A Dry Sunday Here...

" 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-

 
family fishes at new park as dog
naps nearby..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 

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Mad Kane's Limerick Offs-

 

A Grave Situation

 

A fellow who thought he been had

embarked on a scheme gone mad

thus accepting his loss

gave his anger a toss

and stood by their tombs looking sad.

 

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

8-28-2011

 

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Acrostics Only

 

Regular Acrostic Prompts ~  

 #5- Emotions

Elation

Energetic

liveliness...

Arduous

triumph...

Intoxicating

optimism...

Nirvana

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

8-28-2011

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#6- Music and Dance-

Ballet

 

 

Balance By the Barre

Attitude And Applause

Lively Limbering Lunges

Leaps , Leotards and Lace

Energizing Extension Exercises

Twirling Tilting Talent

 

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

8-28-2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Innovative Acrostic Prompts- Acrostic Haiku

 

 

Sea

 

soothing lullaby

eternally secreting

ankle deep we wade

 

Written By: Patricia sawyer

8-28-20011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Word Saturday-

 

great things are often scratched for....

 

 

 

Sunday Citar

 

 

"Boys, I may not know much,

but I know chicken poop from

chicken salad.”

              

                  - Lyndon B. Johnson

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Thanks for stopping by my blog today.. I hope that if you were in Irene's path that you have come through the storm and are laughing with joy... I welcome both comments and followers.. Have a wonderful day!
Patsy

Half Way Done for This Long Week...

" I no longer feel I'll be dead by thirty; now it's sixty. I suppose these deadlines we set for ourselves are really a way of saying we appreciate time, and want to use all of it. I'm still writing, I'm still writing poetry, I still can't explain why, and I'm still running out of time. " ~  Margaret Atwood

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<~~ Update-

yes it is indeed a frog.. isn't he beautiful..

I have at least one side-kick that could

use a prince so I thought about kissing

him for her... but before I could manage

it he sang a rain song and hopped away...

Both Camella and Sheri were right with

their guesses..

Keep a watchful eye for my next What is it..

What is it?-  I have decided to offer another what is it game .. this one might be a tiny bit tricky..

I hope that you give it a close look and see if you can come up with a guess.. I think someone

out there will know what this it.. maybe that someone is you.. Please post a comment with your guess

of you can post if on my face-book if we are friends.. you might surprise yourself and make a great

guess.. this is something that is very common and you might have even seen one today... I know I did..

I will up-date tomorrow with a photo that shows what this  is..

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Project 365- a Photo Every Day

grassland

colorful prairie chickens strut
a dry and windy sea of grass
timber wolves howl
Savannah


Written By: Patricia Sawyer
5-23-2011








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reef
warm water caresses
ocean habitat rich with life
colorful creatures a beautiful rainbow
shoal

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
5-23-2011









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The Rooster

feathers fluttering
one young phoenix escapes me
hens scratch cracked corn

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
 8-24-2011

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Thanks for stopping by tonight.. Please do guess at the what is it.. I welcome both comments and followers!
Have a great day!
Patsy

One Rooster On the Run..

" To do all that one is able to do is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do would be to be a god. "

 ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

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Project 365~ a Photo a Day..

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3 Word Wednesday-  Gasp- mute- viable


Mimic

mute derelict gasps
viable employment found ~
"young parrot wanted"


Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-17-2011

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Haiku Heights #56 - whisper

Trapeze

awed watchers whisper
afraid to break the silence ~
flyer leaps forward
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Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-17-2011


Sunday Scribblings #280-  forward

One Single Impression- silence

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Release

rising through the air
eyes closed - arms stretched open wide
knees flexed -  trucks touch down

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-17-2011


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Spectre

four masted schooner
eerily drifts on the waves
smugglers sip on rum

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-17-2011


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Thanks for stopping by my blog today.. I hope you enjoyed your time here.. I enjoy comments and welcome followers.. Have a wonderful day!~
Patsy

Sometime Worry Takes Control.... So Today I Give You Three For Thursday.. and a Small Bonus..

