Yesterday was my Birthday....

You all know how it is, never enough time to do what you really want to do, that has been my whole week... no seriously...check it out...

Monday this is what we showed up to do..a whole lot of digging...

And while that was happening there was also a lot of blocks... Five hours and 98 fifty-five lbs blocks later...there was still a lot to go, but we have to rest sometime so we went home for the day ...

Tuesday we got this far...another five hour, 114 blocks day... dog tired...









This is where we went home again... Wednesday we finished the wall... another two hours...

And this is what it looks like all together...

See where the dirty blocks start ?

From there back to the second chain link fence is what we did in 11 1/2 hours...

Then, ummm did I mention yesterday was my birthday and my mom came to see our yard for my birthday ?? Well it has been almost a year since she has come up, so it was VERY special !! She completely surprised me with not just one, but two cakes !!

(Accepting or not, Mom will always call me that!!)

Not only that , but we had a few friends come by right after we got home, so for the rest of the day I looked like this...

This is me after work...and we had company till dark-thirty (8pm my time )

All of this to explain to all you who read our blog and wait for us to read yours... We barely had time to keep up with life so we apologize for our shortage on  reading you, we will try to catch up this week end.

Till then we hope you will still read the rest of the month challenges on JL Dodge writes... it is almost done.

ENJOY

JL&B

Today is Mulit-Prompt Monday(a day late...sorry )

Today is Multi-Prompt Monday here at Dodge Writes, which means the blogs we follow are going to be crammed into one or two  poems. If you are joining us today on this adventure please note it is not necessary for you to do these prompts this way, but we do hope you stop in at each of these wonderful sites. You will enjoy each of them.

Today's prompts ...

Here at Dodge Writes we will do FINISH THIS LINE... The only requirement in this prompt is that you use this as the first line in your write... you may use prose or any form of poetry ... today's line is... WHEN I WAS BUT A CHILD

Mondays Child gives us this picture prompt ... http://childrensverse.blogspot.com/

Illustration by: Clara Burd

Monday Memories, @ http://memories-on-mondays.blogspot.com/ says let's write about a dream we've had at some point in life.


OURS IS...

When I was but a child

unruly and so wild

I'd ride my horse away

and all day long I'd play

With my dog Rex we'd run

until the setting sun

and when the day was through

we'd sleep the whole night too

dreaming of riding more

beyond our homeland shore

Whew... think we got it in one today !!
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Crapsey cinquains (Reverse+butterfly+mirror)

We are trying something new and are not sure of how well it can be done, so for today's prompt you may choose to do one or all of the following Crapsey cinquains ...

Reverse is a form with one 5-line stanza in a syllabic pattern of two, eight, six, four, two. (2,8,6,4,2)

Butterfly is a nine-line syllabic form with the pattern two, four, six, eight, two, eight, six, four, two. (2,4,6,8,2,8,6,4,2)

Mirror is a form with two 5-line stanzas consisting of a cinquain followed by a reverse cinquain. ( 2,4,6,8,2   2,8,6,4,2 )

So here we go... OURS IS...

Easter

Time of gathering family

remembrance of grace

heavenly love

Jesus

Colors

of pink and blue

pastels painted in skies

pictures of the love He bestows

matching

a young child's thrill of the hunt

for plastic pastel eggs

filled with candy

sweet treat

Gather

think of the Lord

all your beliefs in life

Play with your young ones while you can

Relax

enjoy

remember when you were once young

go ahead and let loose

Have a happy

Easter

This is my entry for Thursday Poets Rally Week 42....check out all the wonderful poets !!

We thank Vinay & Jingle at the poets rally for this wonderful award...

We are very honnored !!

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Stylish Blogger Award... For us ...Really ??

We are overjoyed that are dear friend Lisa @ http://inspiredbylisa.blogspot.com/

has given us this wonderful award !! Thank you so much !!

To accept the award, you have to do the following

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.( done )
2. Share 7 things about yourself. ( see below )                                   
3. Award 10-15 blogs who you think deserve this award. ( see below )
4. Contact these bloggers and let them know about the award. ( done )

 Seven things about me...

