Patsy's Words of Wisdom.

Nerves of Steel.. a Steely Resolve..?..

2013-03-02T10:33:00.000-08:00

" Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel." ~ Napoleon Hill

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The Saturday Photo Hunt - "steel"

~ My last nerve is not steel.... ~

Six Word Saturday ~

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Saturday Centus Week 149~

My Mozelle...

My grandma always told me
Child.. you should always wear your smile...
Yes.. even on the saddest days
when it hardly feels worthwhile..
For a smile can light the darkest day
and help to heal a broken heart..
If no words will come to mind
a smile's a likely start..
I miss her most this time of year
when the butter cups find bloom..
for it was on a dreary winters day
that her death filled us with gloom...
I try to show a smiling face
to most everyone I see
and be the kind of friend to them
that my Grandma was to me...

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
3-2-2013

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Patsy

Bright and Sunny Despite My Heart..

2013-02-28T13:54:00.000-08:00

" Of all lies, art is the least untrue. "
~ Gustave Flaubert

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Haiku My Heart ~

Legacy

carnival of glass
sunlight sparkles fill your heart
a monarchs wings unfurl...

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
2-28-2013

Sunday Scribblings #358 "monarch"

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Tomorrow

I often fear the best of times
for hard times surely follow

to grasp a soul and fill it full
of a bitter pill to swallow

useless words are whispered low
to fill a heart that's hollow

till darkness dances on it's way
and sunshine fills the morrow..

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
2-25-2013

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Three Word Wednesday-
pale- naughty- douse

Un-Holy Union

naughty padre pales
vinegar and piss doused
blazing thirsts quenched

Written By: Patricia Sawer
2-27-2013

Sensational Haiku Wednesday- "quench"

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Patsy

Who Knew I'd Be Gone So Long....

2013-02-25T12:47:00.000-08:00

“The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” – William Hazlitt

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52 Photos Project ~ "Harmony"

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Six Word Saturday-

deep muddy puddles create slippery footprints....

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Haiku Heights # 210 Shimmer

A Shivering Siesta

an icy shimmer
swiftly cloaks the sweet gum giants ~
before the fire... snores

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
2-25-2013

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I am still around though the last few months have left me with little time to blog.. I can't promise to be here daily.. but my plan is to surely be here..
I welcome comments and followers.. have a great day..
Patsy

Hump Day Comes Around Again...

2012-09-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

" Anger is a short madness. "

~ Horace

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Project 365- a Photo a Day!

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Haiku Heights- September Heights

day #26- P#185- "paper boat"

Gutter Games

paper boat races

through the muddiest puddles

children splash and play

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

9-26-2012

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Three Word Wednesday -

chance, entice, savor

Fall Festival

chance meeting on main

aromas entice the crowds

we savor spice punch

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

9-26-2012

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Thanks for stopping by.. I hope you enjoy my twists on words.. I welcome both comments and followers.. Have a wonderful day!

Patsy

A Few Words to the Wise...

2012-09-13T16:46:00.000-07:00

" A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. "
~ William Shakespeare

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Project 365 - A Photo a Day..!..

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Sometimes I just like to share my own words..
and sometimes... I even have a photo to go
along with them ....

The Thief

three starveling babies
huddle together for warmth
raccoon rolls fresh egg

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
7-7-2012

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August Night

tangerine leather
cradled the sweet courtesan
a blue moon rises

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-31-2012

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Thanks for stopping by today.. I am sadly behind with my blog and though I know this .. I am still struggling to get all my ducks in the same row.. I welcome both comments and followers.. I hope you have a great day!
Patsy

A "New" Thinking Spot...

2012-08-06T07:29:00.003-07:00

" Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself. "
~ Plato

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An "Up-Cycled" Thinking Spot

Today I supervised while Dave and Cooper took care of one of the very first projects I ever put on my ...... "someday list".....

When I first moved here I was amazed to find a few flowers had survived being "rented" and with a little love and care they soon began to grow into the huge bushes we have today..

