I know where the time goes

I know where the time goes,
Riding off on the wind,
Never looking over the shoulder,
Headed toward a new adventure,
Growing, reaching, learning, living...
I know where the time goes,
Across my toes, stumping on my heart,
and out of my head,
oh there goes time now.

~ LarryG           

      

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special shout out to BadMom 

she "rescued" this post from

data oblivion and formatted 

it wonderfully including the pic!

Check her blog BADMOM

to bless friendship

For sage spoke, "a friend in need
is a friend indeed", may treasure be
found through friendship as connection
lifts the dark veil of need.

May smile shared anticipate smile
returned by friendship's warm glow.

May lightness and freedom bring strong
bonds to friendship's climate, be it storm or calm.

May the songs of friendship bring
resonant unison, bright harmony,
and playful counterpoint.

May "puppy-like" adoration keep
friendship fresh and clean.

May friendship establish precedent
as time becomes the subsequent.

May friendship arrive with energy,
reveal opportunity, and initiate activity.

And as days emerge one by one from
each other, may the inner peace
of self-friendship inform the world
of friendship's just rewards.

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Photo i-appropriated from ghettojack's photostream click the link
to see more of Jack's super pics.

Sharing with You

When it comes to happy times,
we've shared them,
special moments,
got those too,

And partaking life at its
absolute unexceedable best,
downright unbeatable this
sharing with You.

Footnote: And yes, I mean you, you are reading this correctly,
it means you :) so you got it, right?!

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Photo i-appropriated from ~ghettojack at deviant art ~ click the link to see more of Jack's super pics.

Position to be filled RANF (Rainy Afternoon Naptime Friend)

Do you have the qualities listed below? Would you like the position of RANF?
1. Must love folk songs, know a few, like to sing along.
2. Have a flair for the poetic and willing to share.
3. Have a personal sense of spirituality that involves the micro (self) and macro (world).
4. Should enjoy sharing family lore and short stories (with laughter).
5. Have a zest for learning new things along with the stick-to-it-willingness to get the fun out of it.
6. Willing to express honest emotion with selfconfidence.
Send email and/or contact info -
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What qualities does your RANF, "Rainy Afternoon Naptime Friend" have? or what would you look for in an RANF?

to bless release

As footsteps move softly away, the song of freedom within comes forth unbidden.

May an act of motion invoke release from situational anxiety.

May each step taken bring oneness for the journey.

May release be an affirmation that the goodness in life is never left behind.

May release become a fulcrum providing the leverage point lifting life's sadness and losses discharging floods of gracious goodness and fomenting peace.

May the good fortune of release allow personal favor to extend the fecund growth of harmony and love.




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Photo 'i-appropriated' from Jack.
follow the link on the picture to see more Jack's great photography or visit her web at "Slightly off center"

edgy pain

(for Noelle)

now? well, ache is a good term -
still aching inside,
why? distance, absence, hurts, loneliness,
facing up to these, and the aching for
what can't be faced up to.
yet, moments of solace transpire,
last night i opened the package that
held the book, your book, and then
i turned the light out, walked over
and lay down on the bed in near total
darkness, i held the book and all the words
to my chest, in the dark
wondering what dreams within,
what exorcisms might await,
what wisdom wants to speak,
what tears to be shared,
what shame to expose,
what hurts to let go,
i let it flow over me and through into
my heart, enfolded in darkness, only the nightlight
of the alarm clock face nearby in an otherwise blackened room
and those words clutched tightly to me
then turning on the lamp,
i began to read...

never an overreach

deep surprise, discovered recently
entirety of life, even destiny,
bound in kinship's similarity,
drawing close, eventuality

change of schedule, meeting places,
activity realigned, seeking faces,
accommodation adjustment
for sharing quality time

touched, shared, encouraged to fly
friend's impact, sustaining life
finding ways to overcome deficit
one to build on, not to risk it

difference made here, inestimable
willing to do whatever it takes
priority encounter raises the stakes,
never an overreach

shared with an angel

personal passion shared with an angel
attempting awareness inflamed by sweet charms
moments freely given, release earnest feelings
the heart given freedom intermingles, disarms

personal passion speaks deep as emotion
sweeter the air with honeysuckle's perfume
talk late through the day, time shed as a jacket
unneeded for spring evening's friendship to bloom

laughter, fun, simplicity, honesty melded
the angel, Delila, gift from the gods
gracious the vision thankful kindred spirit
finding you here, goes against all odds