 I am the youngest of three children. I have a sister that is three years older than me and a brother who died when he was 10 months old, sadly, I never got to meet him. Recently I have found other children of my father, My sisters Wendy and Kim... it is a blessing to have them in my life. I hope to meet the others one day.

I LOVE TO WRITE!!! The written word is so great in my eyes, that I cant wait each day to write more, even if its just to say hello. That's one of the many reasons I PROMPT others to write... It's so cool to see the response to a prompt...I really like to see how people think . I'm a poet in my heart, although there are times I have thoughts that I'm a terrible writer..go figure!

I hold a lot of blue ribbons and trophies for horse shows. Although my sister Julie took it a lot farther than I ever did. We rode horses everyday in my childhood and rode in our hometown and neighboring parades. My mom made all of our costumes by hand every year. That is one of my fondest memories of my Mom, sister and I doing things together.

I am a Taurus, in every way. My Mom, Sister and Father are as well....our birthdays are all within a 3 week period of each other, all of our first names start with the letter J. 

 I have no use for Church, although I do believe in God. To me , its all too commercial.

Christmas is my favorite holiday, but Summer is my favorite time of year.

I like the snow, but I can't stand to be cold...EVER!!!

We pass this award on to these wonderful bloggers...Each of whom we admire for their writes, as well as their STYLISH BLOGS

Helena @ http://helenasmemorybox.blogspot.com/

 Beth @http://lifesbeautynuggets.blogspot.com/

Stephen @ http://stephentremp.blogspot.com/

Josie @ http://memories-on-mondays.blogspot.com/

Elaine @ http://brunosmom.blogspot.com/

Susie @ http://countrysidepoet.blogspot.com/

Tundiel @ http://procrastinatewithtundiel.blogspot.com/

Brenda @ http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/

bkm @ http://signedbkm.blogspot.com/

Kerry @ http://kerryoconnorpoems.blogspot.com/

We thank all of our followers for making us feel welcome in the poetry and blogging world... each of you are very special to us...
ENJOY
JL&B

WOW.... ( Words of Wednesday)

WOW.... ( Words of Wednesday) here at Dodge Writes, which means the blogs we follow are going to be crammed into two or more poems. If you are joining us today on this adventure please note it is not necessary for you to do these prompts this way, but we do hope you stop in at each of these wonderful sites. You will enjoy each of them.

For our prompt today we are trying ...The ZaniLa Rhyme... a form created by Laura Lamarca. It has a minimum of three stanzas and no maximum poem length. There are 4 lines per stanza and the rhyme scheme for this form is abcb, with a syllable count of 9/7/9/9 per stanza.

The 3rd line is written as a conjunction and this line repeats at the 3rd line in each stanza, but each time the order is switched up. For example, if your 3rd line is: Make me belong and sing me a song, then you'll repeat it in the 2nd stanza as: Sing me a song and make me belong.

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PROMPTS WE ALSO ARE DOING....

Three word Wednesday @ http://www.threewordwednesday.com/ This week's words:

Cleanse; verb: Make something thoroughly clean; rid (a person, place or thing) of something seen as unpleasant, unwanted or defiling; free (someone) from sin or guilt.
Knead; verb: Work into dough or paste with the hands; make (bread or pottery) by such a process; massage or squeeze with the hands.
Melt; verb: Become liquefied by heat; become more tender or loving; noun: An act of melting.

 

 

Write a letter Wednesday @ http://write-a-letter-wednesday.blogspot.com/ This week let's write a letter to an imaginary character or friend, or to the person who brought this mythical person to life and made us believe.

 

We are also sharing our writes on Stop Poetry @ http://onestoppoetry.com/  Post your poem, read the others and get read !!

 

Now you know why we call today WOW !!! And here we go... OURS IS...

 

 FOR GRANDMA

 

You made it fun to cleanse and then dye

the eggs we'd dip and you'd hide

You made Easter fun for everyone

Baskets filled with so much joy inside

 

You would knead fresh garlic in the bread

our meal you worked on all day

For everyone you made Easter fun

still alive in memories today

 

To thank you would make your big heart melt

like chocolate on our face

You made Easter fun for everyone

Great times with you I often retrace

 

 

How do you like that... we got them all in one today !!

