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November 28, 2015
Who Are You Fooling?
Writers sometimes make up their own world but whether or not it is believable is a task for the reader. Similarly, lawyers may present their case but jury (or judge, depending on type of case) decides the credible facts. However, how is it that advertisers present early Black Friday on Thursday? It befuddles my mind because when they have a sale on Memorial Day is called a "Memorial Day Sale" so if they have a sale on Thanksgiving Day, then why not call it "Thanksgiving Day Sale?"
Even writers have to face the readers' wrath (or skepticism). For example, if a writer uses a known town then that writer should know that some readers will fact-check and call him/her on errors in describing that town.
With that spirit, here's a poem:
Even writers have to face the readers' wrath (or skepticism). For example, if a writer uses a known town then that writer should know that some readers will fact-check and call him/her on errors in describing that town.
With that spirit, here's a poem:
from Seventieth Avenue, copyright 2015 Suzzette DawesWhen I first saw him
I had my camera waiting for nature’s perfect autograph
In the dense, lush vegetation near Lauderhill’s City Hall;
I was looking through my lens for that perfect photograph.
This is where I first saw him, glistened in the rays of the sun
That reflected on his taut skin and highlighted his firm body
As he relaxed under one of the trees towards Inverrary
And the sun shone through the canopy of leaves,
A sweet breeze reminded me that the day is done.
He then turned his head towards me and I stood still…
I stood still, hoping he wouldn’t notice me
Hoping I could blend into the background
But his eyes found me and he expanded his dewlap
So I knew that he saw me and then he scurried up the tree.
November 21, 2015
What Makes You Thankful
Let's be thankful. No, I'm not in a cocoon nor bubble. Yes, I've heard the news!
Yes I had planned and set up a giveaway based on a date that sounded cool to me. What were the odds that other groups found the numbers intriguing too and had their own plans which were quite evil. The date "11/13/15" will be remembered for Paris as "9/11/01" has been remembered for New York. The news have had round the clock coverage of events and the aftermath. My sympathy is with the families of the victims.
If you follow the news, you'd think there is nothing left to be thankful. Yet the news is thankful for disasters and tragedies for their ratings. Recently my father died and I was very sad and angry. Angry at the hospital because I really felt they killed him so they could give another body to their contractual funeral home. I still find it a conflict of interest for a hospital to have a contract with a funeral home. Sad because I didn't call my dad enough. My friend reminded me to be thankful because I always knew some gem of wisdom that I had learned from my dad.
We do have things that bring joy to our lives which we should take some time to be thankful. We should spend some time in our day to be thankful. Fear, stress and paranoia can not only overwhelm us but can affect our health over time. See these articles:
We could find several ways to reduce fear etc. One way that I found is writing especially poetry. Another way is to be thankful and spend some time where I focus on people or things that have a positive (or neutral impact when having a bad day) impact on my life.
I'm thankful I can find my way home through poetry. What makes you thankful?
Yes I had planned and set up a giveaway based on a date that sounded cool to me. What were the odds that other groups found the numbers intriguing too and had their own plans which were quite evil. The date "11/13/15" will be remembered for Paris as "9/11/01" has been remembered for New York. The news have had round the clock coverage of events and the aftermath. My sympathy is with the families of the victims.
If you follow the news, you'd think there is nothing left to be thankful. Yet the news is thankful for disasters and tragedies for their ratings. Recently my father died and I was very sad and angry. Angry at the hospital because I really felt they killed him so they could give another body to their contractual funeral home. I still find it a conflict of interest for a hospital to have a contract with a funeral home. Sad because I didn't call my dad enough. My friend reminded me to be thankful because I always knew some gem of wisdom that I had learned from my dad.
We do have things that bring joy to our lives which we should take some time to be thankful. We should spend some time in our day to be thankful. Fear, stress and paranoia can not only overwhelm us but can affect our health over time. See these articles:
http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/how-worrying-affects-your-bodyhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
http://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/effects-on-body
We could find several ways to reduce fear etc. One way that I found is writing especially poetry. Another way is to be thankful and spend some time where I focus on people or things that have a positive (or neutral impact when having a bad day) impact on my life.
I'm thankful I can find my way home through poetry. What makes you thankful?
