Down the Hill (TBT)

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“A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.”
Carl Reiner

Down the Hill 

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When ever there is snow on the ground
And a small mountain or a molehill found
The kids will arrive in flocks
Dragging their sleighs to the top
“Mommy, mommy, look at me!
Look how fast I am going!
Oops, look, there’s a tree!”

<Crash, bang, boing>

“Mommy, mommy, look no teeth!”
The kid only laughingly stated
As back up hill he ventured
If only to once more ride
Before getting his dentures

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Winter Times for Throwback Thursday

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“A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.”
Carl Reiner

Winter Times for Throwback Thursday

This weeks TBT is dedicated to my favourite season: Winter!
Enjoy these gems from the archives!

Down the Hill
Snowfall
Snow Mummies
Lights in the Window

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Who is Gun Roswell? (TBT)

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“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful” Kailash Satyarthi

Who is Gun Roswell?

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The year was nineteen sixty eight
Life still at stage wait
I must have been no more
Than three years of age

Little Red Riding Hood
Yes, I knew I could
In the borrowed red elf’s hat
Cutest thing you ever saw
Prettiest princess of them all
How could I ever top that!

Now, forty seven years later
Oh life, you’re such a traitor!
I still love red of course
Now I wear it with horns
In the mighty stiletto heels
Life is as good as it feels

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If There is a Wrong Place and a Wrong Time, I’ll be There (TBT)

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“Not fitting in just means you’re in the wrong place”

If There is a Wrong Place and a Wrong Time, I’ll be There

A sale of shoes
Small sizes only
feeling bold
Into the men’s section
I wandered
No time to loose
A nice pair of boots
Fitting like a glove
I am in love
A passer by
Asks me to pose
For a picture
To be a feature
In the paper

In my raggedy jeans
Crashing a party
Of the cocktail kind
A piece of a pie
Instructing all to jive
I was an
Overnight sensation
Even without
The proper presentation
Dancing the night away
With a hip and a sway

In my way to a show
My face in a glow
Hoping premium seats to score
Then a let down
All sold out
Feeling like clown
My face in a frown
Life is a bore

Sitting in the entry way
Sobbing
‘Hey lady’ I hear
Can you sing?
In my mind a ding
My heart is throbbing
Without remorse
I join the chorus
Singing my heart out
Without a doubt
The best night
Of my entire life
Despite the lack
Of several facts
I can’t dance, act or even sing

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Put Me in a Box, Why don’t You (TBT)

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“Life is not simple, and people can’t be boxed into being either heroes or villains” Jessica Hagedorn

Put Me in a Box, Why don’t You

I may no be the hero type
Or match your idea of a villain
You think I am a complete zero hype
Because I caused you a chilling
Just because in your grand plan
I did not win the grand slam
Stuff me in the smallest locker
It isn’t such a shocker

It’s not the obstacle, it’s a mild hindrance
I will seek and find the entrance

Just because

I can never be part of the conventional stock
Always and forever thinking outside the box

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Stuck Between a Poem and a Hard Place (TBT)

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“Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry” Muriel Rukeyser

Stuck Between a Poem and a Hard Place

I am a poet
But did not know it
Now I am writing
Lyrics without biting
The bullets
My mind to the fullest
Hammering the keyboard
Not a big chore
No, not anymore

Ever since I started
I cannot be parted
From the blank page
That clean slate
Words pouring
My heart roaring
I feel elevated
Totally animated
Full of excitement

I am completely and utterly
Lost in Poetry

A poem a day keeps the Shrink away!

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2016 for Throwback Thursday

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“The only thing I ever throwback on Thursdays are drinks”

2016 for Throwback Thursday

For this week’s Throwback Thursday, a have chosen some of the best posts of the year 2016.
Enjoy and have a great New Year!

Stuck Between a Poem and a Hard Place

Put Me in a Box, Why don’t You

If There is a Wrong Place and a Wrong Time, I’ll be There

Who is Gun Roswell?

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A Visit to Santa Claus (TBT)

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“Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Claus.
Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams.
If you don’t, who will?”
Jon Bon Jovi

A Visit to Santa Claus

The jolly Saint Nick
For some, Father Christmas
To others, Santa Claus

Call him what you will
You will always get your fill
Of happy thoughts and enjoyment
And possibly a nice payment
On Christmas Eve
If you only believe

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“Tonttu” (TBT)

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All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories”
Neil Gaiman

“Tonttu”

An elf is an elf
Of course of course
Not staying on the shelf
For sure, for sure
Come and join the circle
Even if you are a mere mortal
Tonight the elves are out
And about

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Holiday Season for Throwback Thursday

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“Christmas isn’t a season.
It’s a feeling”
Edna Ferber

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Holiday Season for Throwback Thursday

For this week’s Throwback Thursday, I have chosen a posts dedicated to the Holiday Season: Enjoy!
Happy Holidays to One and All!

Elvis has left the Konebuilding
Elves
“Tonttu”
A Visit to Santa Claus
A Christmas Tale: Can I have some Figgy Puddin’, please