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blackbirds

2009-11-27T14:43:00.000-05:00

fifty one blackbirds

strung across telephone wires

late autumn garland

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T08:35:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving Poefusionists~

Hope everyone has a great day with family and friends.

Due to the holiday I'll be stopping by later than usual to everyone's blog. I will return no later than Monday.

Locked Post no 4

2009-11-24T10:14:00.000-05:00

Dust off those passwords Poefusionists as I have a slideshow to share with you. If you're a regular commenter and haven't received your password please contact me with your e-mail address. I'll send you the password promptly.

Shades of Mj

She Who Blogs

2009-11-14T16:09:00.001-05:00

Today also finds me backtracking to say that Poefusion had the pleasure of being featured at She Who Blogs on October 28th. October was an exciting time for Poefusion and I can only hope to continue its success after all these blessings were bestowed. If you get the chance to visit She Who Blogs soon it has a powerful post up about domestic violence. And before I forget here's the link to Poefusion's feature. Happy Blogging~

Thank You Frances from She Who Blogs, Blogjem and A Blog Called Me for your dedication in featuring Poefusion. It's greatly appreciated. I'd like to also thank you Lissa for your kind words.

One Lovely Blog

2009-11-14T15:47:00.000-05:00

Today finds me backtracking to share this One Lovely Blog award Poefusion received in October from C R Stone. I want to say thank you for thinking of Poefusion as the recipient of this award. It's greatly appreciated even if I was late in posting the award. Thanks again for your thoughtfulness C R.

I'm supposed to pass this blog award on to fifteen other blogs but since I'm late in posting this I'll just let anyone who stops by take a copy for themselves and pass it on to whoever they feel deserves this award. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Half Broke Horses

2009-11-12T08:00:00.003-05:00

Started reading Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls the other day and so far its not been a disappointing read. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading. Here's an excerpt from pg. 44.

On the way back to the KC, Dad did most of the talking, going on about what great personalities the dogs had and how he was already getting inquiries about them. I sat there, ignoring Dad's prattle about his harebrained schemes. I wondered if buying those dogs had simply given Dad an excuse to stop paying the tuition, so I'd have to come back home. I also wondered where in the blazes was that door Mother Albertina had talked about.

What are you reading?

Locked Post no 3

2009-11-11T10:35:00.000-05:00

Shades of Mj

Blog Commenting

2009-11-02T17:14:00.002-05:00

I'm sorry for the delay in my blog commenting. I will be around to see everyone as soon as possible. Please know that I have everyone in my reader and I do still see everything you've written even when I can/ can't back comment. Hope everyone is well.

Update:

I've been making my rounds today and hope to get over to everyone's blog soon. Have a great day.

Snippets

2009-11-02T09:49:00.001-05:00

I offer snippets from Saturday with a picture of a goose who was sharing space with other geese in the city and a quote from e e cummings.

nothing which we are to perceive in this world
equals the power of intense fragility: whose
texture compels me with the color of its countries,
rendering death and forever with each breathing

e e cummings

Papercuts

2009-11-01T08:00:00.002-05:00

What are you reading? Share your book title, author name and a brief description about what you are reading. My hope is that Poefusionists can find that next great read.

Locked Post no 2

2009-10-29T10:43:00.000-04:00

Here's my second locked post. It's been brought to my attention some of you are having trouble viewing my locked posts. First, I'd like to say I'm sorry for this. I wish I could say I'm a genius in computer programming but I can't. I copy and paste most of the things you see here at Poefusion. But, when I do my locked posts I key in the password too. It always works for me so I'm left to wonder what is going wrong for some and not others. My suggestion would be to let Poefusion's page load completely before clicking on the shades of mj link provided. Once it's loaded click on the shades of mj link and key in the password you were given. If you still can't see my posts please e-mail me and I will try to see what's wrong.

Also, I've sent out a password to those I had an email address. If you haven't received your password and you've signed up to read my locked posts please email me your email address. Thanks to everyone who signed up.

Shades of Mj

Hump Day

2009-10-28T08:00:00.008-04:00

A lizard giving new meaning to Hump Day!

Happy Hump Day everyone~

Any Minute

2009-10-26T17:11:00.000-04:00

Saturday I finished reading The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson. Today I started reading Any Minute by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford. Here's a portion of the blurb from the back jacket.