November 13, 2015
11/13/15
Numbers often fascinate me and today notwithstanding because the date is 11/13/15. You've got to love your odds consecutively. For some folks, it may be a sign when the numbers are so aligned. Whatever your take on 11/13/15, Seventieth Avenue, the poetry of road signs and directions in life, is free today 11/13/15.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UY38SCK
Here is a sample of the poetry from Seventieth Avenue:
Here is a sample of the poetry from Seventieth Avenue:
November 7, 2015
Season of Swindle
I guess it's that time of year: swindle time! Why do I say that? Because a couple days ago, I received a strange voicemail from "Sarah Wilson" of the Federal Investigation Department stating that there was an arrest warrant for me and I need to call her back.
Huh! What the ... Wait, what is the "Federal Investigation Department" and arrested for what? I was not calling anyone back. I wanted to call her back and tell her with the year I'm having, jail would be a welcome vacation and I might even have time to finish writing my novels (I have three pending that I have started some time ago). But then I recall the scam where you call back and gets charged so no thanks.
I immediately went to the computer, researched the name and phone number and confirmed it was a scam. I won't print the number here in case it's someone real whose number they're spoofing as my caller ID shows the number 2 different ways and a separate other number.
So far she has left three messages. I thought about adding callblock to my cellphone but there is a cost. I am not paying $1 more on my phone bill to block her so I will keep deleting her voicemail. Maybe it's my imagination but is there a proliferation of scams? Is it just at this time of year? Share your experience with me in the comments. In the meantime, here's a poem:
Huh! What the ... Wait, what is the "Federal Investigation Department" and arrested for what? I was not calling anyone back. I wanted to call her back and tell her with the year I'm having, jail would be a welcome vacation and I might even have time to finish writing my novels (I have three pending that I have started some time ago). But then I recall the scam where you call back and gets charged so no thanks.
I immediately went to the computer, researched the name and phone number and confirmed it was a scam. I won't print the number here in case it's someone real whose number they're spoofing as my caller ID shows the number 2 different ways and a separate other number.
So far she has left three messages. I thought about adding callblock to my cellphone but there is a cost. I am not paying $1 more on my phone bill to block her so I will keep deleting her voicemail. Maybe it's my imagination but is there a proliferation of scams? Is it just at this time of year? Share your experience with me in the comments. In the meantime, here's a poem:
November 1, 2015
November
Today is the first day of November and I can feel that it is Fall. We fell back an hour this morning and ended daylight savings time. I started the morning working in the backyard: mowing and whacking the weeds. Yard maintenance is so much work but so worth it!
November is just brimming with activities. So much I want to do but how to make time? FLIFF2015 is here and from viewing the catalog, there is so much I want to see.
Until then, here's a poem:
November is just brimming with activities. So much I want to do but how to make time? FLIFF2015 is here and from viewing the catalog, there is so much I want to see.
Until then, here's a poem:
October 25, 2015
Intergalactic Meeting
I sometimes wonder what our neighboring planets' inhabitants think about us and the jokes they tell between themselves. Why? I just read another dismal article on our mistreatment of our Earth. Now scientists are reporting plastic in our seafood (see Sahagun, Louis. "Plastic in seafood? Evidence runs deep." Sun-Sentinel. 25 October 2015. 11A).
I am especially concerned about what they think about our space exploration programs in light of how we treat our Earth. Can you imagine an intergalactic meeting to discuss Earth and probably how to stop the humans from polluting the universe?
I am especially concerned about what they think about our space exploration programs in light of how we treat our Earth. Can you imagine an intergalactic meeting to discuss Earth and probably how to stop the humans from polluting the universe?
"Did you hear that Earthlings was jealous of Saturn for its gassy ring so they put a ring of garbage around Earth?" Asked the Jupiter being
"No and all this time I thought they were being careless with their waste. They didn't want to waste space on their land so they just used space!" - Martian.Imagine yourself from another planet, what would be your comments about humans on Earth? In the meantime, here's a poem between Venetians and Earthlings:
"Damn they've pierced our acidic veil and probing our planet to see if it can sustain human life!"- Venetians on hearing the sad news that Earthlings' scientists have used heat sensors to determine that volcanoes on Venus are signs planetary neighbor is active.
"At least you got an acidic veil and they only can probe from the outside. With us, they have landed and have some vehicle roving about, spying on us. Our Intel has informed us that they found out we have flowing water!"- Martian.
"You two morons are in the same galaxy as those Earth morons. We're how many light years away and our Intel tells us they find us Earth-like. On top of that, our Intel tells us now their garbage has polluted their food and they're building better passenger space crafts so we're damned for being Earth-like" - Kepler-186f being.
"As if they are the only beings in the galaxy!"- Pluto-being.
