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If Only – by Hannah Ojanpera

i wish to go there if only once can I go there if only I could Photo Filed under: Haiku, Poetic Tagged: Hannah Ojanpera, If Only, Poetry, WISHES

Merry Christmas

From Natalie Elizabeth Hannah Emma and Alex Lisa and Johnny Filed under: Side Quests Tagged: Christmas 2015

Lucy’s Light – With Anne-Marie (Audio)

Anne-Marie and I have been at it again. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!Filed under: Collaborations Tagged: music, original songs, Scottishmomus

Part 6

It seems you are lost, perhaps on a wave of your imagination, bent like the dying stalk of empty promise. To be found in need is not uncommon. To display this need as a drunken man with no care is … Continue reading

The Last Float

Our local Christmas parade was held on Saturday. It had all of the things one would expect of a small town; moon pies, Mardi Gras beads and saltwater taffy -which everyone must love. The only strange part of the parade … Continue reading

Gardenia Jasminoides

Filed under: Photography/Art Tagged: Flowers, Gardenia Jasminoides, nature, pictures

In The Evening

Her earth in the shape of a heart She dances in a lea of satin lilys Every step lifts her as if set apart From all the worry, the trivialities As day brings night, starry alight I move in closer … Continue reading

3 Day 3 Quote Challenge – Day 2

“It’s not true that you fall in love only once in your life. But it is true that you only fall in love a certain way, with a certain absoluteness, once.” -David Gilmour “We’ve seen a lot of people self-destruct … Continue reading

3 Day 3 Quote Challenge – Day 1

“Sing the song or keep it inside.” -Scott Weiland “The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” -Woodrow Wilson “The mind of America is seized by a fatal dry rot – and it’s … Continue reading

The Poor Haiku

the syllables match meaning steps aside ailing for the populousFiled under: Form Poetry, Haiku Tagged: media culture, popularity, traditional poetry