Outside the Pigeon Holes

We have been studying sonnets which for those who have forgotten high school lit class are 14-line poems with ten syllables in each line. They're fun to write in the sense that it is like working a puzzle. You have a designated rhyme scheme that has to be met depending on the type of sonnet that it is (Shakespearean, Italian, Spenserian, etc)...So you have to make what you want to say work within that scheme. As a writer of free-form I find it frustrating on the one hand to have what I want to communicate come together in a beautiful phrase only to learn that it doesn't fit. On the other hand it's fun because it makes you think and challenges your creativity - to still say what you want to say within the meter without losing the flow and cadence that you have in your head. I do prefer free form but here are my two sonnets so far. Remember I am new at this... :) The first one was inspired by a recent news headline. The second is pretty self explanatory. Police found t...

Photo borrowed from: www.cincinnatichamber.com I DECLARE A SUPER FUN, SAFE and BLESSED HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO ALL! MAY YOU KNOW THAT GOD LOVES EACH OF YOU EXACTLY AS YOU ARE.... PERIOD. (Thanks, Maria for reminding me of the importance of speaking God's Truth of life and love into the atmosphere!)

NOTE: Please forgive the horrid formatting in this post...Blogger is screwing up picture placement and spacing and I can't fix it...So, like that last post that had random words in it...Just ignore...SIGGHHH... On with the story.... Not only did I single-handedly carry the 12-ton boxes up the stairs, I also put together my new Ikea computer desk all by my little self...With no cussing and only a few WTF?'s (that doesn't count since it's a question and not a curse).    Destruction Construction calls for music. Pandora Internet Radio set to John Tesh or Yanni works well to keep the nerves soothed. Are you laughing at John Tesh? Shame on you. He is a good Christian man...And he gives free healthy lifestyle tips on STAR 93.3!      Um...Looks like I already violated rule number one...The guy in that picture is obviously not a badass if he has to have a friend help him carry the boxes!    Dinah shows how she matches the Birch Effect color scheme of the ...

We bought a Trikke at a yard sale yesterday...Cool! Wow! Fun! Party! They're a good $500 new. We got it for $35! I can't wait til I can look like this dude as I race around on it like a pro. :) For now I am relegated to going up and down on my street trying to master the motion I need to keep it going after the momentum from the decline runs out. The training video says that you have to use some sort of punching motion with the handle bars. At this point I pretty much look like I'm desperately trying to keep it from tipping over (which it actually doesn't do. It stands on its own and doesn't wobble or tip). The neighbor's 4 cats were all standing on the porch and the lawn staring at me condescendingly as I practiced this morning. They'll all be cowering in the corner when I'm doing wheelies on their lawn! That'll show 'em! But first I gotta get it moving!...I need to find some tough turf kids who know about these things...Hey, Melanie, is Jo...