Friday, February 27, 2009

Looking At the Sky … Mistletoe in the Texas spring sky




Mistletoe

It's spring now in Texas
What will mistletoe do
when summer's heat comes on?
It hides--in green tree leaves.




I found these in another tree
for your to see up close.
[click on the picture]

Word for the day, REMEMBER.
Remember this spot for next
New Year's Eve.




Adi and I found the mistletoe while we were walking.
She would rather be looking for squirrels.

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

One Single Impression: Twilight


Twilight
twilight grey and dim
it's not my favorite time
time of life's season

twilight for child's play
nice out cool can barely see
fireflies light their way


twilight for the pets
please may we be fed our due
then we watch you feast

workers love twilight
clean their tools wash their faces
null vicious cycle


mothers take deep breath
cook feed bathe kids turn their beds
then night is for self

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who dies in twilight
that question asked of Google
"is" is not defined

King David was old
could not keep warm even when
put covers o'er him
young virgin to attend him
lie beside him keep him warm

(more in 1 Kings 1:1-4)
Photos and Poems Copyright © 2009 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

Note: David did not have intimate relations with the young lady:
(more in 1 Kings 1:1-4)
1 When King David was old and well advanced in years, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his servants said to him, "Let us look for a young virgin to attend the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm."
3 Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The girl was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no intimate relations with her.

Jeremiah who wrote this may have had a censoring wife (Jim's reasoning). She said this was not good to write, people would think wrongly of David. So he added the half line, "but the king had no intimate relations with her."

Tag: One Single Impression Twilight
Tag: Jim's OSI
Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Dégas
The same may go for poetry? (whatever, I enjoy painting with the words!).


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Friday, February 20, 2009

Looking At the Sky … Mega bucks went here



Rich man, rich man, lived on a hill.
With our money he filled his till.
Investors said, "Oh, heaven sent!"
A Ponzi scheme, to jail he went.


(This home is on St. Thomas in the Carribean
for more of our Carribean cruise,
click Queen Mary 2
)

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

One Single Impression: Spectral










what might have been
angels of death in their cars
roaming the highways

maiming here and there
dying innocent victims
dark their vehicles

speed is their killer
booze and cell phones interfere
fast their vehicles

life in the fast lane
why so fast mosey along
slow some vehicles

spectral task for you
ghastly poem isn't all writ
devils killed me too


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Tag: (see others here One Single Impression) Spectral (defined)
Gautami Tripathy of the blog Rooted brought this week's promptTag: Jim's OSI
Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Dégas
The same may go for poetry? (whatever, I enjoy painting with the words!).


August  26, 2015, update.  I'm also linking with the Real Toads at
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-tuesday-platform_25.html

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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentines Day -- Will you be my ... ?



Won't you join me for a cuppa coffee (come look)? Happy Valentine!

This was our desert at last nights Valentine Day dinner. It tasted even better than it looked! Coffee was good too (come look if you didn't do it above).


my love you're my love
precious lovely sweet our love
will you marry me

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Posted by: at February 12, 2009 09:50 AM
on blogs.chron.com/memo/

In case anyone wonders, this had to be three lines and 17 syllables (haiku style).
Of course I'd tell Mrs. Jim about buying her the Moon and getting her anything else her little heart desires and all those nice niceties.

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Looking At the Sky … From my back porch

Happy Friday the 13th!




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Taken from my back porch on February 1, 2009. At 6:19 PM to the east and 6:18 PM to the west, top and bottom. (For larger size, click on pictures)

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Sunday, February 08, 2009

One Single Impression: Movement

Movement

Webster Unabridged
dad's old book gives us choices
movement twice defined

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a scene all have seen . .
old men sitting on a bench
no movement here ....

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she felt the wiggle
a little kick it might be
movement -- mother's womb

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eighty-three jewel
engineer must be on time
rail hand WestClock watch

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cuppa dark and hot
sizzling sip -- what movement here
little bug boiling

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peas porridge hot and cold
eat work play sleep one day old
in the pot flush now

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outdoor symphony
sit on hands -- be very still
last movement applaud
encore applause maybe stand
that's the way my momma said



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prompted by Alice Byrd at Don't Take My Wings , thank you .

Tag: One Single Impression Movement
Tag: Jim's OSI
Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Dégas
The same may go for poetry? (whatever, I enjoy painting with the words!).

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Sunday, February 01, 2009

One Single Impression: Slowly

Grandpa's Day

slowly he turns over in his bed
push down his feet to straighten his back
his shoulder aches his side cries in pain
child's voice -- I wish my Grandpa'd be here

crawls out of bed so slowly he dresses
holed socks torn shirt one pair faded jeans
clean yesterday shoes by door there lay
child's voice -- my Grandpa needs a new suit

lane's end he goes -- find his paper there
the dogs explore cold's white field of frost
song birds all know new to read there not
child's voice -- why doesn't Grandpa have a TV

boiled egg he eats the kids cooked last week
puzzle to work next he'll read past's news
for better word radio would work
child's voice -- my grandpa should have a mac

lunch time comes its baloney and cheese
pickles are gone meat has spots of green
safe in his jar peanut buttter there
child's voice -- did we cook grandpa enough

now get the mail sure glad frost is gone
the dogs do roll grass is very dry
no letters here from anyone dear
child's voice -- I'd e-mail my Grandpa dear

comes supper now eat before the dark
one hot dog cold on bread that's his dole
better he fares when grand kids are there
child's voice -- hot dog for Grandpa I'd make

its off to bed you kids get some sleep
your grandpa goes before the light is gone
early we leave fix him for the week
child's voice -- can grandpa come live with us

Grandpa my son lives in Grandpa's day


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Tag: One Single Impression Slowly
prompted by Nancy Bea at
Genre Cookshop, thank you
Tag: Jim's OSI
Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Dégas
The same may go for poetry? (whatever, I enjoy painting with the words!).

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