One Single Impression: Top

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top

spinning top goes round and round
musical sound cannot identify that tune
when it will stop only do the children know
spinning spinning spinning round and round

spinning top slowing now ever going around
wobble here wobble there still playing its song
silly tune that save the children no one knows
spinning and wobbling along new crazy path

now clipping the ground yet spinning still
wobbling and singing more crazily yet
it will stop near to you or by me
last wobble stopped by a child
whoa
stopped
it
is
quiet

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Photos and Poem Copyright
© 2011 Jimmiehov
All Rights Reserved

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Prompt word, Top, suggested by Sandra at If

Find more poems at One Single Impression using "Top" as prompt

Wednesday Challenge -- Fancy That Kid! -- Erasure Poem

my Erasure Poem for Wednesday:

Wire to wire 

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The five-year-old was scooped up and kissed

Angel may've learned that from his dog

He loves to kiss with everybody

Overall he became a terror

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He once was early bred and still fresh

By night he be pooped. So eat a steak

Kinky doings show up well.  Fancy that 

He who loves all is seen to win none

 

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Poem  Copyright © 2014 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

My starting news article was found at the link below.  I have copied the text.
http://t.foxsports.msn.com/best-in-show-wire-fox-terrier-wins-top-prize-at-Westminster

 

Sky, a wire fox terrier, won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on Tuesday

NEW YORK -- From wire to wire, Sky was America's top dog.

The 5-year-old wire fox terrier won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night, finishing off a year in which she was ranked the nation's No. 1 dog.

Handler Gabriel Rangel scooped up Sky in one arm and kissed judge Betty Regina Leininger's hand after the title was awarded inside a nearly full Madison Square Garden.

Rangel may've learned that from his dog.

"Her personality is she loves to kiss people and she connects with everybody," Rangel said.

This was Sky's 129th best in show ribbon overall -- she became a Triple Crown winner in dogdom, too, having previously taken the National Dog Show and the top AKC event.

A wire fox terrier has won 14 times at the nation's top dog show. No other breed has won more than eight times.

The winner with the ginger-and-white coat and little terrier goatee beat out an impressive lineup for the final ring. Also competing were a standard poodle, a bloodhound, an Irish water spaniel, a Cardigan Welsh corgi, a miniature pinscher and a Portuguese water dog.

Matisse the Portie had a great history. He is a cousin of President Barack Obama's newest house pet -- the White House, that is.

But once again, a terrier prevailed. Terriers have taken 46 of the 105 best in show ribbons presented at an event that dates to the late 19th century.

"She has the `it' factor. She owned this night," Leininger said.

The standard poodle named Ally was chosen as the runner-up.

Nathan the bloodhound was clearly the crowd's pick as all seven dogs circled around in the final ring. The min pin called Classie had won 121 times.

Rangel, who lives with Sky in Rialto, Calif., has plenty of experience in winning. He guided Sadie the Scottish terrier to victory at Westminster four years ago.

There were 2,845 dogs entered in the 138th Westminster Kennel Club show. They were eligible in 190 breeds and varieties.

Sky entered the ring only a half-hour or so after winning the terrier group, and was still fresh.

"We're kind of saving it," Rangel said shortly before the final competition.

By Wednesday night, the pooch might be pooped. She's scheduled to tour the morning TV news shows, eat a steak lunch at famed Manhattan restaurant Sardi's and also go up the Empire State Building.

And on Thursday night, Sky was set to make her Broadway debut with a walk-on part in the Tony Award-winning musical "Kinky Boots."

Pretty lofty doings, indeed, for a dog with the champion's name of Afterall Painting The Sky and accustomed to top treats.

"It's like winning an Oscar," said Victor Malzoni Jr., one of the owners who is an economist from Brazil.

Poodles always seem to show up well at these events, and Ally represented her breed well. She takes three to four hours to prep, and came out perfectly trimmed.

Fancy that.

The Cardigan Welsh corgi called Coco might've been familiar to dog fanciers at the Garden, and to the several million who tune each year to the Westminster telecast.

Queen Elizabeth II loves all kinds of corgis, and is often seen with them in her royal reign.

The Irish water spaniel called Riley originally came from the Seattle. In this, an event known as the Super Bowl of dogs, she was trying to repeat the win that the Seahawks posted in the real Super Bowl this month right across the Hudson River.

 

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I am linked with Real Toads, Real Toads, Out of Standard 

Our instructions for this Wednesday's Challenge were Imagined By Isadora Gruye.  They are:

 

The Challenge:

Go to your local news source, be it a newspaper or website and write an erasure poem from a local news story which posted today.  Your erasure poem may be as long or short as you would like, but you must adhere to the following rules

1. You cannot add text to your poem.  All lines must already exist within the news story.
2. You cannot change the order of the words or lines.  They must appear in the same order which they appeared in the story.  

