Point of Inspiration and Discussion

I ran across this short stop animation on Mindlovemisery Menagerie website. The message goes along very well with my Redefining Disabilities post on discrimination. The short is about 12 minutes long using more images than words. If you decide to watch, let me know what you think :) Tagged: #"Zero" short film, #equality

Redefining Disability: Discrimination

Have you experienced discrimination because of disabilities? Discrimination (n.) 1a : the act of discriminating b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently 2: the quality or power of finely distinguishing 3a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually b : prejudiced […]

What Do You See?

Gifts, packages, presents, mail Heartbeat races, instinct sharpened Quarry in sight What is it? A doddering paper doorway between Lifeless Present and Exotic Next Moment Doorway now obsolete Isn’t it? Color of honey blond presents curves, angles Shadow dances with light, shapes emerge A white appendage rises Frayed aged edges show wisdom and presence Finger […]

Weekend Coffee Share: What You Think Upon Grows Day

Good morning my friends! I’m so happy to see you again! I really apologize for being absent lately. I’ve been busy, but also my focus has been reactionary for the last few weeks. Meaning that the daily events have seemed more important than focusing on why I react the way I do. It’s a vicious cycle […]

If I Could Gently Pack Enough…

To get me through Both bumps and glidings Books I have tucked between Heartbeats Lake water into my eyes Lingering chords close to my ears, soft and wild My daughters’ spirits across my womb Rough, smooth, bumpity spiked textures of love On each finger Tip I was born with a traveler’s spirit influenced first by […]

Blue by Any Other Name…

I’ve been here before the world was new Different combinations, so many hues In Modern English, I am “blue” But in Middle English, fashionable “blewe” I travel easy, bags incredibly light Been all over the world and that’s not even Half of it Old High German, I was a political blao Before I traveled to […]

Miss Mary Moore

Sweet Mary Moore Lived on the thirteenth floor Sauntered under ladders Wore the teeth of adders Had a cat who was black “All these stories are bunk” She cried with great spunk til a kid called Puff Batter Dared her to shatter A mirror from out back We saw glass break into shards Like an […]

Unrest

Souls cry in anguish Channeled by each breath expelled I bear each burden Today’s haiku is inspired by a painting by Marc Chagall called “The Poet Reclining.” The gauntlet was thrown by Heeding Haiku with HA. Tagged: #haiku, #poetry, heeding haiku with HA, Mindlovesmisery Menagerie

In Pursuit

I’ve never belonged in Chicago or anywhere else. I first saw my destiny while waiting for my morning cup of black coffee. Every night I could see painted colors dance before me. It was on a Sunday I stuck my thumb out along Highway 220. Paintbrush strokes across an innocent sky touched my wild heart […]

Early Mornings Involving a Marmalade Cat

In the still-dark morning Silence except the fridge speaks Spazz, the racing cat, at his lookout post Daily grind of caffeine stones Calls to my Muse to arise from Her lonely space Channeling content borne of prompts Inspired by d’verse on the subject of Everyday Objects Image by Life Changing Learning Tagged: amwriting, dVerse

Deep Within a Mountain

Early morning coffee wrapped in cerulean blanket campfire slowly waking up The cave whispers to all of us Heat slowly creeps up the mountainside Weatherman calls for rain We pack ponchos next to lamps and gloves Waterproof zipped suits, our formal dress Headlamps circle ancient helmets My daughter packs tiny juiceboxes and home-made sandwich Picnic […]

My Cobalt Journey

When I was two, my grandmother gave me the most beautiful blue bear I had ever seen. I slept with him, buckled him up whenever we were in the car. For my sixth birthday, she gave me two of the bluest bluebirds to my mother’s dismay. Ophelia and Angel lived in my bedroom, often stretching […]

Hail the Conquering Caver!

