A Quote to Start Things Off

""I'd love to go to Santa Fe at some point, Emmett said, but for the time being, I need to go to New York. The panhandler stopped laughing and adopted a more serious expression. Well. that's life in a nutshell, aint it. Lovin' to go to one place and havin' to go to another. Amor Towles in the Lincoln Highway.

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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Six Word Rewind




This week I showed my face in the blogosphere after a month long absence. What better place to get back in the swing of things than participating in Six Word Saturday @ShowMYfaceDOTcom?

My Six Words:

They (Still) Drive Me Crazy Sometimes
About a month into my blog, I started sharing poems I wrote here. The first time out I was all ready to put out a poem I had written 10 years prior. I decided at the last minute to write an new one instead. Here is what happened . .


Original Air date February 2009



I, like many people, am a closet poet. That is where my poems remain, in a drawer, next to the closet. From time to time I am going to pull one out of that drawer and share it here. This time to show I am not merely a former poet, I will present one I wrote only hours ago.


They Drive me Crazy Sometimes

She drives me crazy sometimes
Who can win an argument with an amnesiac?
But, no one gets me like she does
She makes our house a haven
And, only laughs when my jokes are funny.

She drives me crazy sometimes
Who made her the third parent, anyways?
But, beneath that bossy boiler
Lies an artist's soul
Skipping and humming. Playful and loving.

He drives me crazy sometimes.
Who can have that many questions about Star Wars?!?
But, he is as adventurous as a pirate.
As giving as Robin Hood.
And as resourceful as Macgyver.

She drives me crazy sometimes
Who wants to be a puppy every single day?
But, she makes cuteness an art form
She's a three year old thesaurus
And she loves to ask God to help people.

They drive me crazy sometimes
But, isn't it worth the trip?






Meanwhile back in 2011. The family still drives me crazy on a somewhat frequentamente basis. Puppy has branched off and is now imagining herself as other animals. Today she was part wolf part tiger. In almost 2 years time they still have the same strengths and weaknesses. Being part and parcel of their family is still worth any craziness endured.






In the past 2 years more of my poetry has surfaced. You can check them all out by clicking here.



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4 comments:

Unknown said...

What a great walk down memory lane and a beautiful tribute to your family.... Welcome back!

Karen S. said...

Wow, that is amazing..thanks for sharing, and please do post your poetry, I just love reading poetry, and putting my own swirl on things! I like seeing you pop over here too, everytime I see the ad of the little Darth Vader I think of you posting it here...I shared that video (I kind of have a couple of my own Darth's around ha ha ) okay and Batman! but I loved that lip he's so cute and the dad's expression when he starts the car! Too funny! Keep coming back okay!!! and do keep writing..everyday!

JosephAlsarraf said...

Hey, welcome! I liked the poem! : )

betty said...

They may drive us crazy sometimes, but they are family and what would we do without them! Great 6WS words to welcome you back after a blogging break! Just stopped by from 6WS!

betty

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