On the Streets of Helsinki One (WP Developing Your Eye I)

Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye I
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Song

Day Two: “Street” — Establishing Shot

* Today, let’s focus on a street. It can be a quiet road blanketed in snow, an alley covered with murals, or a busy avenue where pedestrians weave between cars and motorbikes.

On the Streets of Helsinki

“I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive” Carrie Fisher

Ride Your Bike

Ride, ride, ride your bike
Gently down the street
But watch out for the spikes
Or you will end up on your feet

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Dark Liquid (WP Writing: Intro to Poetry)

Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Poetry /Humour /Photography /Haiku

Day One: Water

* Photography means “drawing with light.” When you take a picture with your camera, you use and record light to create an image. When we’re out and about, we often use the sun — our most abundant light source — to capture our scenes.
* For today’s poem, experiment with haiku — a short poetic form that works particularly well with nature-themed poetry.
o The haiku is a Japanese verse in three lines. Line one has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables and line three has 5 syllables. Haiku is a mood poem and it doesn’t use any metaphors or similes. Usually when Haiku is taught the students are only given the restriction of the number of lines and syllables.

“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it” Lao Tzu

Dark Liquid

Still water on ground
Dark cloud let it fall down
Light nowhere found

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Puddle Jumper (WP Writing: Intro to Poetry)

Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Poetry /Humour /Photography /Haiku

Day One: Water

* Photography means “drawing with light.” When you take a picture with your camera, you use and record light to create an image. When we’re out and about, we often use the sun — our most abundant light source — to capture our scenes.
* For today’s poem, experiment with haiku — a short poetic form that works particularly well with nature-themed poetry.
o The haiku is a Japanese verse in three lines. Line one has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables and line three has 5 syllables. Haiku is a mood poem and it doesn’t use any metaphors or similes. Usually when Haiku is taught the students are only given the restriction of the number of lines and syllables.

“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it” Lao Tzu

Puddle Jumper

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With a hop and skip
Over the puddles I step
My damn shoe got wet

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Turn on the Lights (WP Developing Your Eye II)

Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye II
Photography /Poetry /Humour

Day One: “Warmth” — The Quality of Light

Photography means “drawing with light.” When you take a picture with your camera, you use and record light to create an image. When we’re out and about, we often use the sun — our most abundant light source — to capture our scenes.

“We writers are shy, nocturnal creatures. Push us into the light and the light blinds us” John Banville

Turn on the Lights

“Keep calm and eat cupcakes”
The sign said

Never mind the grapes
We could as well be wearing capes
This lighting is forgiving
To all sizes and shapes

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Summer Dwelling (WP Developing Your Eye I)

Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye I
Photography /Poetry /Humour

Day One: “Home” — Get Oriented

When you think of home, what do you imagine? You might picture a house from your past, your favorite neighborhood hangout, or a city you miss. And while home is often found on a map, it can also be less tangible: a loved one, a state of mind, a forgotten time.

“If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home” Malala Yousafzai

Summer Dwelling

Hidden from prying eyes
In the overgrown garden lies
A cottage made with love
Its owner fits like a glove

Invitations to stay are rare
But once you shown you care
A letter you will get in the mail
Just a few rules you should not fail

Do not smoke in your bed
Always put the tools back into the shed
And should you feel the urge to stay
Leave before the end of the play

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Opposites for The Daily Post One

Posted in the Daily Post: Opposites
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“It’s usually our opposites who complement us best, because they’re the only ones who can balance us out.”
― Rachel Hollis, Party Girl

Opposites for The Daily Post

Out with the old
In with the new
Even if it’s made of gold
There’s nothing we can do?

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Opposites for The Daily Post Two

Posted in the Daily Post: Opposites
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“It’s usually our opposites who complement us best, because they’re the only ones who can balance us out.”
― Rachel Hollis, Party Girl

Opposites for The Daily Post

But what if
We change it?
A new coat of paint
To look less quaint?

Looks won’t be deceiving
It’s all in the matter of perceiving
We can hide it
Or even camouflage it

It’s still an old version
Even after the conversion
But we need a little diversion
Even to the strongest aversion

So now, a new lease
And together in peace
With the neighbours of new
And no one says “ew!”

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The Gun Rap (TBT)

Posted in the Throwback Thursday weekly series
Poetry, photography, humour, travel, tales and things that nature!

When in Rhyme do as the Rhymers do” Gun Roswell

The Gun Rap

My name is Gun
I am a lot of fun
Some call me ‘Nilla
I am here to chilla

Here are some facts
Seven to be exact
Guess that is the most
You’ll find about this host

I am a wannabe writer
And maybe a little brighter
Than you might think
While you let that sink

I will continue my rant
In the form of this chant
Even though I really can’t
Sing, dance or ant?

“What? Ant? That is not a verb!”
“I was trying to rhyme -erb”
“If you can’t rhyme, stay out of the kitchen”
“Why are you so bitchen?”
“Enough with the rhyme!”
“Fine! Now gimme a dime and lets get back to the rap!”

The three letters
Best defining my efforts
Photography, Poetry
And P…

“Oops, can’t say that out loud on television <smirks>!”
“We’re not on television! This is a written blog you dumbass!”
“Hey, you said ass! That is mighty sass of you!”
“Argh! I give up!”
“Great, now back to the rap!”

Well, the last of the three
Is for me to know and for thee
To find out
Oh, do not pout!

I am a non-smoker
And I like to play poker
No just kidding
Seemed more fitting

Now to end this rap
I had to fill the gap
And already told you more
Than I intended for

Word!

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Mini Cooper (TBT)

Posted in the Throwback Thursday weekly series
Poetry, photography, humour, travel, tales and things that nature!

“You Don’t Need A Big One To Be Happy!”

Mini Cooper 

Baby I can drive my car?
Guess I will be going far?
I’m not going to be a star
But I like playing a guitar
Oh and driving my car,
My Mini Cooper car!

Beep, beep, beep – Yeah!

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Umbrella (TBT)

Posted in the Throwback Thursday weekly series
Poetry, photography, humour, travel, tales and things that nature!

“Who am I that I have to sing under an umbrella? These people are my fans, and if they can stand in the rain to hear me sing, I can stand in the rain” Bobby Darin

Umbrella 

Step under my umbrella
We can sing in a cappella
Like we were the Ella
Just out of hella
Lady or a fella

Let’s create a novella
You can play the Stella
Prance around like a gazella
Maybe invite the Cinderella
Even if she is vanilla

There is no dilemma
Here what I tell ‘Ya
It’s quite the Rockwell’a
So step under my umbrella
Just out of the hella

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