I have made it home  after spending the last few days camping on Droop Mountain in West Virginia. I witnessed so much beauty that I am still trying to process it all. Tonight I plan on resting but tomorrow it will be back to your regularly scheduled programming :D Tagged: caving, Droop Mountain, Hillsboro WV, […]

Mindlovesmisery Menagerie: Angel in White

Mindlovesmisery Menagerie: Angel in White For Mindlovesmisery Menagerie Writing Prompt About six years ago, my oldest daughter was dressed in white like a bride or an angel. Her sun kissed skin shone against the garment worn on the precipice of becoming a full-fledged member of the Catholic Church. I watched in awe as she was lined […]

Flash 55 Plus: “A Study in Beryl Refinement”

Flash 55 Plus: “A Study in Beryl Refinement”   Aerial grip with tenuous toes A study in beryl refinement Illuminated in leopard guile A link between water and earth Heaven’s cobalt kiss and Scourge for your enemies A carcinogenic litmus test For habitat putrefaction and Species annihilation Costa Rica and Brazil to Ends of the […]

Can One Escape by Amtrak?

Can One Escape by Amtrak? In response to Sunday Wordle 201 Challenge:   Thought by leaving the Midwest my iced veins would melt Ghosts of adolescent idea of morality The touch of your poison fingertips and wasted names Would no longer circle through my mind and heart Price of Amtrak ticket promised to outrun fear I […]

Heeding Haiku with Ha: Be Inspired

It is with much pleasure that I submit this Joseph’s Star for today’s Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie:   Pause Restless Soul So much more to see Mind whirls to see everything I want to swallow it whole Sealed in eternal Steal seconds Time Tagged: amwriting, heeding haiku with HA, mindlovemisery Menagerie

“Grokking Myself”

“Grokking Myself” Proposition: “I am an autodidact, writer, and creative only if people like my writing.” So by logical reasoning: If I am not an autodidact, writer and creative—people will not like my writing OR If people like my writing, I may or may not be an autodidact, writer and creative But I am more […]

My Skin

In response to a photo prompt at Scribe’s Cave: I have fashioned new skin Bulky and hot tattoo Layered to protect feelings within Methylene blue Sticks and stones bruise But quick judgment can also abuse Respect shrinks and hides What is the ultimate prize? Under my guise There is no need to compromise Who I […]

“Possible Complications”

For my  first linguistic trick of the day, I will transform this complicated wordle challenge issued by Pink. Girl. Ink. Press. into some semblance of a poem :) She provided specific words for each stanza and it was my job to attempt a poetic creation. Here goes: Stanza #1: loveseat, magazine, heroine, photographs I want […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday: From Up “Nort”

Photo by: ship-of-fools.com Good morning! This week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday (SoCS) prompt is I/eye/aye. I tried to rhyme and be punny, but I’m not that funny–without coffee. So I ended up with this:   Northern I was born one of the “Frozen Chosen” from way up “Nort” Not from Canada nor Norwegian born It’s true […]

From the Desk of Vagrant Rhodia

Today I embark on a journey to somewhere in West Virginia for the Memorial Day weekend. I will not be able to access the internet or read any comments from this afternoon to sometime Sunday evening. While I am gone, I have a few oldies but goodies lined up for your enjoyment. When I return, […]

On This Day in History…

As the newly appointed President of the World, I declare this day as National Ball Pit Swimming Day! It is important to recognize the importance of ball pits because they helped shape history as we know it. A couple of flashy factoids: The Pilgrims created the first ball pit in celebration of their first harvest […]

Beep Beep Boop: The True Story

A WordPress staff meeting wouldn’t be complete without the daily bananas and coffee. In fact, this necessity made it into their official mantra. Here is what happened: Once upon a time, the staff relied upon overly sugared bread products to fuel their creativity. The routine worked for a while. Every month, each member was interviewed […]

