First Step

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I used to sit and ponder
of what this life would be.
A solid look, an easy smile,
with songs from different voices.
Post it covered walls
define a day of a busy bee.
Few hours infront of a laptop,
to update twitter, plurk, and facebook pages.

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Number one at Woof! (Again)

Taken with permission from jerb's flickr account

Best wishes to Rose's daughter who recently got married! I hope that helped explain why the tally just came out. I am sure that the readers also have families and would appreciate the dedication of Rose to attend to her daughter's special day.

I must have done something right this time to get the top spot again. Thank you my fellow WOOF participants for voting me.

Congratulations to the top winners at woof namely, JenaIsle, Dragon Blogger, and Jenn Scott.

WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Poetry

Zorlone – “Three hours” - A poem about getting stuck in traffic on a rainy night.

Jena Isle – “You” - A blog - to truly exist - needs other blogs to survive. You is a poem dedicated to those who believed in my blog.

Dragon Blogger – “Twisted Creatures” - Rhyming child like poem about the insects of the night.

Jennifer M Scott – “Aurora of the Damned” - A surreal poem on life.

Fiction

Dragon Blogger – “Kendrick's Story” - A fantasy short story I wrote last week, my first one ever submitted to WOOF.

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the August 7, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends Aug 14. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 08/07/09

About Writing

H. Benjamin Petrie – “New Yorker Fiction Podcast” - A short description and recommendation of the New Yorker's fiction podcast.

Fiction

Webbielady – “A Warm Encounter Under the Cold Rain” - No one could imagine the warmth under the cold rain until she met him!

Poetry

Dragon Blogger – “Soul Purpose” - Sad depression poem about soul searching in the aftermath of divorce.

Jennifer M Scott – “Rainbow in Night” - A poem of hope.

Jennifer M Scott – “Tainted Hearts” - A poem of wrong love.

Jennifer M Scott – “July” - Everything great about July in a poem.

Gradual Move

Picture was taken with permission from jerb's flickr account

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Even a slow transition to a new house,
may seem like an overwhelming spouse.
The change has not been smooth,
for much had been lost with such a move.

I thread the water so slowly,
this heaven on the ground - velvety.
Such carpentry ingeniously mastered,
this tranquil poet - encountered.

The bright luminescent flames,
set aside in a fireplace's name.
Have been the warmth and glow,
of this new home I would call my own.

Welcome to my blog's new home

WOOF Contest – Top Picks July 24 (Late, but worth it!)

This post was a week old late, but, it is so worth it. The poem of yours truly was the top pick followed by my dear poet buddies online Dragon Blogger and Jennifer Scott.

Congratulations to the winners of the Woof (writer's offering our finest) and more power to Plotdog!

Poetry

Zorlone – “After Thought” - A poem of regret.

Dragon Blogger – “Sweet Songs of Youth” - Poem about childhood love and innocence.

Jennifer M Scott – “Among Lilac” - A poem of decisions.

About Writing / Creative Non-Fiction / Non-Fiction

Greg Freed – “Garden Part One” - A story about a man and his dog and a question about animal ethics.

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the July 24, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends Aug 7. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other WOOF Contestants for 07/24/09

About Writing / Creative Non-Fiction / Non-Fiction

Writing Nag – “7 Questions for Creative Writing Accountability” - Are you achieving your writing goals? Why or Why Not? Questions to ask your self and a freewriting prompt.

Greg Freed – “What we talk about when we talk about the economy” - Opens with a short essay about how we divide numbers from stories, so that it's "9.4% unemployment," not "Mr. Soandso, father for four and devoted husband for twenty years, got laid off." Moves into a narrative about how the economy is impacting my family, an attempt to reinject personal stories back into newsworthy topics.

Poetry

Jennifer M Scott – “Morning Minuet” - A poem of weird surrealism.

Yellow Ribbons: A Sonnet for Cory Aquino

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Faith - such an eloquently righteous human trait,
these divided souls of chaotic worldly cry.
What have been a momentous lucent losing state,
yellow color that alone symbolized your smile.
Weight of a nation once on your broken shoulders,
left scars - distasteful garish attacks and disgrace.
Losing a hero - who wanted you forever,
a father of this country with a gun betrayed.


Now you lie in peace, this country beckons,
our prayers adrift through yellow ribbons - unite.
A call to the people to make an impression,
these questioning times of desperation and strife.
Hoping for a miracle of voices pray dear,
that smile on your face that would never disappear.

Picture courtesy of Barrio Siete
I would like to personally thank Reyna Elena and the Barrio Sietezens for this campaign

Random Haiku

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Crazy weather falls,
dark clouds with holes of sunlight,
umbrellas flew by.


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I taste the sweet air,
berries and mint with frosting,
I salivate now.

Three hours

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8:44pm

Inching my way through dreaded traffic,
on a Sunday night, weary and rain-sick.

Rain fell like lemon drops on my windshield,
smearing the transparent glass with a taste - sour-filled.


9:35pm

The lively sounds on the careless radio,
contradicted the atmosphere's depot.

Wild horns of angry cars prepared to fight,
while my mind was preoccupied with the urge to go home tonight.


10:57pm

The procession of commuters simply continued
as the cars behind me deliberately counter-flowed.

The volume of vehicles spilled over,
while water spew out of manholes' fervor.


11:53pm

The slow crawl of unhappy crowd ceased intently,
flying past the remnants of the flooded streets hungrily.

A sigh of relief brought home, yet less vigor,
this tired and worn out lonesome driver.

Picture courtesy of Zorlone while driving last Sunday night