Early on I discovered a sweet little spot between some trees on on end of the house.. I am pretty sure that the dogs.. children and other critters used it for a shortcut... but I used it as a secret place to sit alone and think or pray or cry.. sometimes all three..

I have had in mind a simple plank bench between two trees.. a wind chime maybe and a shelf for a candle or tiki torch... unless you have spent some time here you might never find this little spot in my yard.. Where most of us that live here have spent a little time thinking...

Dave thinks about a cold beer.. a day off and trying to keep me happy...
I think about hats... and socks and dolls and the three sister guinea who run around here yelling at us...

I sing for my brothers and sisters and friends and enemies... Kumbaya...

I am sure this is a special spot.. it has granted me peace many times when I has some tall thinking to do.. Dorie has always called it the secret path.. Cooper even up-cycled an old hanging chair into a soft cushion.. and appeared to be about to think himself.. even though most of his "thinking spots" are high in a tree.. So Listen close as you stroll through my yard.. you might catch me singing and thinking.. in my newly up-cycled thinking spot... A Million thanks to the guys for getting a check mark on my "someday" list..and to every visitor.. Thanks for stopping by.. I welcome both Comments and followers.. and I hope you have a great day..
Patsy

I Was Never Gone....

2012-07-31T15:56:00.000-07:00

" The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. " ~ Aesop

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Project 365 - A photo a day...

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Acrostics Only- { flashback to May }

Cay

Currents pound the shore
Ancient sands shift with the tides
Young turtles emerge

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
5-11-2012

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Sunday Scribblings #330- "distance"

Sea Side

echoes of distance

hot sands welcome our bare toes

fancy castles fall

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

7-29-2012

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Sunday Citar-

" The Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time."

~ H. P. Lovecraft

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Debate-

his loudest harangue

had unsettled the fierce

my tirade began

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

6-15-2012

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Thanks for stopping by today.. I have let myself become sadly behind on my blogs.. I am still writing almost every day but for some reason seem to be called away from the computer more and more.. Camera's seem to fall apart in my hands spitting out white photo's that have me screaming "Sunday School Words".. I will strive to do better... I hope you have a great day!

Patsy

Time to Juggle...

2012-04-28T12:44:00.000-07:00

" The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together." ~ William Shakespeare

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Project 365 - A Photo a Day

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Haiku Heights- The April Heights - Day 28

- #140 - CLARITY

I See

heartless clarity
thrust upon a Mother's eyes
the butchers clothes burn

Written By; Patricia Sawyer
4-28-1012

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Acrostics Only-

Rhythm

rise and fall
harmonize
your beat
throbs and thumps
hands keep time
measuring life's sweet melodies

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
4-28-2012

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Spade

some fellow the white coats call spade
perceived a great fortune be made
as a new day arose
drew great birds on his toes
escaping the white coats dismayed

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
4-20-2012

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Paella

pan sizzle.. open air
add peppers..garlic..snails.. beware
extra herbs.. boil to a broth
lemon squeeze on rice.. no froth
lots of beans.. hare if you wish
Aha Paella.. a tasty dish

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
4-28-2012

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Haiku My Heart- "spring flowers"

Spring Flowers

verdant vines stretching
lift sweet scents into the air ~
blue birds build a nest

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
4-26-2012

One Single Impression #217- verdant

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Haiku Wednesday- conversation

Confessions

trusting confidence
a conversation prayed ~
darkest clouds relieve

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
4-27-2012

Tuesday Trifecta - confidence

3 a: a relation of trust or intimacy
b : reliance on another's discretion
c : support especially in a legislative body

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Patsy

Trying On Some Words...

2012-04-26T19:45:00.000-07:00

" If you spend your whole life waiting for the

storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine."

~ Morris West

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Project 365- a Photo Everyday!