WOW out !!!

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Tuesday Prompts

Today is Tuesday Prompts here at Dodge Writes, which means the blogs we follow are going to be crammed into one or two  poems. If you are joining us today on this adventure please note it is not necessary for you to do these prompts this way, but we do hope you stop in at each of these wonderful sites. You will enjoy each of them.

Today's prompts ...


Here at Dodge Writes we are doing a Nonet with a reverse Nonet

Acrostic Only @   ://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/2011/04/prompts-for-april-2011.html  We will be doing Prompt 5: Nature (N) - CASHEW

Carry on Tuesday http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.com/ This week, the first line from William Blake's poem The Angel.... I dreamt a dream! What can it mean?

Last but not least we have Gratituesday @ http://celebrate-gratituesday.blogspot.com/  Lisa asks us to Write What happened today or this week that am I grateful for?
 OURS ARE...

We are grateful for our health, being able to walk, talk, write and live in the NOW !
We are very grateful for the ever loving friends and family members that make our life worthwhile.
AND we are oh so grateful the the weather has finally warmed enough for our flowers to SHOW OFF... (tee hee hee)

CASHEW

Crunch that sweet flavor
A nut worth savoring
Salty on your buds
Hard to put down
Every thing tastes better
When cashews are added

AND...

IN DREAMS

Night air drifts softly through the window

I dreamt a dream, what can it mean?

Swirling feathers,  autumn leaves,

fairies dancing with bee's

talking to the trees

eyes wide open

flying free

touching

down

in

meadows

yellow green

with purple hues

taunting our bare feet

we run through without care

hearts of glee, hands enfolded

we reach to share a sweet first kiss

and once again I wake without you

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Today is Mulit-Prompt Monday

Today is Multi-Prompt Monday here at Dodge Writes, which means the blogs we follow are going to be crammed into one or two  poems. If you are joining us today on this adventure please note it is not necessary for you to do these prompts this way, but we do hope you stop in at each of these wonderful sites. You will enjoy each of them.

Today's prompts ...

Here at Dodge Writes we will do FINISH THIS LINE... The only requirement in this prompt is that you use this as the first line in your write... you may use prose or any form of poetry ... today's line is... THERE WERE PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE WALL

One Stop Poetry @ http://onestoppoetry.com/ ... Which is Shadorma form, hosted by Anne Welch (The shadorma is a syllabic poem with the following structure: 3/5/3/3/7/5)

Mondays Child gives us this picture prompt ... http://childrensverse.blogspot.com/

Illustration: Elizabeth Webbe

 

Monday Memories, @ http://memories-on-mondays.blogspot.com/ Asks What shopping experiences did you have when you were young, or in recent years?

And Here we go... OURS ARE...

There were photographs on the wall

of the children and the fun

she smiled at them often

as her ironing was getting done

and she marveled as the years

passed so quickly, after all

were displayed so sweetly

in the photographs on the wall

AND...

Shopping sucks

when you are a kid...

no, don't touch !

put that back !

Mommy can I please have this...

Yes, but only one ...

Finally we are happy to hand out the last five awards to our new blogging friends...

AND THEY ARE...

Margaret @ http://margaretbednar365.blogspot.com/
Someone is Special  @ http://pendownmythought.blogspot.com/
Elaine @ http://mynext20yearsofliving.blogspot.com/
Charmaine @ http://mynext20yearsofliving.blogspot.com/
Kendall @ http://madelynswritermom.blogspot.com/

We thank all of the wonderful sites for the fun prompts that we enjoy each week !

Hope you have a chance to join in with us too...

 

 

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Todays Prompt is 15 words or less

Love and hate are easy... lets try STRESS

OURS IS....

Work is stressful, everybody knows
when you're the only one to blame, it really blows !!

LOL...

We are happy to give out our next five versatile blogger awards...Wonderful blogs !!!

AND THEY ARE...

