Author: Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld is the founder/manager of Prolific Pulse Press LLC and a widely published poet and writer. She is an editor of numerous anthologies and for Fine Lines Journal. She is Poet Laureate Emeritus of Garden of Neuro Institute and is an organizer for Living Poetry in North Carolina. ProlificPulse.blog ProlificPulse.com
poetry, six sentence story

Love Knots

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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Love Knots

Her matron of honor worked the bride’s hair into love knots, adorned with ribbons of blue.

Her mother gently rubbed knots from her daughter’s hair to allow her nightly brush.

She tied her shoes in double knots so she could run without tripped strings and skinned knees.

She felt knots in her stomach when she experienced her first kiss, from the equally knotted boy.

Clover was joined in love knots, to create a crown for her pretend wedding at aged six.

All decked out for her first infant show, she cooed as her mother adorned her hair with ribbons of blue.

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This is my submission for the Six Sentence Story prompt work KNOT, thank you to Girlie on the Edge for her devotion to hosting this weekly challenge.

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Ten Things of Thankful-September 24 2022

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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Happy TTOT and Welcome to Autumn! Here we go!

  1. Thankful I could stop and do my thankfuls this week.
  2. Thankful for groceries that did not go over budget.
  3. Thankful for cooler weather.
  4. Thankful for parking spaces of convenience.
  5. Thankful for energy to keep up with life.
  6. Thankful for realizing what I can do is more than what I cannot do.
  7. Thankful for almost being done with my current project.
  8. Thankful for free speech.
  9. Thankful for an opportunity to help my goddaughter select yarn.
  10. YOU

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Ten Things of Thankful-September 10 2022

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It is TTOT time! Let’s jump in!

Ten Things I am Thankful for:

  1. Poetry – we had a workshop yesterday to craft the beginnings of poems for “A Safe and Brave Space-Anthology of Poetry and Art Volume 2” We are starting to get submissions and I look forward to putting them all together in this next publication. Monday we have an Art Workshop. YAY!
  2. Reading- I am grateful that I always have chances to read.
  3. YouTube so my sweetheart can watch the bike races in Spain, France, etc.
  4. Daughter is going to a women’s event at her church and I am grateful she has this fun activity and was also invited to lunch.
  5. Tax Season Part 2 is coming to a first step close and just one more after that.
  6. We are starting to get cooler weather.
  7. That a couple of friends are gradually getting better with health issues.
  8. Having a washer and dryer.
  9. There is a book launch this afternoon.
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    The Artistic Soul – Panel Discussion

    Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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    What fun was had by all when we joined these folks together for a panel discussion about The Artistic Soul. David Martin, Founder of Fine Lines Literary Journal for 31 years, Zaneta Varnado Johns of ZanExpressions, a poet and writer, Kim Sosin of KimSosin, a poet and photographer, C. Miller of ShugaShuga Publishing LLC, and yours truly of Prolific Pulse Press LLC all shared points of view of these topics.

    We will be announcing when registration is ready for the Fine Lines Fall Conference. In the meantime, save these dates: October 8 & 9 10 a.m. to noon EST