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some have the gift to share a moment on forever - as I imagine many of my blog friends have this gift. I was pleasantly surprised to meet just such a spirited person recently. It was a great pleasure to make a new friend and the inspiration for this poem.

Friends Award

Thank you Suz at Whispering Words! Your encouragement is deeply appreciated.

“These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

If you've won it already, please just accept this as a gift! Thanks to the following for blessing us with your openness in sharing your journey:

Cori at Sacred Artist
Meg at Floundering Writer Meg
Lori at Reflections and Ramblings of a Not So Super Woman
Noelle at A Portrait of a Human Heart
Tasha at Tasha's Take
Petra at PetraMichelle
Jack at Slightly Off Center
Wendy at Too Common of a Life
Shadow at 1 door away from heaven
Mike at The Continuing Adventures of a Jedi Master
Shiny Things at Fence Postings
Bad Mom at bad mom
Jessie at Softly Spoken
Suz at Whispering Words
Amber at Mommy Mania
Danielle at Don't Touch the Cactus
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That's over quota, yet all deserving - yes a couple of repeats, but they are all wonderful Friends!

Through the Day - Remix #5

instinctual faction
embedded circuit
defining action

prayerful pursuit
healing lotion
divine duet

shared emotion
friendly attraction
true devotion




LarryG's note says "Read through aloud two or three times for effect"

Moving Through the Day

Which came from comments to this post by a dear friend. ;)

loquacious friend

To the Future-
May you find immeasurable joy in the simplest of things,
May you experience an incomparable sense of inner peace in knowing that honesty and integrity have been your guide,
May you fill all your idle moments with fun and laughter,
And finally, may you always be thankful to the One who gave you life and is the Giver of all good things.

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What a blessing a dear friend can be. I received this toast while being treated to dinner on my birthday (not long ago) -
A toast, is like a blessing-prayer-wish all rolled up together.
I am so thankful to have such a "loquacious" friend! Thank you dear friend!!!

glimpsed, then touched

To discover great beauty is excitement mixed with purest joy.
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this face so kind to light's cooperative giving,
and then to find, light of beauty living,
ultimate grace between seen and viewed,
in day's brightness or evening shades subdued,
exchange takes place, charming interaction,
just glimpsing brings divine satisfaction,
confidence yields, budding expectation,
smiling invigorates, source of excitation,
beauty shared! purpose filled complete,
heart is touched, oh daring, extreme feat!
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photo by Ghettojack

wordle before Wednesday

This one is in honor of Lori over at

Reflections and Ramblings of a Not-So-Super Woman
Just double click the "wordle" to enlarge it.
Make your own here.

falls short

it wasn't a problem of feeling the care
the grace, the joy, the love was there
it wasn't a problem of being accepted,
complete trust happened no truth rejected,

it was fear, deadly fear, fear kills you know
i try to deny it, i can say "it ain't so"
but in fear i can't return the great prize
what i have to give falls short in my eyes

oh little one

oh little one, don't be troubled at all,
I am your friend, you are mine to call,
beautiful words building you up are grand,
but without love I am no friend

knowledge deep of mysteries profound
i am no friend if love does not abound
feed you and your family with finest fair
i am no friend if love is not there

oh little one, I will always be kind,
patient with grace, not jealous or blind
count on the fact of no selfish pride
love brings equality, no rudeness to chide
anger, brooding, rejoicing in wrong
these neither here or at worst, long gone

forgiveness unlimited, trust, hope too
power to endure trials of friendship with you
voices my fail, tongues and knowledge pass
you are never forgotten that is how long this will last

oh little one, friendship that lasting from above
there is faith hope and love, and the greatest is love