I am most pleased to share that Nancy Lee Badger featured me and my book in her blog:
Nancy Lee Badger-Where Happy Ever After Takes the Road Less Traveled
Thought I would TOOT TOOT!!
Grateful for Nancy’s doing this. She is a well established writer with several books, so check them out too!
Stolen: One Heart
Not being the type
to take anything
not mine
I was surprised
when it happened to me
Stolen:
one perfectly functioning heart
blood pumping
veins working
body moving
but
one heart stolen
Who knew
when a person takes a walk
or writes a story
or reads a book
their heart can be taken
In this case
innocently stricken
I lost my heart
but the weird thing is
it was all my fault
Vulnerable and needing
love’s warm feels
my heart was stolen
only to be healed
Take it again
and again
it’s yours
forever
…..
Today, I decided to combine my prompts. Here is my poem of the day for National Poetry Month and my Six Sentence Story. Who says you can’t play with the rules? I guess you can say I stole them and made them my own.
My daily poetry prompt came from Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides Blog: “For today’s prompt, write a stolen poem. And no, don’t steal anyone’s poem! But you can write about doing such a thing. Or stealing hearts, stealing time, stealing minds. Or steeling your mind (remember: I don’t care if you play on my original prompt). Steal away into a comfortable place to write and break some lines today.”
The other prompt comes from Girlie on The Edge’s Six Sentence Story Blog
“Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Come back here on Thursday, link your post…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers 🙂
PROMPT WORD: TYPE”
Private Photo I took in 2018 at Lake Lynn in Raleigh NC where there is a large turtle population.
Love the Turtles
What do poaching
coastal development
plastic debris
pollution
unfair trade
have in common?
It is hard to hear this
for my heart breaks
it’s true
placing hand over heart
I swear to make certain
to see this through.
Several species of turtles
are endangered
here’s a few:
Leatherbacks
Greens
Loggerheads
Hawksbills
Olive Ridleys
Kemp’s Ridleys
Flatbacks
all turtles with a purpose.
Empowered by our own abilities
we can make a difference
sharing the facts
taking a stand
telling our fellow people
taking a ride to the ocean-side
caring for those more vulnerable
reading-learning-teaching.
While walking along the lake side
there were so many turtles
swimming
sunbathing
nestling
enjoying their domains
kept in splendid care
signs posted “Do Not Feed the Wildlife”
trusting that people are following those rules.
Left to their own
creatures fare well
people kind can help by not harming
not feeding when they ought not
polluting
leaving plastic stuffs to float out to the waters
all that mess to bring about bother and death
when it is time to show our love
peace has to come
I am certain.
…..
To learn more about Turtles, here are a couple of sites: See Turtles Conserve Turtles I came across these via Google and am sure you will find others in the same way.
This is my Six Sentence Story. This weeks prompt word is “Place” and I placed my hand over my heart with a promise to say something about Turtles. Want to join in? Here’s the LINK
Artwork by my niece whose work can be viewed on Instagram: ks_montgomeryartist
It’s that time again to express my 10 Things of Thankful or TTOT.
1. So, I did this for another challenge called The Six Sentence Challenge. I thought it fit in the theme of gratitude. You can hop over to read my actual post on my blog. Today, I wrote about the word “Clear” and I am grateful to have memories to work with to tell my story. You can read it HERE
2. Gratitude for the gift of second opinions and that this has moved me on the right track with medications.
3. My two nephews who were in accidents and are on the other side. I did a post about Cardinals and I am grateful for the signs of those who have passed. Here’s the LINK…
4. Winning! I won a contest called “First Sentence Challenge” and I received my winning poster yesterday. You can see what it looks like HERE and my winning poem. Yay me!
5. I met a goal in my professional life and it’s going to help me do better.
6. I am almost done with taxes. The price mysteriously increased while I was doing them and I am not having that! So…time to call the tax people.
7. My blog friend, Jacki, who advises about finances. This is a huge interest of mine, since we have changed our lives to be more minimal and it’s really helped. Here’s her WEBSITE and I think it’s awesome! We used her website for a class in a meetup last week.
8. Humor! I turned on NetFlix the other day just to get relief from all the crazy! What a fun time just listening to comedy.
9. Connecting with people. It makes a big difference when we find people we truly connect with. This week I received a message from my friend who I promptly called, because texting was not going to work. I am happy that I chose to do so.
10. April 15th. I am grateful that it’s 45 days after today when that day comes.
Here’s the Blog Hop LINK FOR TTOT Why not take a look?
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Artwork by my niece may be viewed on Instagram: @ks_montgomeryartist
Clear
Clear as the ocean’s water in Maine, when I felt the cool water and the fish swimming by my legs, knowing a solid foundation, but loving the free feeling of the ocean’s sandy field.
Clear as the day when I decided to spring out on my own, knowing the risks and taking the chance to fall.
Clear as my mother’s blue eyes when she thought I was lost, only to find me poring over a book of patterns in the fabric shop, knowing then that, yes, this was her daughter and she was okay.
Clear as the natural part of life when I can just simply enjoy watching dolphins at play, coming close to the shores in the cool of spring, when horses trotted on the ocean’s sands, knowing the feeling of the breeze.
Clear as the moment when I just knew, beyond anything, that I was ready to be the person I was meant to be and succumbed to the joy of being.
Clearly, I see the ways of life and how they ebb and flow and how fortunate that in all the movements of life; I am still a part of the things that matter.
…..
Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Come back here on Thursday, link your post…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers.
PROMPT WORD: CLEAR
Here’s the LINK!
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