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Acrostics Only- Prompt B: Acrostic Haiku

Eau

essence infused
an aromatic sprinkle ~
unscented I drink

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
4-26-2012

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Haiku Heights ~The April Heights - Day 26 -
#138 - MELODY

Cloistered

sweetest melody
sends chimney swifts cavorting~
novices confess

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
4-26-2012

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Patsy

Where Does My Time Go?

2012-03-22T17:49:00.000-07:00

" Stay a child while you can be a child. "

~ Stephen Sondheim

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Project 365- a Photo a Day..! Week 11...

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Haiku My Heart-

The Sands

loud sea gulls circle
high atop the wooden stairs
giggles turn to squeals

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
3-17- 2012

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Acrostics Only- Acrostic Haiku

Sap

seasonal syrup
annually rise and fall~
pancakes are cooking

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
3-22-2012

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Patsy

Happy Leap Day!

2012-02-29T18:39:00.001-08:00

" Life is a traveling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken. "
- D. H. Lawrence

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Project 365 ~ a Photo a Day

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Today is a special day...an extra day that only comes around every four years.. I had all kinds of things planned to do with my "extra" day.. I started off pretty good.. I was moving furniture around as the extra day rolled in.. but that was tiring and I slept through the earliest hours of my extra day.. jumping out of bed in time to get my photo blog set up before the traveling flock of Guinea Fowl arrived.. I tried to ignore them and write a poem but the only thing I could think of was counting the guinea... there were twelve of them the first day I thought of counting.. they are down to nine today and one of them looks tattered and weary.. he always has the loudest mouth... but today he was all a flutter of wings and some sharp barks as he lagged behind the others.. I don't have a clue who they belong too.. Dave would love to set a trap and lock them all up but I keep saying no.. he swears that if they tear up his garden that will be the end of them... I keep trying to get a good photo of them.. but as soon as I walk outside with my camera.. they take off just as fast as they can waddle.. They are great fliers too.. and by then the telephone started ringing and half of my "extra" day was used up and gone..

And Here I go off on a long tale that would bore some of you to tears.. But I guess you can easily see that all of my best plans have been pushed aside for one thing or the other all day.. I hope you enjoy these poems even though you may have seen them before.. Thanks for stopping by.. I welcome both comments and followers.. Have a great Leap Day!
Patsy

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The Diet

dainty bites adorn
tantalizing emptied guests
fat me stands haunting

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
3-9-2011

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Missing

salty breeze tickles
highly mellowed man drags board
men in gray suits feast

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
3-16-2011

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Integrity-

life of harmony
no exception to the rules
stumbling .. I rise

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
3-16-2011

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The Spirits Whisper

Heavy purple plums glisten
sumptuously tempting
the deep shade inviting
yet the viper wavers not...

Promise of wisdom her lure
she trails the serpents path
climbing and winding.. winded
His promise her greatest desire

figs.. rosy sweetness bursting forth
she ignores.. following mindlessly
jagged rocks and itching vines
surround her.. clinging.. impeding

The beast crawls on
never looking back
trusting that she follows
unwavering into temptations snare

eyes blinded to all treasures
passionate only for knowledge
of all evil.. her goodness set aside
she stumbles to paradise's heart

thunder welcomes her shame
thorns climb.. separating sin
as mankind finally.. knows
all possible Immorality...

And the Spirits whisper...
You poor unfortunate souls

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
3-13-2011

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everglades
the slicing sawgrass sways
paradise to the "gladesmen"
the caterwaul of a panther
swamplands

Written By; Patricia Sawyer
9-27-2010

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Darkness-

I listen to troubles
not my own...

I cry for your sorrows
woes begone..

this too shall pass
I pray is true..

for you.. for you
for me.. for you..

darkness fades
you smile in the light..

begone darkness
for me.. not quite..

rings and smiles
you hear in my voice..

for I am me
and I have no choice..

so never think me
just mad or mean

I too have darkness
and no where to lean...

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
10-11-2010

Sometimes I Wish Upon All the Stars...

