Posted in the Daily Post: Details
Photography /Poetry /Humour
“Snail, snail,
Show me your horns,
Will there tomorrow,
Be a storm”
– Finnish adage
Snail for The Daily Post
Little slimey snail
Brought by a gail
Now stuck in this tale
Onto my windowsill
I though you were a hale
Of the size of a whale
But you seem quite frail
Dragging your tall tail
I tried to snap a picture
But you were way too fast
Now into this scripture
Your tall tale will last
Posted in the Daily Post: Look Up
Photography /Poetry
Look Up for The Daily Post
“Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work” A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Reaching for the Sky
Watching
The skies
Wondering,
What,
Beyond the horizon
Lies
Posted in the Daily Post: Look Up
Photography /Poetry
Look Up for The Daily Post
“Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work” A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Rails in the Sky
Take a slow ride
Up, up in the sky
You know you want to
Go as high
As high as the sky
With the ride
The ride to the sky
Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Poetry, Day Seven: Flavor
From the simple (butter on toast, a childhood-evoking bubblegum) to the more complex (insert your latest dinner-party triumph — or fiasco), flavor occupies a crucial place in our memories, in our stories, and in our social interactions.
Delicious and Colourful
“I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It’s very comforting” Teri Garr
Strawberries!
In summertime,
In July
Something easy,
For both tummy
And the eye
Delicious
Nutricious
Precious
Sun kissed
Wouldn’t miss
Eat them
While you can
Soon, the season is over
And it will be October
When you’ll be eating
Canned spam!
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye II
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Dialogue /Tale
Day Seven: “Glass” — Interact with a Surface
Incorporate a form of glass — a window, a mirror, a wine glass, sunglasses, or something else — in today’s image.
” I hate to burst your bathtub bubbles, baby, but that ain’t just mud down there!”
— Jak II: Renegade
Down the Drain
“Down the hatch!”,
She said
Snatching the full glass
With one pass
As the liquid poured down
A few trickles on her gown
“What?
Do you really think
I was letting it go to waste?”
Looking at the empty vessel
The content definitely not made by Nestle
Searching for any signs of discomfort
But, on the contrary
She was seemingly triumfant
Offering the glass back to me,
“Be a sweetie:
One more for the road!”
She added with a smile
“One man’s vile
An other woman’s style”,
I thought
Looking at the bottle I had bought
Pouring the glass full again
Thinking to myself,
“Better than pouring it all
Down the drain!”
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye I
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Day Seven: “Big” — A Point of View
Today, let’s go big. Photograph something of massive size, inside or outside. Get creative with your shot: Capture all or just part of the subject. Place it in the foreground so it takes up the entire frame. Or shoot it from afar so it appears smaller — yet still prominent.
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us” Winston Churchill
Konebuilding
A tall glass house of blue
Possibly quite see through
Hardly qualified as a skyscraper
But with many a
Windows, doors and elevators
It’s easily a wannabe simulator
Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Poetry, Day Seven: Flavor
From the simple (butter on toast, a childhood-evoking bubblegum) to the more complex (insert your latest dinner-party triumph — or fiasco), flavor occupies a crucial place in our memories, in our stories, and in our social interactions.
Delicious and Colourful
“I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It’s very comforting” Teri Garr
Cherry on Top
The red, red cherry
Is one delicious berry
Quite the legendary
Consume it
With a glass of Sherry
And,
In to a heavenly state
You’ll soon be ferried
Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Photography /Poetry /Humour
Day Six: Screen
You’re reading these words on a screen. Screens — comforting, addictive, inescapable — are everywhere, especially when we read and write (and blog). Today, write a poem about, against, or in homage to the screens in your life. Or write about some other kind of screen — for example, the one stretched across your window, or the piece of cloth on which movies are projected at the theater.
“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them” Steve Jobs
Twin Screens
My confession
My obsession
My precious
My life essence
Sitting on the table
I really cannot lable
This is no fable
Or maybe
I am just, unstable
My two Macs
Nothing do they lack
No time do I track
Even by their side
Do I snack
Breaking away
Keeping them at bay
There’ll come a day,
But for now
I choose to stay
They give me all
With them,
Life’s a ball
Some might say
I stall
World wide
Do I glide
Virtually mind!
Maybe I just hide
Maybe I am tied
My Macs
The two of them
Now packed
Time to hit the road
Jack
Dear Reader
This was a tale of humour
Somewhat of a rumour
A tale told by the weaver
Maybe, I actually did more
And myself away tore
Just before
I got too hooked
And started reading a book
Instead
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye I
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Dialogue
Day Five_ “Connect”
* In this age of social media, we hear the word connect often, don’t we? Connect with us on Facebook! Connect with me on LinkedIn! Given what today’s technologies can do, it feels like the world is getting smaller, and we’re more connected than ever.
Connecting for WP Developing Your Eye II
“Call me on the line, call me any day or night” Blondie
Call Me
“Use the phone:
Just dial the numbers!
No Twitter
No Facebook
No Instagram
No damned text messages!
That’s it:
Use your fingers
Push the buttons
Numbers
One by one
Put the receiver
Against your ear
Can you hear
The ring tone?
That’s it!
Use
Your
Own
Voice
And just,
Call me!”
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye I
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Dialogue
Day Five_ “Connect”
* In this age of social media, we hear the word connect often, don’t we? Connect with us on Facebook! Connect with me on LinkedIn! Given what today’s technologies can do, it feels like the world is getting smaller, and we’re more connected than ever.
Connecting for WP Developing Your Eye II
“We’re on a road to nowhere” Talking Heads
On a Road to Nowhere
On the road to nowhere
In a hurry, to get there
I would rather be elsewhere
But instead
I want to go everywhere
I want to get
Connected
Rantings Of A Third Kind 