"Go back under your rock in the Kuiper belt! Mature planets are having a conversation."- Martian
"You're just as bad as those Earthlings who demoted us from planet in this galaxy although our Intel tells us we will be reinstated to planet soon so their young ones will once again remember us by the mnemonic device: My Very Earthly Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets"- Pluto-being
October 24, 2015
A Certainty
Bereavement Poems - MuchLovedwww.muchloved.com/.../bereavement-poems-and-funeral-readings.htmThese include traditional poems such as Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep, Remember and Epitaph on a ... To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: .... They watch us and help us to cope with our griefAfter Loss, Turning To Poetry For Grief And Healing : NPRwww.npr.org/templates/story/story.php... 27, 2010 - The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing, Young's anthology, came out earlier this year. Early in the ... Stephen Dobyn's poem "Grief" employs a simple metaphor in its opening stanza: Trying to .... taking you away,POEMS FOR BEREAVEMENT - RECOVER FROM GRIEF LOSSwww.recover-from-grief.com/poems-for-bereavement.htmlExplore our collection of poems for bereavement. You'll find ... BEAUTIFUL POEMSABOUT GRIEF AND LOSS .... Speak to me in the easy way you always usedBereavement poetry helps the grieving processwww.mtn-view.com/2014/11/bereavement-poetry-helps-grieving-process/Nov 4, 2014 - Bereavement poetry is poetry that you can use in a tribute, a memorial service, or an online tribute site as an approach to manage the loss of a ...
All these articles plus I've often found writing to be quite therapeutic so I will be writing! In the meantime, here's a poem:
All these articles plus I've often found writing to be quite therapeutic so I will be writing! In the meantime, here's a poem:
October 10, 2015
Darkness Descends
Who said that "doing the same thing again and again is the definition of insanity" needs to work at my workplace where that is the norm. And no, I don't work at an asylum or is admitted to one. It's my position on the ladder: bottom rung, the place where the leaves get blown from all the neighboring (bosses) yards. So if my boss, my boss' boss, the other manager, HR manager etc. wants to pretend that I haven't already sent them me a spreadsheet two weeks ago and asks me for the spreadsheet again, I'll forward to them that email again. Yes, I keep emails for that very purpose. Therefore mails I send to certain ladder rungs must be kept for date-time stamp.
As I stumble in the darkness known as the workplace, I dream of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Here's my poem this week:
As I stumble in the darkness known as the workplace, I dream of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Here's my poem this week:
October 3, 2015
Space
In the last several weeks have read so many news article about space:
Khan, Amina. "Volcanoes on Venus are sign planetary neighbor is active, scientists say." Sun-Sentinel. 28 June 2015. 5AAchenbach, Joel & Davenport, Christian. "Failed launch is setback for industry of the future." Sun-Sentinel. 1 July 2015. 6BWSVN. "Little Pluto bigger than scientists thought as flyby looms." Via http://miami.suntimes.com/mia-news/7/.... "NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars." 28 September 2015. Web at https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na...
And so many other articles that I skipped over. Then I saw a TV ad about a movie "The Martian." Is this propaganda to brainwash us in setting colonies on other planets? Why are us humans spending so much to explore the universe for earth-like worlds instead of taking care of our Earth? All this talk about space exploration has me wondering what aliens think of humans. Here's my take:
Khan, Amina. "Volcanoes on Venus are sign planetary neighbor is active, scientists say." Sun-Sentinel. 28 June 2015. 5AAchenbach, Joel & Davenport, Christian. "Failed launch is setback for industry of the future." Sun-Sentinel. 1 July 2015. 6BWSVN. "Little Pluto bigger than scientists thought as flyby looms." Via http://miami.suntimes.com/mia-news/7/.... "NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars." 28 September 2015. Web at https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na...
And so many other articles that I skipped over. Then I saw a TV ad about a movie "The Martian." Is this propaganda to brainwash us in setting colonies on other planets? Why are us humans spending so much to explore the universe for earth-like worlds instead of taking care of our Earth? All this talk about space exploration has me wondering what aliens think of humans. Here's my take:
September 26, 2015
Annoying Ad
Anytime I see this ad, I am annoyed as I recall my horrible stay at this inn in Sarasota. The ad annoys me because it exalts this hotel chain, celebrating its great rating with their victory dance. When I stayed back in 2013, my experience was certainly "Like No Other" to the extent that I memorialized the experience in a poem.
Is there any TV ad that annoys you?
Is there any TV ad that annoys you?