Yvonne @ http://welcometomyworldofpoetry.blogspot.com/
Helena @ http://memoryboxcreations.blogspot.com/
Summer @ http://summersvoice.blogspot.com/
Daisy @ http://dancingwithdaisy.blogspot.com/
Lisa @ http://inspiredbylisa.blogspot.com/

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

NICE... another award !!!

We thank Laura for our second award !!

Find her at http://ahootiehoot.blogspot.com/

There are rules associated with the award which are...

1) Link back to the person who gave you the award... (done)

2) Tell 7 things about yourself... (see below)                        

3) Award 15 recently discovered bloggers (also see below)  

SEVEN THINGS ABOUT ME

1) I'm  a Taurus... this is my birth month... I try to forget how old I am and I do it so well that each year I have to count how old I am... Tee hee hee... (48 on the 27th of April )

2) I could not have children, due to medical complications, so my kids are two cats.. one named Bragg, who is with his adopted Dad Richie, and Valentine who you often see on our blogs.

3) I've been married twice... My first husband was very abusive and I was beaten often by his hands for no apparent reasons... leaving him was the hardest thing I had done in that point in my life, but it led me to this point in my life where I'm am happily married to Wayne, the best man a girl could ask for ! He has only married once ( LUCKY ME )

4) I am a gardener (big surprise) and I enjoy my job ! I feel I am one of the lucky ones being able to say and mean that !

5) I live in the back country, in a small town called Lake Morena, California... life here is beautiful !

6) I have several siblings that I have yet to meet... My Father married several times and had a lot of children. I recently met my Sister Wendy, who is the sweetest sister in the world, I am thankful that when I reached out to her she made the effort to contact me... meeting her has not only given me a sister, but also a great friend.

7) I am trying to learn to play the guitar...  it is fun, but my finger tips hurt !!  I've been told I'm picking it up very well, although I feel otherwise ! Tee hee hee !

We are doing our awarding 5 blogs at a time, our first five are...

Penny @ http://pensrandomjottings.blogspot.com/
Susie @   http://countrysidepoet.blogspot.com/     
Brenda @ http://blueridgepoet.blogspot.com/       
Beth @ http://lifesbeautynuggets.blogspot.com/    
Gemma @ http://greyscaleterritory.blogspot.com/

We hope everyone drops by to see these wonderful blogs !!

5 more tomorrow !!
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Villanelle

The villanelle has no established meter, although most 19th-century villanelles have used trimeter or tetrameter and most 20th-century villanelles have used pentameter. The essence of the fixed modern form is its distinctive pattern of rhyme and repetition. The rhyme-and-refrain pattern of the villanelle can be schematized as A¹bA² abA¹ abA² abA¹ abA² abA¹A² where letters ("a" and "b") indicate the two rhyme sounds, upper case indicates a refrain ("A"), and superscript numerals (¹ and ²) indicate Refrain 1 and Refrain 2.

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 2 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 4 (a)

Line 5 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 7 (a)

Line 8 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 10 (a)

Line 11 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 13 (a)

Line 14 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 16 (a)

Line 17 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Refrain 2 (A²)

OURS IS...

She kissed him softly

She kissed him softly on his lips

as she says her final goodbye

upon his brow her teardrop drips

Into the cold darkness he slips

as she does her best not to cry

She kissed him softly on his lips

He opens his eyes, her heart skips

but it is just another lie

upon his brow her teardrop drips

Tonight holds a lunar eclipse

she can see it in the clear sky

She kissed him softly on his lips

She remembers love, little clips,

of those happier days gone by

upon his brow her teardrop drips

He's left her now, her heart it grips

to let go she knows she must try

She kissed him softly on his lips

upon his brow her teardrop drips

This is only our second try at this, we hope we did it justice !!
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today is WOW.... ( Words of Wednesday)

WOW.... ( Words of Wednesday) here at Dodge Writes, which means the blogs we follow are going to be crammed into two or more poems. If you are joining us today on this adventure please note it is not necessary for you to do these prompts this way, but we do hope you stop in at each of these wondeful sites. You will enjoy each of them.

