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Quirky Prompt 13: The Library of Forgotten Smells

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

See: The Scent of History: Inside the Library of Smells In honor of April’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), and to celebrate the upcoming release of “Seesaw,” a quirky poetry collaborative book by Ken Tomaro and me, I will post a quirky prompt each day in April. Submit your best quirky response poem (no more […]

Quirky Prompt 13: The Library of Forgotten Smells
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Postcards to Herself – A Prose Poetry Novella by Laura Stamps

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Now is the time to get your Autographed copy of Postcards to Herself! Laura Stamps has copies ready to mail out to you. To get your copy, Email LauraStamps18@yahoo.com

Officially to be released on March 31, Postcards to Herself is another sweet read.

This is your chance to get a copy with that personal touch.

Personally, I think this book would make a great gift!

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Spring Fever with a Touch of Easter

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

It’s almost Spring! And Easter is just around the corner, so I got myself into a mood to create a little video. Hope you enjoy it and my little poetic message. Are you ready for Spring? Do you have Spring fever? What activities to you look forward to in the Spring?

Lately, I have been buying a plant each week, since Valentine’s week. I have four now, all from Trader Joe’s. They are all lined up on my desk, waiting for it to warm up just a little more.

The birds have been having a wonderful time, especially in the mornings. They come by on the patio and sing while they gather nesting supplies. They are also keeping an eye out for my pots, which always have some things they take off with. I’ve been seeing this cardinal stopping by (not the one in the picture). Well, it is my late nephew, Michael’s birthday today. The cardinal is the bird to symbolize his love for the Saint Louis Cardinals baseball team. So, when I see the rare cardinal, I think I will just assume he or my other nephew, Keith, is stopping by. Heaven has two Saint Louis Cardinal fans, as I see it and add my dad to the mix.

Here is the video I came up with. Enjoy! And Happy Easter and Happy Spring~

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Easter Traditions from Our Childhood

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

watercolor breakfast

Breakfast Watercolor Spontaneity by Lisa Tomey

A chocolate bunny and peeps and marshmallow eggs

and rainbows of hard boiled eggs for breakfast

The call of coffee rises from the kitchen

although I only will drink it will scoops of sugar and milk

I know it’s time to get up or daddy will be calling us all

Making strawberry banana jello early to set up

to  go with homemade chocolate cake with egg-white icing

just as daddy likes

All is well as all have risen

Donning dresses and shiny shoes sister and I bounce off to church

Brothers go to mass

Coming home we are greeted by mother and kiss the baby

Scents of ham and potatoes au gratin start their play with my juices

All is well as we sit at our places

Daddy bows and we follow

All we need to do is pray and eat

Then we will clean the kitchen

Brothers will end this with wet noodle fights

And the day has moved on to sleepy heads

but never naps

Easter was this way for us for many years

until one by one the chickens left the nest

and mom and daddy left this world as we knew it

Today we remember them

and forget about chocolate bunnies

and wake up knowing we were loved

Why do I smell Easter basket grass

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Prompt: Wake IUp – National Poetry Month Prompt

13680966_10157203992040203_5856691465397722928_n Dressed up: Paula, Bill, Lisa and Darryl