Poetry

Appreciation For The Nomination- Versatile Blogger Award

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  • Display the Award Certificate on your website.
  • Announce your win with a post and link to whoever presented your award.
  • Present 15 awards to deserving bloggers.
  • Drop them a comment to tip them off after you’ve linked them in the post.
  • Post 7 interesting things about yourself.

Thank you http://aliceswonderingland.wordpress.com for the nomination your creativity inspires mine.

7 Interesting Facts:

~Until the month of January I had no formal education in regards to writing (it can only get better from here) (Bachelors in Political Sciene)

~I have a love for the city of New Orleans that’s Unexplainable.

~The movie Breakfast at Tiffanys changed my life, who can resist the blue box?

~I am the proud owner of 110 pound Shepherd-Akita mix named Sasha.

~I enjoy F. Scott Fitzgerald as much as Nora Roberts; I need variety.

~I have lived in the state of Colorado my entire life and could never leave the beauty of the Mountains.

~I have completed my first novel; I have high hopes, I will let you all know as it progresses, Thanks for all your Support!

15 bloggers I nominate for this award:

http://blackandwrite.wordpress.com/

http://jser67.wordpress.com/

http://thejournalfiles.wordpress.com/

http://strangersandpoetry.wordpress.com/

http://parmisrad.wordpress.com/

http://thedawnerupts.wordpress.com/

http://beachtreasuresandtreasurebeaches.com/

http://maryamchahine.wordpress.com/

http://peculiaritiesandreticences.wordpress.com/

http://myimpregnablesoul.wordpress.com/

http://matildaproject.wordpress.com/

http://pinknoyze.wordpress.com/

http://brudberg.wordpress.com/

http://bbalacarte.com

http://makeupmadesimple.wordpress.com/

Legacy

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I may not know where I am going but I do know I want to make you proud.

It was more than just a slogan; a life motto: Intelligent, Beautiful, Modest.

I don’t do it for you, I do it because of you and what you wanted me to be.

The risks, the reward, the pain, the joy.

In the end your absence has grown, grown to appreciation for what was, what can be.

It does not mean I wouldn’t do anything for one more conversation; a room full of familiar scents; Pall Malls, Black Coffee.

You are with me, a part of me; if I want to hear you I can in my actions, in my thoughts and in his music.

Forever Grateful.

At Night It Calls To Me

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MardiGras

It takes a single moment; the blast of the accordion, the bass booming, the trumpet leading the trio. 

I am transported to another place, another era, another realm.

The weather is hot, the air is sticky, jazz music is escaping onto the streets from every direction.

Sounds, Scents, Laughter; all linger in the air.

History flirts with Tragedy who seeks Revelry.

Bourbon St, Canal St, Decatur St.

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Deep in the French Quarter my unknowingly lost soul will be found.

 

 

*The City of New Orleans will always hold a special place in my heart; I recommend listening to Buckwheat Zydeco “Marie, Marie” to feel the writing above, it encompasses it fully.

Double Life

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20130107_170849Dusk approaches, the twilight appears;

For most the day winds down.

I am not most. 

Once the fire sets fully,

The embers bring about another realm

Of creativity. 

On the precipice of darkness

My passion reveals itself.

By candlelight my pen;

Searches,

Scratches, 

Creates.

Taking a Different Route for the New Year

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Frost; Road Not Taken

My birthday happens to fall on the final day of the year; it is a great time for me to enjoy the successes I have achieved over the past twelve months. The last year has been a very important one for me, but I cannot simply enjoy what I have done because there is so much left for me to do. I am energized, excited and ready to attack the new year with my writing.

The following is a response poem to Robert Frost’s Road Not Taken to describe my path for 2013:

Does it only happen once

Will I really only get one, single

Chance?

I will not, cannot, believe it.

Each day I will look down both of those paths,

I will contemplate them, stare them down.

Each day I will make the choice.

It may not be the best choice,

It may be the easy choice, 

It could be the worst choice,

But I will try again.

I do know how it will end,

It will be my own path,

A path no one else dared to wonder down,

And,

It will make all the difference.

My Lock

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Should I feel ashamed it was bought by me?

For Me.

No one holds the key to this lock,

The shine is gone; the wear from use.

Cherished, Tarnished, Personal.

Maybe one day he will appear,

The relationship built strong.

 

Maybe one day he will,

walk in my door.

Maybe I will inspire him,

to walk into theirs.

Until then I will flourish,

Maybe.