Shimmering Fish

Hi all,

Happy Wednesday! I’ve decided to take a dive and join in the fun meme over at Watery Wednesday. I took these photos a few months back of some shimmering fish at a local mall. Swimming fish resembles art to me!

Tag Writing (II)

Hi bloggers,

Last week, I decided to start up a little writing meme using 3 prompts. The goal is to create a poem or short story. Thanks Septembermom for playing along. You can click here to read it. I chose Prompt#1. I hope you all enjoy the story.

He remembered his father's last words: " Go get yourself a good woman." He was both thrilled and horrified at the challenge. He was young, rugged, and immature. He liked the feel of his torn jeans, and his cowboy lifestyle. He rode the bus with a lasso in hopes of catching a bride.

The bus swelled with heat and was almost full. He eyed a young woman with her eyelids down. A book was turned over on her lap. A knapsack was seated next to her.

"Pardon me, ma'am," he introduced. "Could I sit with you?" Her eyes immediately opened in a dark trance. A few lines settled over her brow, but she quickly parted into a smile.

"No problem," she whispered and transferred the knapsack on her lap. She was amused by his large, cowboy hat, and the lasso he carried in his arms. He cocked his hat up, and she saw his deep, blue eyes gazing at her.

"Cowboys are a dying breed," he laughed as he placed his hands behind his head. "Where's this bus headed to anyway?"

"Somewhere far away," she answered. Her voice seemed to trail off into the distance.

"Good," he laughed again. Her smile began to wane as she drifted back to sleep.

He gazed on her like she was sunshine. Perhaps, he'd lasso her in a new adventure. He moved in close as the bus sputtered away.

I'll be back to post more prompts next week : )

Tag You're It!

Hi bloggers! Tonight I am launching my first writing meme. I hope you do play along.

Tag You're It (Tag writing) will provide 3 different story lines. The purpose of the game is to write something fun, provocative, exciting, humorous, or whatever else comes to mind. It can be a short story or written in poetic form. There are really no rules except to try something creative. I'm going to start posting these prompts on Friday and you have the entire week to think of something fun. You can post it on your blog and I will visit. For those who don't blog but would like to play along you can post in the comments section.

Here are the 3 prompts:

Prompt# 1

He remembered his father's last words: " Go get yourself a good woman." He was both thrilled and horrified at the challenge. He was young, rugged, and immature. He liked the feel of his torn jeans, and his cowboy lifestyle. He rode the bus with a lasso in hopes of catching a bride.

Prompt # 2

She felt at ease with the blank canvas in front of her. Today, they were painting a nude figure. I hope he's a Greek god, she thought happily but quickly framed her thoughts in a more professional manner. It was a great departure from early portraits of inanimate objects. A confident man strolled in, clad in a black robe. She was enamored by his chiseled features, but noticed that he looked familiar.

Prompt# 3

A weary man dragged his belongings to a town on the hill. All of his possessions were fastened in an old trunk. Everyday, he would wake up early, hold out his mug, and cry for alms. One day, a wealthy man kneeled reverently and said " Dear man, I'll trade my wealth for your poverty."

Hope you play along. Tag, you're it : )

Five Words

On her site, lovely Nadege has a fun prompt writing prose or a poem using five words and an internal rhyme. The words are hang, delicate, knit, wash, burn. Here is my take on the prompt:

How delicate were her fine pearls,
Twirled on her knit sweater,
How she yearned the burn of his words,
The pronouncement of his lips,
Dipping forward in the cool of evening,

Gravity hangs on every syllable uttered,
Mutter and stutter to perfection,
Wash the hands of indiscretion,
Fingertips dug deep in his arm,
Pleas for second chances,

Simple Things

Hi bloggers, yesterday I stumbled upon a wonderful blog with an amazing cause. Christina at Soul Aperture wrote an eloquent poem and is donating money to Haiti for each blog that posts their Simple Things. Sadly, I am a day late on the request but I figured I'd give the prompt a go anyway. Please pay her a visit and read the beauty and eloquence in her words.

God

The enveloping joy of His love

Family

Strength, love, sacrifice, and togetherness

Friends

Merriment, laughs, and beautiful memories

Life

Opportunities, purpose, and fulfillment

Writing

Heart and soul lingering on every syllable and word

Sunlight

Nature, solace, and connection

Laughter

Humor, giddiness, joyful bellies

Peace

Accepting, kind, gracious, inviting

Nature

Wildlife, plants, forests, connection to creation

Faith

The possibility to see what isn't there

Sports

City fever, team colors, exhilaration, high fives

Blogging

Community, readers, writers, creativity and inspiration

Meme Prompt: Crazy 8's

Septembermom from My Voice, My View tagged me to play the following game. I am going to call it Crazy 8's : )

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To
1. Summer days
2. A relaxing vacation
3. Seeing old friends
4. Completing my novel
5. Beach outing
6. Attending a baseball game
7. Wearing a summer dress
8. Doing absolutely nothing : )

8 Things I Did Yesterday
1. Headed to work
2. Chatted with train friends
3. Sipped green tea at Dunkin Donuts (trying to keep it healthy)
4. Dissected contestants on American Idol
5. Watched an episode of Fringe (so freaky!!!)
6. Caught a bit of the Yankees game (we won)
7. Read some of my friends blogs
8. Exhausted, I hit the bed and fell asleep

8 Things I Wish I Could Do
1. Fly (wouldn't that be amazing?) If not, I'll settle for skydiving
2. Skiing down icy slopes effortlessly
3. Travelling around the world in a hot air balloon!
4. Interview fascinating and exciting people
5. Run a marathon
6. Have a Jungle Book experience and live with the animals
7. Win a hot dog eating contest
8. Have an encounter with God face to face

8 Shows I Watch
1. 24 (Jack Bauer is awesome)
2. American Idol
3. The Office
4. House
5. Sports (I guess that counts : )
6. Top Model
7. The Tudors (a new favorite)
8. Animal Planet

Here's the part where I am supposed to tag 8 people but I'm not one for tagging so I'll leave it up to you guys. Wanna play?? = )

Meme Prompt: Response to Saadi

One of my friends from my other blogs decided it would be fun to give me a little homework. Goodie!!! Well, here goes.


What are your current obsessions?
Writing, blogging, making smoothies, and the Yankees

Which item from your closet are you wearing most often?
Black slacks (for work)


Last thing you bought?
Game card for an RP Game not to be named : )

What's for dinner?
Wendy’s


Say something to the person who tagged you:
Thanks for the homework Saadi!!!

Favorite vacation spots:
The Beach…anywhere.


Vacation spots I must visit before I die:
Paris, France

Reading right now?
Ethan Frome…Will read the last Harry Potter Book (please no one spoil)


What is the last movie you saw and enjoyed? Rate it out of 5 stars.
Never Back Down (4 out of 5)

Guilty pleasure?
Chocolate, Youtube

Celebrity you want to meet right now:
Johnny Depp ( 100%)

Care to share some wisdom?
Strengthen and encourage yourself by reading scriptures or inspirational words


Name the last blog you visited before this one, on which you left a comment. (link and info please!)

My friend Floreta…http://floretacui.blogspot.com/2009/04/listening.html.

I forego tagging anyone but it was fun!!! Hey I didn’t say I was going to play by the rules Lol : )