2012-01-24T19:15:00.000-08:00

" Poets wish to profit or to please. "

- Horace

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Acrostics Only- Acrostic Haiku

Due

days of love are past

un-done jeans cradle new life

eager babe labors

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-24-2012

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Mad Kane's Limerick ~ Offs

A Gated Limerick

a gal with a very full plate

decided to leave love to fate

she had a ten year plan

and a sexy pool-man

at her house on the hill upstate

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-23-2012

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Succinctly Yours Week 44

Succinctly Yours offers a weekly photo and word as inspiration for your micro-fiction. How low can you go? Choose the 140 character or 140 word option. This weeks word is Bluster...

Always more bluster than bully,

Jack stood quietly while his

saddle was adjusted.

It was his sister, Jenny,

that was an ass.

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3 Word Wednesday- downhill/ freak/ sliver

The Faintest Flicker

sitting across from you

I struggle to control the beast

inside of me..

I want to scream and yell

that this is not all that there is..

I want to lecture about freaks

and downhill spirals and blessings

that take ballet and learn to play the organ..

but for the life of me I can not choke

the joy that I see in your eyes..

and for just one second .. I too

caress a sliver of hope...

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-23-2012

Carry on Tuesday- "Is that all there is?"

Trifecta week #11- Beast- something formidably difficult to control or deal with

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Patsy

Yes I Heard a Drizzle...

2012-01-23T21:18:00.000-08:00

" And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow. "

~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Project 365- Week 3

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Quotography- Sadness

" They say it's better to bury
your sadness in a graveyard or
garden that waits for the spring
to wake from its sleep and
burst into green. "

~ Conor Oberst

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Sunday Citar ~ Right Now..

" With the past, I have nothing to do;

nor with the future. I live now."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Magpie Tales 101

Duties

carefully folded

she scrubs floors with tattered rags ~

sandalwood smolders

slave to his passions ~

beneath her silken sari

burning hatred grows

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-23-2012

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Haiku My Heart-

Faith

tiptoe through the rain

arms flung wide open .. eyes smile

all things possible

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-23-2012

Weekend Wordsmith #325- open

Haiku Heights #103 Tiptoe

Sunday Scribblings #303- Possible

One Single Impression #204- smile

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Patsy

A Late Supper...

2012-01-16T19:30:00.000-08:00

" Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. "
~ Martin Luther King Jr.

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Quotography-

" The pine stays green in winter...

wisdom in hardship. "

~ Norman Douglas

Sunday Citar-

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Haiku My Heart

Hibernation

swirling snow welcomes

twenty ninth day of Winter~

I cover my head

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-16-2012

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Project 365- a Photo Every day!

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Magpie Tales-

Beach Babe-

standing on the sand

she lifts her face to the sun

silverfish darts by

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-16-2012

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Patsy

A New Year.. New Adventures...

2012-01-09T22:15:00.000-08:00

" Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. " ~ Napoleon Hill

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Project 365- Week #1

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Haiku My Heart-

Warmth

gibbous moon waxing

winter's wind a lonesome groan~

hot embers beckon

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

1-9-2012

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Patsy

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas...

2011-12-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

" What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?"
- John Steinbeck

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Project 365 - a Photo a Day!

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A Woman's Scorn

sweet temper rises

goosebumps in December wind

slapped cheek reddens

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

12-12-2011

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Familiar Gossip

trusted confidant
wiggles digits

my sins
a heavy burden

for a speechless man
to bear

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

9-7-2011

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Skinny Dipping

foolish man's folly

boxers are flag pole hoisted

photographs follow

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

8-17-2011

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Yen

tavern windows glow

golden against winter drifts

fried pies scent the night

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

8-18-2011

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Patsy

A Nasty Dreary Day for My Birthday!

2011-11-29T19:35:00.000-08:00

" No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader."
- Robert Frost

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Project 365- A Photo Every Day...

