For the Birds? -- a Poem for Friday Writing and for dVerse Poetics

Notice Mrs. Jim's painter shoe covers.  The ground
here is like a duck's kennel floor, covered.

  

Parenting is shared 

 Realization comes 

I lived on a balloon 

Sailing and flitting 

Didn't matter to where 

I sailed through the marshes 

Range Rover's delight 

Penguins visit well worth 

On sailing to China 

I walked the Great Wall 

Didn't stop great masses 

.Day Three found us at the Kremlin for 

a nice tour. This is the Kremlin Wall.

Or the Kremlin's Great wall 

Glide past with great care 

Their prisons work you hard 

And so life goes right on 

We are but peons 

I could go on some more 

Realization hit 

me like a ton of bricks *

You care not one Iota 

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 * These two lines are taken from Dwight Roth's poem, "Resolve" 

 https://rothpoetry.wordpress.com/2024/04/30/resolve/ 

 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2024 or earlier, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Rommy for Friday Writing # 128 who is hosting at 

    https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/ 

 - Rommy had asked, optional with her writers, us to write about something small (a raindrop, a ladybug, a lie, etc.).  

    Perhaps our world is smaller when we have traveled a lot.  We’ve been retired 25 ( Mrs. Jim) and 23 (myself) years and have fairly well finished our desire to travel. We have visited at least 82 countries. My list, https://jimmiehov3.blogspot.com/2021/08/countries-where-i-have-been-78-of-them.html?showComment=1716438967251 .

 - I was and still am first linked with Melissa Lemay for her easy out Idea No. 1 since it is late, hosting for dVerse Poetics at  

 https://dversepoets.com/2024/05/21/april-poems-bring-may-centos/ 

 - Read here other's poems hosted by Melissa

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A New Home -- a Poem for Friday Writings

 

    Going Home 

We're going home today 

Luxurious manor 

Patiently yearningly 

Dreamingly going now 

Specially-designed craft 

Happily we're boarded 

Anticipating pair 

Orphans we always thought 

Lush tender green young stocks 

Lush green, pasture-like fields 

Bambo shoots leaves and stalks

Heavenly-like yumminess 

Mysterious China 

Unseen new home awaits 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Rosemary who gave us license to use abundantly modifier words today at Friday Writings #102, 

  https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1 

 - Notes:  

 - 1. China has loaned some near extinct giant pandas to the US and various other countries. They have propagated well, the project was a sucess.  The agreements are expiring and the pandas must be returned. The Washington D.C.'s three left for China this Wednesday , November 9.  Only three others in Memphis, Tennessee, remain, scheduled to leave next year.  [Click here to read more]

 - 2. Right after my retirement (2001) during our three week visit to China we visited Chengdu to see the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries [China, Moscow, and the Panama Canal travel items were on my bucket list-you can search my blog for our 2006 Moscow to St. Petersburg River Cruise via Viking Cruises glimpses here]

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Grown Girl Advice -- a Poem for dVerse Prosery Night

Barbie Doll, dolled up in Pink

    The Mother's Advice 

"For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror.”

    Those my mother's words, as I stepped onto the train after we'd exchanged parting hugs. Irritated me a bit, I'm a grown girl who shouldn't need that kind of advice. 

    All was well when I chose my bench seat, all forward facing ones were taken in the section I was assigned.

    Thinking those words over, I know in the sight of many I am a pretty girl, young adult now. Younger less aware should heed them for sure.  

    My thought train was interrupted when the fellow next to edged my way, close making me feel uncomfortable. I gave him a defensive nudge to hint that he was sitting too close. 

    He didn't take that hint, played it like an invitation to come some closer. I jumped up, changed my seat. 

    Mom, you were right. 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I'm linked with Mish at dVerse, Prosery Night , 

    https://dversepoets.com/2023/07/17/prosery-rainer-maria-rilke/ 

 - Mish has a Poet tonight, Rainer Maria Rilke, chosen for us and are instructed to right a piece of prose, not more than 144 words, including the title.  That first line of his poem, “The First Elegy”, Duinos Elegies, was the opening line of my writing here, The Mother's Advice.' 

 - Click here to read the writings of other participants.

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Where to Retire -- a Poem for Friday Writings

    A Town I Dream Of  

If there's a town in my dreams 

One where I would like to live 

Then I wouldn't remember 

'cause I don't remember dreams 

So I'm going to tell you 

Tell you some towns that I like 

Towns to which I'd run away 

There's Sydney, Australia 

Sydney is a pretty town 

Goes easy on their seniors 

A dollar lasts all day long 

All day rides the mass transit 

Seniors treated very nicely 

There but other places too 

Rio, Santiago, Rome 

Victoria, and Key West 

My slim budget says Key West 

Live on the street like a bum 

Food and bed, Salvation Army 

Chat with tourists, they will buy 

U.S Medicare works there 

Relatives will often come 

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[click any picture for larger Key West viewing]

 

Chickens are birds, therefore protected species in Key West.  Also protected are cats.

Click on a picture for larger view.  It might get larger still if you click it again.

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2018 and 2023, All Rights Reserved  

 - Photos are from our 2018 visit, I blogged it here, 

    https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=KEY+west  [Earnest Hemmingway residence and garage second floor study are on the bottom post of three]

 - I am linked with Rosemary at the Friday Writings #81,  at  

    https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1 

 - Rosemary has asked us to write of "Which city do you dream of" 

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Around and Around - a write for Friday Writings

 - Rommy has invited us to use ‘pivot’ (or any variation of the word) in our poetry or prose.  Pivot:  NOUN -- the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.  central shaft fulcrumaxis axleswivelpinhub  

 To see, read, other "spinning" writes I have posted go to the link below: 

 https://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/search?q=top 

 

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Ceiling Pivot; Palace Prison 

    Perched way up high 

It's hot up here     

    Ceiling fan my perch 

Can't scratch my nose     

    Sleeping most times 

Sans sleeping pills     

    Hide from the light 

My eyes are trained     

    Turned on at dusk 

Spot intruders     

    'til comes midnight 

They'd best not stay     

    When nights are hot 

Might sweat a lot     

    Ceiling fan goes on

Blades pivoting     

    Cools the air 

I hang on tight     

    Turns round and round  

Blades turning fast     

    Hanging on tight 

Don't dare get down     

    Don't want to fall 

No one to catch     

    Spin 'round the light 

Until it stops     

Note:  This is a four-verse, four-syllable-per-line write.  You can read four ways, down each column separately as single writes, down one way followed by down the second, or across the page, not minding the gap.  

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 Here we have a view of a ceiling in a bedroom. This was while we toured the Royal Yacht Britannia during our visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. 

 While there we found this pretty stuffed bear riding on top of a ceiling fan in one of the bedrooms. We have no explanation for why it was there.  

Outside there were a few clouds, see the pictures at the bottom.  Our daughter below, KP, was with us for this overseas visit.

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 I have previously posted the items below the Note and the Ceiling Fan above on Friday 17, 2008, when I participated in the Sky Watch activity.  That group is still going except I would get sooo many comments that I could not afford the time taken to answer on the other's posts.

http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2008/10/skywatch-friday-my-fourteenth-at-top-of.html 

Other Participants and How to Have Your Own Skywatch

- Poem Copyrite, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

- I am linked with Rommy (see her above directions) at the Friday Writings at  

    https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2023/02/friday-writings-62-pivot.html 

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