BLOG PARTY You may call me, “Sir” 23 Sep 2016November 7, 2022 Back to School with RabbitMe? A teacher?!? Oh, you poor Dearies, *what* were you thinking?!? (And was drinking involved?)? It would be a very odd classroom, you know; a circular…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit Genealogy with a Rabbit? (Seriously?) 19 Sep 2016June 3, 2021 I still get quite a few curious tweets, Facebook comments, e-mails and Instagram reactions about this: my name! "You should change it!" Perhaps I can explain why I haven't yet.…
Rock of Ages The Olde Guard 13 Jun 2016March 28, 2018 First, A Little History In 1973, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) celebrated its 100 anniversary, but did you know, prior to 1920 and 1904 Canada's "Mounties" went by two…
Genealogy… You Can Draw a Memory 31 May 2016April 30, 2018 Road Trip = Adventure I was a single, military parent with three (very hyper) little boys, aged nine, seven and four. It was too easy getting them involved in my…
Poetry I Think of Ye 1 May 2016May 1, 2018 I think of ye, when upon the sea, when e'er I see the glow; Of the pearl-white moon's reflection in the gentle waves below. Your voice I hear (and feel…
NaPoWriMo… I Remember #NaPoWriMo (29) 29 Apr 2016April 25, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem based on things you remember. ============================================================================ I remember your touch when you held my hand; I remember your kisses sweet, I remember how you…
NaPoWriMo The Prince, The Fox and The Sword of Light #NaPoWriMo (27) 28 Apr 2016May 3, 2018 Long line assignment: Long lines, like a ballad, I can do! :) This verse is based upon a story (by Mara Freeman) of the same name, that I heard a…
Poetry - RainGate No More Sunsets for Two 25 Apr 2016April 24, 2018 Gus-eed up in his best blue jeans, and cowboy hat, of course; The Sheriff goes into the barn, to tend his favourite horse! Insep'rable pair -- that man and mare;…
NaPoWriMo… The Most Fleeting Season #NaPoWriMo (25) 25 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem that begins with a line from another poem (not necessarily the first one), but then goes elsewhere with it. For example, you could begin,…
NaPoWriMo… Only Words Remain #NaPoWriMo (23) 23 Apr 2016May 1, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a sonnet. In a way, they are essays written in verse! Sonnets usually pose a question of a sort, explore the ideas raised by the…
NaPoWriMo… Rocky Mountain Goats #NaPoWriMo (22) 22 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: a challenge from Gloria Gonsalves, to write a poem in honor of Earth Day. ============================================================================ Goats in the Rocky Mountains have a great deal of common…
NaPoWriMo… Oh, What Mother Said! #NaPoWriMo (20) 20 Apr 2016April 26, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a kenning. Kennings were riddle-like metaphors used in the Norse sagas. Basically, they are ways of calling something not by its actual name, but by…
NaPoWriMo… Romance a Dinner for Two #NaPoWriMo (19) 19 Apr 2016April 25, 2018 Many years ago, “didactic” poetry was very common – in other words, poetry that explicitly sought to instruct the reader in some kind of skill or knowledge, whether moral, philosophical,…
NaPoWriMo… “Listen to Your Mother” #NaPoWriMo (18) 18 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem that incorporates “the sound of home.” Think back to your childhood, and the figures of speech and particular ways of talking that the…
NaPoWriMo… Canadian Graffiti #NaPoWriMo (16) 16 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem incorporating, or based on, one or more of your answers to the following "Almanac Questionnaire." WEATHER: JANUARY SNOW | FOUND ON STREET: CIGARETTE…
NaPoWriMo… Out All Night #NaPoWriMo (15) 15 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a poem that incorporates the idea of doubles, because today marks the halfway point of NaPoWriMo's 30-day sprint. ============================================================================ Oh, what was it I was…
NaPoWriMo… Breaking Heart Serenade #NaPoWriMo (14) 14 Apr 2016May 1, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a seven-line poem called a san san, which means “three three” in Chinese (It’s also a term of art in the game Go). The san san…
Poetry The Gift 13 Apr 2016May 1, 2018 "I want a gift for my lady," he quietly said to self; "Something special, something small, that needn't sit 'pon a shelf, "And e'ery time she'd gaze at it, she…
NaPoWriMo… Fate in the Folds of a Cookie #NaPoWriMo (13) 2016 13 Apr 2016May 4, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: beat bad luck away with a poem inspired by fortune cookies. ============================================================================ So, popular fortune cookies are, I questioned it a little; How one's future sits…
NaPoWriMo… My Irish Castle at Sunrise #NaPoWriMo (11) 11 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem in which you closely describe an object or place, and then end with a much more abstract line that does not seemingly have…