For our prompt today we are doing a Dectina Refrain. The form is a syllable count of 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 and then a repeat of lines 1 - 4 to stress the point made there. It was invented by Catherine Mackie. It is a bit like an inverted nonet with a twist.

One Stop Poetry @ http://onestoppoetry.com/  Post your poem, read the others and get read !!

Three word Wednesday @ http://www.threewordwednesday.com/ This week's words:
Evident; adjective: Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.
Illusion; noun: A false idea or belief.
Tragic; adjective: Causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow.

Gratituesday @ http://celebrate-gratituesday.blogspot.com/  Lisa asks us to Write a letter of gratitude to a friend or family member. Make it a point to tell that person how they make/made a difference in your life.

 Carry on Tuesday @ http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.com Our 100th prompt! The last words spoken in the film Love Story...Love means never having to say you're sorry

 Write a letter Wednesday @ http://write-a-letter-wednesday.blogspot.com/ write a letter to the person you see in your mirror!

Now you know why we call today WOW !!! And here we go... OURS ARE...

 

Dear Me...

Are those laugh lines I see,

there, where all those tears used to be ?

I told you good days would find you one day,

and you believed, now they are here to stay !

You needn't worry about your past,

those bad times, have left you at last,

leave them lay, you have more to do,

memories to make with the ones who love you,

live happily and laugh out loud,

forgive the past, don't be too proud,

the rest of your life is yours to live,

be excessive with the love you give.

All my love... Me

 NEXT WE  OFFER...

 

 

MIXED MESSAGES

 

Love

means you

are never 

completely wrong

yet having the strength

to know the right time to

swallow your pride , take the blame,

allow your loved one to be right,

and mean it when you say you're sorry

 

Love means you are never completely wrong

 

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST...

 

LYNN SMITH

 

You may never truly know

But it is evident to me

that without you life is tragic

our friendship was meant to be

You're truly a gift I treasure

and will 'till the end of my days 

it is no illusion we two

are friends, forever and always

LOVE YOU GIRL !!

On our other blog JL Dodge Writes we are on day 13 of the
NaPoWriMo: 30 NEW Writing Prompts for National Poetry Month 2011  and the letter K for A-Z blogging Challenge for the month of April. This is of course a shameless plug. We would really enjoy it if you have a look and join us in these challenges @ http://jldodgewrites.blogspot.com/

WOW out !!

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today is Multi-Prompt Monday

Today is Multi-Prompt Monday here at Dodge Writes, which means the blogs we follow are going to be crammed into one or two  poems. If you are joining us today on this adventure please note it is not necessary for you to do these prompts this way, but we do hope you stop in at each of these wonderful sites. You will enjoy each of them.

Today's prompts ...

Here at Dodge Writes we will do FIRST AND LAST... The only requirement in this prompt is that you use this as the first AND last line in your write... you may use prose or any form of poetry ... today's line is... EFFORTLESSLY TAKING MY HEART...

Mondays Child gives us this picture prompt ... http://childrensverse.blogspot.com/

 
Monday Memories, @ http://memories-on-mondays.blogspot.com/ has asked ' Did you once have an outfit that you loved or made you feel special, maybe even a wedding dress or a military uniform, or a fun costume for some event?'

Last , but certainly not least we have today's prompt from One Stop Poetry @ http://onestoppoetry.com/ ... Which is Shadorma form, hosted by Leslie Moon  & Anne Welch (The shadorma is a syllabic poem with the following structure: 3/5/3/3/7/5)

So off we go... OURS ARE...

Effortlessly taking my heart

to places of childhood dreams

where imagination is sparked

amongst clear waterfalls gleaming

In fields of elves and fairy folk

with sparkling stars in the night

Listening to the bull frog croak

you bravely held my hand so tight

When daylight broke in the meadows

we never wanted to depart

all the love I felt you echoed

Effortlessly taking my heart

AND...

Childhood

riding my pony

in parades

and horse shows

My Momma made our costumes

we wore them proudly

We thank all of the wonderful sites for the fun prompts that we enjoy each week !

Hope you have a chance to join in with us too...