The Lincoln's nose struck cold water at full velocity. Metal sheered off. She tasted blood. Adrenaline shot through her, numbed her with needlelike precision. I'm in trouble. Her heart pounded faster than it had ever pounded before. When she tried to scream for help, nothing came. Fear clamped her throat, leaving her no voice. The constricted sound that escaped was something between a gasp and a reedy cry...

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-21T08:00:00.001-04:00

Locked Post no 1

2009-10-20T22:22:00.020-04:00

Here's my first locked post after its introduction a few weeks ago. I've sent out a password to those I had an email address. If you haven't received your password and you've signed up to read my locked posts please email me your email address. Thanks to everyone who signed up.

Shades of Mj

The Cross and the Switchblade

2009-10-15T16:03:00.002-04:00

Today I finished reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I'm pleased I didn't go see the movie before finishing the book. It would have ruined the experience I think. Now I can freely watch the movie and make my comparisons.

My next book of choice is called The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson. It's a true story about David Wilkerson, a country preacher, who goes to New York on God's calling. He founded Teen Challenge, an inner- city ministry that today maintains residential and crisis counseling centers around the globe.

I chose this book because I was given a copy while attending grade school at Porter Elementary. I lost the book before I could read it and even watched the film in Porter's gym. Now, years later, I find a fresh copy in my possession and look forward to reading about David's journey. Here's an excerpt from pgs. 11 and 12. The following may not be for all readers so proceed with caution.

"What's the matter with me!" I said aloud, impatiently brushing away a tear. I looked at the picture more carefully. The boys were all teenagers. They were members of a gang called the Dragons. Beneath their picture was the story of how they had gone into Highbridge Park in New York and brutally attacked and killed a fifteen-year-old polio victim named Michael Farmer. The seven boys stabbed Michael in the back seven times with their knives, then beat him over the head with garrison belts. They went away wiping blood through their hair, saying, "We messed him good."

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-14T11:15:00.001-04:00

Willow

2009-10-09T08:00:00.010-04:00

Mourning willow
Your tepid tears
Stain the earth
While tranquil clouds
Pass the threadbare field
Bestowing nature's sunlight
Upon your
Familiar weeping skin
Unburden your salty leaves
Evermore bathed in
Friendless sanction
A solitary forest
Without foreign tongued dialect
Playing on the edge of weighted consciousness
A season in repose.

My poem is an old one made from an online magnetic poetry kit. The willow/ pond is something I pass on my way to town.

Red- Bellied Woodpecker

2009-10-08T14:30:00.004-04:00

fallow autumn shares
vocal red- bellied woodpecker
Olivet Church Road-
limit one, while supplies last-
sale ends tomorrow.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-07T08:43:00.000-04:00

Blue Heron

2009-10-05T10:41:00.000-04:00

We were driving west on Orangeburg road yesterday when I spotted a blue heron in an open field. It stood perfectly still, unsolicited, with brisk October winds slogging across its back. The sun a poultice on its wings. It carefully eyed my intrusion upon its playground as I walked closer- camera lens extended.

Then...

It rinsed itself of my presence seeking solace in a copse of trees. Happy Monday~

Note: Please feel free to let me know if I identified said blue heron incorrectly.

Papercuts

2009-10-01T08:00:00.005-04:00

What are you reading? Share your book title, author name and a brief description about what you are reading. My hope is that Poefusionists can find that next great read.

I'm still reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I'm not managing my time well enough to finish reading it. Here's an excerpt from pg. 273.

Henry: I'm sitting on a radiator in a musty room full of boxes of prayer books. Gomez is pacing back and forth, smoking. He looks terrific in his tux. I feel like I'm impersonating a game show host. Gomez paces and flicks his ashes into a teacup. He's making me even more nervous than I already am.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-09-30T08:00:00.002-04:00

Friday 5

2009-09-25T08:00:00.003-04:00

Today's the last day for Poefusion's prompts: Monday Mural, Tuesday Title, Friday 5, Poetic Forms and Poefusions. After today the prompts can be found along the bottom of my header under Memes. I want to thank everyone who participated. You are a great audience of writers. I hope to see everyone around Poefusion as I continue to share my poetry and photography. Here's today's last prompt. Happy Writing~

Friday 5

autumn
sovereign
subtraction
distinction
nectar

respite

2009-09-24T08:00:00.003-04:00

six exhausted wings
respite in tree bare of leaves
autumn requisite