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Magpie Tales-

Treasure

dirty red divan

what secrets could you disclose~

grizzly hobo snores

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-29-59

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Vacation

creation restores

the weary out-of-towners ~

cheerful locals bank

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-27-2011

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I Write

weary old night owl

slumbering the day away

lonely missus pens

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-28-2011

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Bonfire

trees almost naked

shudder in November wind

sacred smoke rings rise

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-24-2011

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Patsy

The Lightening Show was Awesome...

2011-11-16T20:38:00.000-08:00

" Oh, the brave music of a distant drum!"
- Omar Khayyám

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Project 365- a Photo a Day!

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Haiku Wednesday- meditate

Tempest

quiet meditation
motionless self harmony
cleansing teardrops fall

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-16-2011

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Acrostics Only

Preach

Praises
Raised
Enthusiastically
All
Commandments
Hollered!

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-16-2011

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The Sunday Whirl- Wordle #30
We Write Poems - Prompt #80

Pamela Sayers asked us to gather a minimum of twelve words, then write little snapshots in response to each word. Each small “poemlet” could stand on its’ own or perhaps have some relationship to the rest... as usual I have combined a few meme's to write what my heart and soul believed in..

A Dozen Thoughts

what impetus moves the bees
diligently.. sweetly

justifiable vindication..declared
my middle finger stands..

eloquent words sputtered
the Holy Book pounding the podium

no solace for the sinners
no cuddles for me

friendship swivels
on a tightrope with no balance

motionless I stand
but the chirping birds pass me by

pretty pink coral smoothed
deep in my blue jean pocket

rapidly the world spins on
no worries no worries man

point at your brother
homeless needy despairing

stand tall Samaritan
your strength is in the weary

the cleaning lady giggles
effortlessly attracting consideration

Ahhh... Another lunch hour has escaped me
while I was giving my life some thought

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-16-2011

3 Word Wednesday- impetus / solace / vindication

Weekend Wordsmith- Lunch

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Patsy

Cooking on a New Stove?

2011-11-15T17:42:00.000-08:00

" Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late. "

~ Felix Frankfurter

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Project 365- a Photo a Day..!..

Woodpecker's Smorgasbord

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Acrostics Only

Lollipop

little

ones

love

lollies

prefer

orange

please!

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-15-2011

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Leg

leap linger or lead

exercise, escort or edge

grunt or gasp... just GO..

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-15-2011

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Hello

his woman called out a hello

entering back doors she would go

led along by her man

life was one foolish plan

only fights each night in jello

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-15-2011

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Succinctly Yours - serene

The Dud

He lived in a blue house and owned a blue boat.

He did yoga for God's sake. She expected life to be serene.

No more speed dating for her. (138)

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Patsy

Monday.. a Good Day..

2011-11-14T19:59:00.000-08:00

" Worrying is less work than doing something to fix the worry. Everyone wants to save the earth, nobody wants to help mom with the dishes. " - P. J. O'Rourke

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Project 365-

Dave wonders how much this big guy eats in a day.. I wonder if Dave will let me have one?
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Magpie on Monday

Enduring

sweet passions fleeting
no seed of love to take hold
hourglass obsessions

life is good to me
your dream is my command
till all chairs empty

hate quick to muster
from the fountain I have drank
unhitched from grace

grains of sand timing
desperate souls dance with joy
sweet passions fleeting

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-14-2011

Haiku Wednesday- fleeting
Sunday Scribbling #293 - life is good
Haiku Heights #94- obsession
One Single Impression #194 - Hourglass
3 Word Wednesday- drank / hitch / muster

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The Ride

waking bruised and weary
a nightmare on my mind
I had peddled all night long
as Grandma perched behind
up and down the hills we flew
to places far and near
I’d just set down to ponder all
when the Telephone bell I hear
My Grandma had favor
and asks me please please please
to check my new banana seat
for what had had skinned her knees..

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-08-2011

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Patsy

Tuesday.. As Good a Day as I have Seen..

2011-11-08T18:46:00.000-08:00

" In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged."
- Hans Nouwens

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Project 365- a Photo a Day

It's Christmas for the dogs at the Super-Center...