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Todays Prompt is USE THESE WORDS

Today at Dodge writes we are using the picture prompt from One Stop Poetry inspired by Lauren’s prompt... with our  USE THESE WORDS Prompt...  (Please note it is not required for you to do our prompt this way, we just like to mix it up)
And the words are...
SPRING, AIR, BALLOON, COMBUST, DUST, GLAMOROUS, INFLATED, BURST, WAVING, BOUNCE...
The rules are you must use at least 8 of the 10 words as they are given, you may write yours in prose or any form of poetry...

Rise to the Occasion &
Take the OSP Challenge!

OURS IS...
Spring is in the air
With a Glamorous flair
surprises burst in colors so bold
inflated and waving a sight to behold
a bounce in her step as she kicks up dust
like a child's balloon she just may combust

Tee hee hee ...


Now on to the Acrostic Only prompt...  which you can find @ http://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/

Prompt 4: Children's Corner (CC) – GARFIELD


Grumpy, unless you wake him with food
And sometimes he is down right rude
Really he is just a softy inside
For Odie and Jon he's like jekyll and hide
In a pasta house is where he was born
Engorging himself with lasagna one morn
Lazy and fat as any cat you have found
Destroying everything he is around

LOL ... at least that's how we see him!
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is try something new !

Today on OSP @ http://onestoppoetry.com/ they are asking us to try a form we have never done, and just like that we went over to our friend Penny's blog where she posted a form that we had not seen... here is the just of it ...

Dectina Refrain. The form is a syllable count of 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 and then a repeat of lines 1 - 4 to stress the point made there. It was invented by Catherine Mackie. It is a bit like an inverted nonet with a twist... OURS IS...

If

I were

a poet

of gentle words

would you think of them,

repeating them often,

would they harness a thought,

evoke emotions so deep,

leave you breathless or longing too,

the things I would love to write for you

If I were a poet of gentle words

Hope that is correct Penny... you know how we love to do you proud!

Now for today's attempt at the Acrostic ... Thanks to A/O @ http://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/ for the inspiration in this ...  We are trying ...

Prompt 3: Phrase or Slang (PS) - KISS AND TELL   ... OURS IS...

KISS AND TELL 

Knowing the moment is near

Impossibilities dance with fear

Soothing are the words that I hear

Seductively whispered in my ear

Another step closer I'm breathless

Nervously feeling your caresses

Diving deep into you I'm helpless

Tonight we say our goodbye

Eyes burning with tears that I cry

Loneliness and heart break underlie

Leaving us longing for time to go by

Dedicated to our military families, having to say goodbye, separating for months at a time, waiting for the return of their loved ones !

YOUR TURN

ENJOY
JL&B

A week of Acrostic

Yesterday we stumbled upon Acrostic Only @ http://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/ and wow what a blog... so many Prompts it will amaze you... Today we are going to try Prompt 2: Two Words (TW) – BLESS YOU ... OURS IS...

Because we
Love you
Every one
Seeing your
Smiling face

Youngster or
Older, you
Uplift us

We hope you will join in on the Acrostic fun over the next week...

Mr Linky Awaits... hook up, link up and get read !
ENJOY
JL&B

Think We are out of our minds, Thursday...

So yet again we went blog surfing, man do we ever have a lot to learn... so many great blogs to read and do prompts from, but between life, writing and reading (OK yeah we sleep too) we are finding it hard to keep up. So you would think, the way we do, why would you do another, then another part in our head says Because we love it  and in agreeing with those here we are , yet again.....

Finding new places to play...
Acrostic Only @ http://acrosticonly.blogspot.com/ If you enjoy doing acrostic poetry, you need to visit this blog, so much other great info too. They have clear descriptions and monthly prompts to keep even us busy...lol, we are starting with the first prompt,

Prompt 1: Single Word (SW) – POSITIVE

So Here is an attempt at humor and an acrostic... OURS IS...

POSITIVE

Prompting

Others

So

Imagination

Tottally

Ignites

Vocalizing

Everyone

so in hopes that this is correct, we once again are off to do the other challenges on our list today....