Weekly Scribblings - at the top

    The Top

 

The couple decided to take the old 

The old Ferris wheel relegated far 

Far out at the edge of the county fair 

Not a crowd out there perfect for cuddling 

Hope on hope, ride would break with them on top. 

They'd have some time for each other.  A kiss? 

Stop it did, while loving mischief they did 

The ride operator tried, make it go 

Finally help came, two able mechanics 

They tinkered with the old Allis Chalmers 

Try as they may the 1923 

engine would not start.  Not even a belch 

With a hand crank Ferris began to move 

Every other seat they would let folks out  

Cranking some more  they let "youth" pass on by 

Wouldn't you know, the couple enjoyed more 

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A modern Ferris wheel was at our county fair Texas rodeo, the County Fair at Brenham, Texas, on September 17, 2010 .  It was the first one we had seen in a long time, this time we went on request.  We had a guest from France, friend of our son, who had wanted to see a bull riding contest.  She was not disappointed. 

https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2010/10/rodeo-2010-02.html?m=0 

We have ridden on this old 1923 Ferris wheel, it belonged to a fellow in our car club.  And yes, one time it stopped working while we were on top.  It took quite a while to get us off, I'm not real sure how we passed our time up there. 

 https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2012/09/two-shoes-tuesday-2-danger-midweek-blues.html?m=0 

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 - Poem and Photos Copyright,  Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Rommy at The Weekly Scribblings #87,   , https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/09/weekly-scribblings-87-lets-go-to-fair.html?m=1 

 - Rommy would like us to write about one (or more) things we might find at a fair. Possibilities include (but are not limited to) cotton candy, Ferris wheels, ring toss, merry-go-rounds, corn dogs, and roller coasters.

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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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One Single Impression: Circles

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Circles;
ode to my top
and others

You turn around from

side to side and back and forth

You run in circles

You never get to the end

You can't even find your start

Spinning around with

wobbly axles of your turn

spinning crazily

high and low, always listing,

on the ground, up to the sky

Round and round you go

in and out you never stop

We feel for you top

This whirling's making you dizzy

Please stop your twirls just this once

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Poem and Photo Copyright
© 2013 Jimmiehov
All Rights Reserved

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The word, Circles, is prompted at One Single Impression
Also shared and listed with Real Toads,Open Link Monday.

==> Be seeing you (BCNU), probably after my August Break.
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One Single Impression: What's It Like?

What's It Like?

to be on top wound up too tight
then flying loose no holding hand
crashing the walls rolling on edge
spinning too fast circling wobbling

jump off that top while you still can
your bones will break your mind will bend
what a dead end--free at the game
kids abusing--doll head bobbling



Copyright © 2009 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

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What's It Like to be a Christmas tree? (click here)

Find more poems at One Single Impression
"What's It Like" as prompt,
suggested by Alana of After the Pole

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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!)

Dolls and Toys -- NaPoWriM 2022 Day Fifteen

    Be My Paper Doll 

Boys have toys 

That's well known 

And when they grow older  

some they still own 

I don't mean their Porsches 

and electronics 

Ones they might keep for play 

like down on the floor or 

up on a table top 

While others are keepsakes 

of which they never play 

So now I'll tell of mine 

Some I still have some are 

out in a grove 

Like my steel wheelbarrow wheel, 

or rusting behind a barn 

Others were only in my mind 

though I never owned 

That would be the electric train 

I found every Christmas time 

It stays in the store or Sears catalog 

or on my cousin's shelf 

Teddy bears and trucks and cars 

Most every marble I've ever 

had resting in an old crank churn 

The tin monkey that knows 

his multiplication table through twelve 

Six Match Box cars on my dresser 

lined up ready to race and 

my gyroscope in its box  

A wooden box with my wood box and 

My Shirley Temple scrape book 

that Mom and I filled 

An old cast iron taxi my sister 

bought sort of like the one 

I had when small 

There's my Dick Tracy camera 

I'd ordered from Chicago 

And a few others I haven't told 

There's one I played with 

but never owned 

And NEVER WILL 

That's the paper dolls 

Ones like I played with 

while visiting my cousins 

I would cut out clothes for the dolls to wear 

When we ran out then we'd find some more in the Sears and Wards catalogs 

Doing all that was fun 

But now I've no desire for them 

No desire to even play 

let alone own 

There is an exception 

But still, I would be FAKING IT 

That's if a GRANDAUGHTER 

wanted me to play

Paper Dolls 

Oh yes, I forgot to tell of, 

my trusty Red Ryder BB Gun, 

it still shoots 

And my Snow Sled 

hanging on a garage wall, 

we have no snow in our 

Gulf Coast part of Texas 

[My dresser top -- Race Ready]

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with NaPoWriMo 2022 Day Fifteen for the prompt below, 

https://www.napowrimo.net/day-fifteen-8/ 

 - We were asked, like  "challenge you to write a poem about something you have absolutely no interest in."  That would be PAPER DOLLS.