Transformation

Walking among clouds of cherry blossoms I transformed from human to tree When asked for a wish to be granted— I chose understanding behind Suffering and pain   Poem for NaPoWriMo Photo Image by Rose Ketring Tagged: #NaPoWriMo2015, amwriting, Cherry Blossoms

At Fifteen

Hot Jo-Jos from Hugos Keyboarding class Biking over the Walking Bridge Potato Guns and Rubix Cubes Sneaking out of the window Sun lounging in chlorine Beat of Bloodhound Gang and Mariah Carey In my blood Speech Debate Weekends Summer School on campus Best Student Award Small Town Grafton boyfriend Apple Pucker Black Hills in South […]

Instant Marvels

Golden micro threads fashioned by matching service arranged a first connection by image and statistics. Deemed acceptable, we shared an intimate keyboard connection comparing words and surface secrets. Voice soon followed as we rounded the equivalent second base. In person, instant recognition. Tagged: #micro stories, #yeahwrite, 42 words

Re-connection or Reconciliation ?

I grew up in a full household, six kids during the holidays, oldest of four girls during the school year. Despite this, I was often alone reading or studying. Perhaps that’s why I still feel disconnected. Or not. Who really knows what leads to isolation from family as you get older. Point is, disconnection has […]

Sugar Beet Shack

Midnight round at sugar beet maze Dodging shadows, bats? Pressure’s on Find invisible locks Double check Return to shack 1am Maze run in bat cave Laurel and Hardy echos in my mind 2am Asleep in metal chair Linked to dVerse Poets: Insta-Poetics Challenge Image by Milestone Seed Tagged: #sugar beet, 2am challenge, dVerse, Insta-Poetics, Instagram

Five Photos, Five Days: At a Red Light..

Good afternoon! Memorial Day is quickly approaching which will mark the “official” first day of summer. It’s a tish ironic because the short story I want to tell you today happened in dead winter..in North Dakota a few years back. Take a seat and travel back in time with me. I had been driving cab […]

Beauty of Fall Leaves

Belle had wanted to climb out of her shoes the instant her mother put them on. They were tight things and the top strap chained her foot to the leather. She did enjoy their daily walk to the park. It was full of so many wonders. She wanted to feel them all—the ground beneath her […]

Five Photos, Five (Exciting) Days: Day One

Hello! So this is day one of five days I will challenge myself to create on two levels: visual and linguistic. I nominated myself yesterday. Why? Because it looks like a good way to stretch my creativity and sometimes, you have to jump in by yourself :) Today’s visual and linguistic pairing is a picture […]

Redefining Disability: Biggest Challenges

What are the biggest challenges that you face in regard to disability? Happy Monday, my Friends! How are you this morning? I hope that your coffee (tea, OJ, milk) is spectacular and that your Monday is better than the last one :) Are you new to my blog? I invite you to read about my […]

Haiku Horizons: “Shame”

Influx of hot tears In a moment of weakness Shame swallows me whole Linked to Haiku Horizons Tagged: #haiku, amwriting, Haiku Horizons, shame

Are we Nothing More than Pirates?

“We steal the happiness of others in order to be happy ourselves, and when it is stolen from us we voyage desperately to steal it back. We are pirates.” — We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler What do you think? Do you think someone needs to be made unhappy in order for other people to […]

Five Photos, Five Days or New Blogging Challenge!

Good afternoon, my dear Friends! Lately I’ve been seeing an interesting challenge floating around in the blogosphere called Five Photos in Five Days. I am starting to actively recover from my last two challenges back in April and ready for a new one :) You can find these posts in the menu bar right below […]

Weekend Coffee Share: Happy Mushroom Hunting Day!