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today is WOW.... ( Words of Wednesday)

WOW.... ( Words of Wednesday) here at Dodge Writes, which means the blogs we follow are going to be crammed into one or two  poems. If you are joining us today on this adventure please note it is not necessary for you to do these prompts this way, but we do hope you stop in at each of these wondeful sites. You will enjoy each of them.

Starting with our sites here at Dodge Writes we are writing a story or poem between 25-50 words without using the letter 'S'.

On our other blog JL Dodge Writes we are on day 6 of the
NaPoWriMo: 30 NEW Writing Prompts for National Poetry Month 2011  and the letter E for A-Z blogging Challenge for the month of April. This is of course a shameless plug. We would really enjoy it if you have a look and join us in these challenges @ http://jldodgewrites.blogspot.com/

Again, We congraulate the team of One Stop Poetry for winning the SHORTY AWARD, Pete Marshall is hosting today.  Following the excitement of last week, things have settled down in the One Stop offices, hangovers have gone and life has returned to normal…..This week therefore is simply that, One Shot Wednesday and about enjoying the creativity of all you out there who take the time to be part of this, we hope you will join us there @ http://onestoppoetry.com/  

And this is week #41 at the Poets Rally @ http://thursdaypoetsrallypoetry.blogspot.com/ join in and be read !!

Three word Wesneday @ http://www.threewordwednesday.com/ offers these words...

Adamant; adjective: Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
Fabricate; transitive verb: Invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent; construct or manufacture (especially an industrial product) from prepared components.
Peculiar; adjective: Strange or odd; unusual.

 This week at Write a letter Wednesday @ http://write-a-letter-wednesday.blogspot.com/ are asked to write a letter to encourage someone.

 This week at Gratituesday @ http://celebrate-gratituesday.blogspot.com/ 

Lisa offers this wonderful picture prompt and asks us What are your thoughts on this prompt about Gratitude?

New to us here at Dooge Writes is Carry on Tuesday @ http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.com/  which is brought to you by Keiths Ramblings @ http://keithsramblings.blogspot.com/ a very enjoyable place to read !This week is the beginning of a quote from W C Fields...If at first you don’t succeed....Use part or all of the above in your poem or prose.

Now you know why we call today WOW !!! And here we go... OURS ARE...

YOUNG AND TENDER

(a letter in poetry form for my nieces and nephew)

Words of wisdom may be lost on you

 they were in my young and tender years

but later in life some will ring true

so I'll whisper them in your ears

If at first you dont succeed,

don't think of it as failing

we all learn through trial and error

we mostly call it growing

Love may leave you broken hearted

but dont let it leave you jadded

some one will help you mend again

and that hurt will one day be faded

Keep family and friends close in life

and you'll never be truly alone

while sowing your young and tender oats

remember you can always come home

Moments in life will give you

added reasons for gratitude

those are the ones you may find

will brighten your attitude

Encourage the growth in others

and it will come back to you

Try to live outside the box

do things you wouldn't normally do

Listen to that voice inside of you

that knows of right and wrong

trouble is easy to get into

getting out of it can take long

Now take these thoughts, let them sink

in your young and tender ears

use what you can of any of them

throughout your many years

Much love, Your Auntie !

That takes care of Write a letter Wednesday, Gratituesday, and Carry on Tuesday and we will also post this as our One Shot Wednesdayand for the Poets Rally ... Whew...

Moving on to our prompt and the prompt from Three word Wesneday...

Peculiar, Fabricate, Adamant... here we go... OURS IS...

A ROCKER AM I

 It maybe a bit Peculiar

how I Fabricate a rock wall

for you will find , Adamant am I

 there will be no mortar at all...

when you need a retainer,

or a place for a plant tall,

a rocker am I , I have a plan

give me a phone call

AND ANOTHER SHAMELESS PLUG ... LOL !

We know this is an extra long post, and we are thankful to each of you who stuck through it , we hope you will give a look at each of the sites we joined today and the awesome writes you will find.

Please feel free to use our Mr Linky to link your writes here too !!

YOUR TURN

ENJOY
JL&B