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Blue and Bright - a Write for Sunday Muse

 

"Frozen" by Riamali

    Blue Eyes 

Blue eyes and blonde 

that's what I used to be 

Envy of all 

'swat they wanted to be 

Envious girls 

Crooned at my feet 

wanting to be like me 

Couldn't happen 

no way they'd be like me 

I's born like this 

I am a boy 

could it be I'm a freak 

Other boys tease 

teasing they make me blush 

Bright apple red 

Sat by the curb 

others admired my looks 

Muscles I have 

Fast and proud born this way 

I purr for them 

And when they swoon 

there is no way I'll cry 

I am so proud 

top down they make me roar 

I'm a Mustang 

I've had this car since I retired in 2001.  It is my retirement present 
from me to myself.  A 1998 Ford Mustang GT Convertible,

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 - Botom Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov  2016 and 2023 Respectively, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Carrie for the top Photo prompt at the Sunday Muse,  

  https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2023/02/sunday-muse-246.html?m=1 

 - In August 2001 my 1998 Mustang GT Convertible, my retirement present to myself, became a Classic this year at age 25, read about it here.  Oh yes, in the two years before I bought it the lady owner had put 49K miles on it.  Now it has 108K.  

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Recipe for Planning a Travel Holiday - a Tasty Write for Friday Writings

 

        A Travel Holiday, i.e. Vacation 

The rich combination of chocolate and almond plus 

having it in a wrapped bar makes any travel finer.  

I have traveled to all 50 of the United States and 

have visited 82 or more countries I'm showing here. 

The hope here for you is that you enjoy the travel 

as much or more than I have. 

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Back to our recipe, before we even start making 

our delightful trip full of relaxation, learning, and 

enjoyment there are a few items to get straight. 

Decisions:

    A Destination -- do your homework here use 

        google to help you, and for other items

    Mode(s) of travel -- this in part will depend on

        where you are going, your physical condition, 

        and the amount of money in your purse/wallet

    A Budget for expected costs -- google helps you 

    Who all is going -- a travel alone for a single is 

        more costly, although not exactly "two can go 

        for the price of one"

    Time -- How much time can you take? (I had 

        six weeks each summer and I taught six weeks 

        for spare money to use) 

    Miscellaneous -- you may come up with other 

        decisions you need to make, these above all work 

        together 

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Ingredients for the plan:

    3 pounds of dollar bills (more if you have or need) 

    2 tablespoons of cooperation with spouses, etc 

    1 can of dark, sweet and pitted time 

    1/2 tablespoon of salt and perspiration 

    2 cups of sleep every night 

    1 blank notebook 

    3 days of inspecting, lubricating, and repairs if driving 

    An ample amount of spare time 

To Start

    In a chilled bowl  in room temperature mix dollar                         bills, the cooperation, and 1/3 cup of time and beat 

    until tempers are very stiff.  Refrigerate as needed 

    to cool off 

Begin using the notebook so as not make the same 

    mistakes twice.  Take note of tricks you use to keep 

    the other's cool as and if this applies to your help 

To assemble your trip plans, add the other ingredients 

    and hope for the best.  Pour them out onto a greased 

    and slightly rusted pan and bake regularly until it is

    departure time.

                Bon Voyage and Good Luck, Enjoy!! 

                          

"A Bachelor's Best Friend, the Cookbook" 
Copyright Jimmiehov 2023 

   

 - Top Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2012 and 2023 Respectively, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Rosemary at the Friday Writings #63,  

        https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/

 - Rosemary has invited us to write a recipe in recipe-form (whether literally for an actual meal, or metaphorically for anything else at all). 

 - The Betty Crocker Cookbook is mine, I had it for my rescue for the three years way back, 50 years ago when I was single.  The top Photo was a birthday cake assembled for me by our granddaughter, KP, when she was three years old, read about it here.  

 - This write is exactly 369 words long, our limit now.  I could have written more but I ran out of both time and words. 

 - Click these words, Recipe Poem, to see a couple of my other recipe poems.  One is borderline.

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