha’s poems Always are, I was not surprised (Yet Utterly Amazed!) at the manner in which our independently written poems complimented each other. I hope you enjoy our joint venture and I HOPE there may be another someday.

Neha, Thank You for leaping into my crazy little idea with such enthusiasm and, as ever, such Grace and Delicate Poise. Writing with you has been an Absolute Delight

Chicken Meatball Quinoa Soup -#Healthy #Recipes

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Nothing beats a bowl of homemade soup and this one is (relatively) healthy to boot!  I just put this one together today and was sure to test it out before sharing it (nothing worse than sharing a nightmarish recipe!), so I’m confident when I say, You Will Love This!  I’m also certain you will love how easy it is.

What You Need:

14oz Frozen Chicken Meatballs (OR a Chicken replacement if you choose to go vegetarian)

1 14 oz bag Frozen White Shoepeg Corn

1 bag organic Carrots – chopped (Not Peeled…the peel is where most of the vitamins are!)

1 1/2 Cups Diced Celery and White Onion (This can even be frozen if you are like me and buy when they’re on sale, chop ’em and freeze ’em for later)

1 14 oz can Petite Diced Tomatoes

3 1/2 Cups water

1 1/2 – 2 TBSP Dried Parsely

2 – 2 1/2 TBSP Montreal Chicken Seasoning

1 – 1 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

2 – 2 1/2 tsp Poultry Seasoning

Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine all these ingredients in a large, heavy-bottom pot and cover with a vented lid.

Bring to a boil on Medium heat, stirring several times.

Reduce to a simmer for 1 1/2 -2 hours, until the carrots are cooked.

Prepare 1 cup quinoa according to its package directions (I cook mine in a rice cooker with a TBSP of Olive Oil JUST until done, but still moist.

Once quinoa is cooked, transfer into the soup and stir thoroughly.

Simmer together for another 30 mins (or so) stirring occasionally.

Serve with a nice bread and/or salad.

I hope you will give it a try and enjoy!!

~Morgan~

 

Filed under: Palate Pleasing Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, cooking, Cooking Light, Easy Meals, Healthy Recipes, One Pot Recipes, Recipes, Soup Recipes, ~Morgan~

Inexpressible – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Backlit night Shimmering

Beauty far beyond my ken

Inexpressible

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see The Original Post from Day One

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Day 150 / 365

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Beautiful photograph found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographer.  Thank You~

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: Aurora Borealis, Beautiful Photographs, Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Light, Nature, Night, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Space, Stars, ~Morgan~