Good morning my Friends! If we were having coffee we would be in Virginia for today because my boyfriend is re tiling and putting sheet rock up for his mother’s basement bathroom. It’s kinda rainy outside so how about we go find a tiny coffee shop to sit and visit for a bit. I would […]

The Eternal Passengers

It takes on many forms, my dark passenger A whisper of smoke, a shadow, or even a necklace Long and tenuous, it resides at the base of my neck Extending out to the top of my skull Like a studded collar or rusty chainlink No need to whisper, the roots are deep and terminal Silently […]

A Study in Poetic Form: Ekphrasis

Red orbit circling tight against light and dark Dark shadows cover alabaster like a hood Interrupted by oval skin and white reflection of tiny moons White clouds offset gentle and innocent surface Piercing oblivion travel down full slope Pause in movement, in shock or sadness? Partially hidden in midnight blue warmth Behind gentle orbit, faded […]

A Philosophized Wikem

I dreamed once of My leg vanished Like a whisper of breath Next my nose detached Melting like so many tears Who am I now? I whispered My parts didn’t reply My fingers, one by one, Followed the trail of the moon Another part of me gone How can I write? One by one my […]

Paper Dance

She arrived late To the Society Masquerade Covered her humanity with paper Coat-checked her eyes Smudges occupied the space cloaked in Electronic colored light Silence shattered her ears Actions speak louder than words She picked out a pseudo from the table To watch a paper play Image by Tim Noble and Sue Webster Jumping out […]

Value of Education

Instruct strengthen Our future Role model, our responsibility Student’s Electronic third eye present Script for YouTube Teacher flick Who to Blame? Today B&P’s Shardoma from Mindlovesmisery offers us a chance to try writing a tetracty. Invented by Ray Stebbing, this form of poetry shows the value of carefully chosen words. Care to join me? Tagged: […]

Twitter Poetry II

Twitter Poetry II #amspc Prompt: “Early bird” 4:30 AM I open my eyes Find myself at a keyboard To my surprise My Muse skips tra-lee-lee Dumps off a crazy idea Now here I be! #tenwordjournal Prompt: “Tenacity” thought it meant courage, to hold out Truth: to unchain #Haikuwordgame 1. Mead 2. Grusome 3. Hide Mellifluous […]

Flight

The last three years could be symbolized by that damn silo sitting right outside her window. Her parents had chose to move out of town in order to “feel the open spaces” or some crap. She suspected it was to keep her out of trouble. But Dorothy still had her ace. His name was Matt […]

Bus Stop Wisdom

Many years ago, I met a lady who has since then become my personal hero. When I first ran across her, she was sitting on a Greyhound bench, her gaze seemed to focus on an object far into the distance. Perhaps even the future. I was waiting for a customer to arrive who had called […]

#BeWoW Wednesday: Truly Extraordinary…

It’s kind of funny, actually. I’ve lived in the “Deep North” of the Midwest for most of my life so my ordinary was watching the sugar beet trucks in the fall deliver their loads to the plant. I thought it was commonplace for floods to happen to your town on a yearly basis, right next […]

A Little Debussy with your Tanka?

Upon a chair then Over a table, peace found Sensations hoarded Memory swells, task complete Blank page soon inundated This morning Heeding Haiku with HA brings Debussy into the haiku/tanka challenge. My tanka was inspired by moments spent on the roof of the garage, taking as much sensation as I can into my memory. Once […]

Twitter Poetry

#HeartSoup Prompt: “Mud-licious” Spring rain floods Drainpipes creating Pools of mud-licious Children of every age #5prompt Prompt: “Tempt” Illegitimate time Liturgical frozen words Via telephone remind me Your temptations Are not mine #MadVerse Prompt: “When the night stumbles” When the night stumbles Drunk from diurnal levity Meet me on the rooftop For cheese and depravity […]

Walk Like a Duck

Most days, she is a teenager who hardly leaves her room and whispers when she does talk. She often feels like she can’t connect or bond with no one. We are talking about a child of fantasy and music. But, when we feed the ducks, she lives again. Anxieties and sharp bladed memories fade in […]

Happy Mental Health Week (May 11th – 17th)

Tagged: #advocacy, #mental health awareness, #MHAW, anxiety, depression