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Made Kane's Limerick Offs

Oh Butler... Where are You?

a fellow was famous worldwide
until it was found that he lied
his name was defaced
his shame was showcased
the butler made off with his bride

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-08-2011

Carry On Tuesday #130- "Where Are You?"

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Succinctly Yours Week 33-

Though the sun was hot and the dresses repugnant.. dancing with Sarah was nothing new.. But Papa would die if he found out about the pole..

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Patsy

Monday.. This New Time Makes Me Tired..!..

2011-11-07T16:52:00.000-08:00

" Secrecy, once accepted, becomes an addiction." - Edward Teller

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Project 365- a Photo Every day!

" Friends are the sunshine of life. "
- John Hay

Sunday Citar

Six Word Saturday

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Magpie Tales

Death’s Catch

mystery excels
I dare not salute your grave
you were but to fish

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-07-2011

2011 Chapbook Challenge Day 7- what won't wait?

Haiku Heights #93- mystery

Sensational Haiku Wednesday- excel

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2011 November Pad Chapbook Challenge- Day 6- Addiction

Beloved Thou Art Gone

Hot tears break and burn
thoughts of bitter things
Solitude smothers
empty broken vows

Is it love that I have known
Lonesome nightingales sing

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-07-2011

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2011 November Chapbook Challenge Day 5- Something Broken

Aftermath

lace curtains flutter

pink garden tub tops the heap

cadaver dog climbs

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-7-2011

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Patsy

Cooler.. But A Good Day!

2011-11-04T18:20:00.000-07:00

" The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." - Mark Twain

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Project 365 - A Photo a Day

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2011 November Pad Chapbook Challenge- Day 3

Besotted

It is sort of like fishing
you gather bait.. set the hook
Then you reel them in..
wait where did I leave my pole?

Pole cats.. Pole ax.. Pole vault too..
that was my second career choice
Ballet was my first.. but...
Daddy said I needed to be a writer.

Writers.. My brother Jimmy said..
were.. every single one.. a liar!
I was paid a few times for my lies..
and I am proud to have given it a shot..

A shot.. that's what I was about to do
get a shot.. That flue shot is a nasty thing..
but a tequila shot is another ballgame
Now.. Bar tender... where did I put the lime?

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-04-2011

Tuesday Try Outs - Write a poem of four quatrains that contains no adjectives, no adverbs, no similes, and the word “lime”... I am pretty sure that I didn't do this quiet right.. I have the four quatrains.. and the word Lime if that counts at all..?.. I did want to post though because I love the prompts offered here..

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365 Pictures Prompts at Creativity Portal

Photo by : Marie Claire Saint Maux

Lily's Friday Prediction- Passport / rent / interrupt

Beloved

Derek watched the beetle scuttle across the factory floor.. Desert sands had drifted through the busted walls filling much of the space.. Sarah had text-ed him earlier whining about the rent and how fat her passport picture made her look.. He had laughed at her promises to turn back time.. He didn't care if she got her girlish figure back or not .. He wasn't going home .. Smiling at the dainty tidbit spread before him.. He prayed that this time he wouldn't be interrupted.. Sliding two bullets into the revolver.. he shucked his fatigues.. and whispered "beloved"

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-4-2011

Weekend Wordsmith- factory

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2011 November Pad Chapbook Challenge- Day 4

Into the Woods

pine scent tickles my nose

pressed into the straw

heart and soul crying

all along the hill top I searched

for a place to hide and heal

slipping and sliding I landed here

no boxes littered this little bowl

I hear the sliders squeal

I hear his angry shouts

face lowered to the earth

I give thanks for the treasure

I had overlooked so many times

in my haste to be king of the hill

As freight trains shake

our make believe mountain

I fall asleep in my safe haven..

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

11-04-2011

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Friday Fill Ins

And...here we go!

1. In November, I most look forward to _our birthdays.. Dave's and Mine__.

2. __It is cold out there for dog fetching__...phew!

3. It's right there, in the __way.. where you left it_.

4. __It's hard to find_ peace of mind.