" If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? " ~  Confucius

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#1-  Project 365- a Photo Every Day

"Be a Tree!" I told them....
when I asked her to look at me
she replied... "Trees don't  LOOK!"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 #2- & #3-  Diamante Poems- I have been taking another class at Allpoetry.com...  I have always liked what some people call small word poems or small word count poems.. that means writing a poem with only a few words.. Haiku .. American Sentence Poems and Hay(NA)Ku are all examples of that.. so are these Diamante Poems from my latest class...  don't let these fool you.. they are much harder than they appear..  they can be written as synonyms.. or as antonyms..  I will share one of each using the assigned word night.. enjoy!
 

Dawning

Night
obscurity, twilight
shadowing, dimming, witching
darkness, eve / morn, light
gleaming, shining, enlightening
illumination, morrow
Day

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-11-2011
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Desolation

Night
nocturnal, mysterious
hiding, frightening, brooding
dusk, gloom, twilight, despair
masking, concealing, disguising
obscure, hidden
Darkness

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-11-2011

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Bonus
 

 
 
HAY(NA)KU
 
 
            sprinklers
            man made

refreshment raining down

 

Written By: Patricia Sawyer

           8-11-2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for stopping by my blog today.. I hope you have enjoyed some part of your visit..I  welcome both comments and followers.. Have a wonderful day!

Patsy

Another Monday.. The Hottest One in a While!!

" Offensive objects, at a proper distance, acquire even a degree of beauty. "
  - William Shenstone

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UPDATE- Did you make a what is it guess yesterday? ? I did have a few guesses and some of them were very close..  thanks for playing along and keep looking for my next what is it.. Look close at the following photo.. this is where you find yesterday's  What is it.. I personally couldn't swear to what this thing is called.. I was told by a friend..  who knows a lot of stuff..  that it is called a guard rail turnbuckle.. I would just call it a nut and a bolt with lots of flat washers..   But whatever it is called..  it's function is to hold the guardrail on bridges tight.. thanks for stopping by my blog.. I welcome both comments and followers.. Have a great night..
Patsy

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What is IT?

Every once In a while I find something that I am interested in seeing how many of you know what the thing is..  this is certainly one of those things.. Do you know what the pictured item is.. where is it found?.. what is it used for.. ? Do you have any idea..? I stumbled onto this while trying to get close to another subject I wanted to photograph.. I bet all of you have passed one of these recently without even noticing it.. Have you seen one of these things lately.. someone out there knows what this is.. is that someone you?.. Please take a guess at what this thing is.. WHAT IS IT?? I will update tomorrow with the truth about what it is..

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Magpie Tales #77-


Sunday 160 Challenge-

his distant dreams
no pleasure brings
as braced against the porch rail
she whispers- what about the child
kissing her silently  he hears the trap slam shut


Sunday Scribblings #279 - pleasure                    One Single Impression #180- dreams

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Project 365-  Week 32-



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Brothers

on the fence.. roosters
each out crowing the other
hens sunbathe nearby

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
5-23-2011

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Thanks for visiting my blog today.. I hope you enjoyed your visit.. I welcome comments and followers.. Please remember to leave a guess on today's "what is it?"

Have a wonderful day..

Patsy

What a Wonderful Storm..

" A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. " ~ John Muir

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Project 365- A Photo Every day!

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Haunted


moaning mournfully
red-haired spook stays closeted
intruders scatter

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
9-24-2010



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Butchering

wood fires boil wash pot
fat hog scratches against fence
papa hones his blade

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
9-24-2010


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Gone Fishing

mountaintop hide out
empty wives cursing unheard
salmon on the fire

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
9-24-2010

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Panhandler

wailing gibberish
he gathers coins and pity
laughing beggar banks

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
9-24-2010
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Three Word Wednesday-  Appear.. Dose.. Pierce


Endangered
thick skinned  giantess
pierced with a deadly dose
horn poachers appear

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-4-2011


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Thanks for stopping by my blog today.. I hope you enjoyed some part of your visit here. I welcome both comments and followers.. Have a great day!
Patsy