5. Water _boils and bubbles__.

6. _What's good for the goose_ is what my grandmother used to say!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _working on some writing projects__, tomorrow my plans include _treasure hunting and photographs__ and Sunday, I want to _go to Church__!

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Patsy

I Am Striding Towards 52....

2011-11-02T12:51:00.000-07:00

" I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. " - Pablo Picasso

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Project 365- A Photo A Day!

Marked down for Santa...

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Acrostics Only

Phase

Perhaps you are stuck in a phase
Have life in a sad and blue haze
Always paint on a smile
Surely life is a trial
Each have thorns in their own bouquets

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
10-30-2011

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Ill

Insides bubbling
Legs shaking hand over mouth
Lid lifted I bow

Written By; Patricia Sawyer
10-30-2011

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We Write Poems #78- Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat- (a shadorma)

sweet carnage
one quick jerk armed
with a string
small puncture
unseen by the greedy eyed
halfway home snatched

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-2-2011

3 Word Wednesday- carnage / jerk / puncture

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2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 2

Poetic Bloomings- In form poet-Shadorma
This sextet (six-lined) poem is thought to have originated in Spain. It includes a syllable count of 3/5/3/3/7/5.

Remember- (a shadorma)

" Such a one do I remember, whom to look at was love. " ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

cabbage plants
half grown still bundled
forgotten
my great fear
a heaviness on my soul
pray remember me

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11- 02-2011

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Mad Kane's Limerick Offs-

Man Overboard

a fellow had just let it slip
his plans for an overnight trip
with a gal twenty one
they had way to much fun
his rich wife now grieves aboard ship

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
11-01-2011

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Patsy

Happy Halloween..

2011-10-31T20:40:00.000-07:00

" We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place. " - Daniel J. Boorstin

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Project 365.. A Photo a Day!

Dave Sawyer- Tree Surgeon!

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Lily's Friday Prediction - girdle/ Spanish/ ruin

While The Bonfires Burn

Baby Pumpkins coo
ghost and goblins worry Mom
sunset rises slow

Photographs and boos
Operation Halloween
blackest ghouls rejoice

Over and over
vulnerable figments cry
ogres dance with bones

One eerie howling
echoes the blood inclined
Spanish ruins shudder

Scarlet girdle falls
frowns drip from ancestor's eyes
wall tapestries creak

Evil seeks a host
resting with the innocent
sweeping holy space

chocolate clown smile
vicious darkness swallows whole
Pandora cries out

the defiled feast
disguised behind empty eyes
nothing pure remains

A tassel of hay
gripped tight in her pale hand
soulless eyes staring

Daylight brings no joy
virtuous one befouled
with bonfires burning

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
10-31-2011

One Single Impression #192 - sunset
Sunday Scribbling #291-operation
Haiku Heights #92- ghosts
Weekend Wordsmith #223- worry
3 Word Wednesday- Figment/ inclined/ vulnerable

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My Tricksters!

Phoebe and Dani

Grayson

Althea

Dorie

Emily, Kirstin'
and Luke

Caleb

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I have always loved Halloween.. every person in my life.. who was younger than me..
and might have had the misfortune to be close to me at Halloween knows that I will dress
you as an old person.. a fat person.. a pirate.. or a clown.. or maybe even a wild combination of all of those things in a skinny minute and drag you out the door and then follow youfrom house to house until you have enough candy for both of us.. for years.. I love to decorate and have even been known to throw a wild Halloween party for both kids and adults..This year and for a few before.. I tried for a quiet night with just my very own tricksters..I love to see the kids come and love to make their photos.. I give each of them a load of candy as if they are going no where else and always have a little left over.. just in case a strange child shows up.. I thank you for stopping by tonight and for sharing the spooky night with me.. I can hear the coyotes howling across the fields and have had a few shivers at the lonesome sound.. I welcome both comments and followers.. I hope you have a Boo-tiful Night.. Happy Halloween!
Patsy