Quo Vadis?Muscles ripple through gleaming skinBeads form and sweat tricklesDown a furrowed brow.Each move shows the acheIn the overstretched sinewFrom the strain of the oarAnd the burden of your toilsWhat keeps you going, traveler?What heartache pumps your blood?What keeps you rowing, sailor?What siren tugs your towline?Where do you wander, nomad?What destination beckons?Published in GloMag October…
New adventures…
Earlier this year, after the Poetry Marathon, so beautifully led by Caitlins Elizabeth Jans, I was drawn into Japanese poetry forms. It started with a Ziuhitsu that was a prompt provided by Jacob Jans during the marathon. As I researched this form, I realized that my haikus were far from what a haiku really is.Thus…
Back to the quill
...at least on blog. I've been writing but no blogs, somehow it kept slipping. But back to communicating with the world, back to baring my thoughts. Some things need persistenceSome things need time Some things need ... ... guts.
Mostly Mamina…blogging from A to Z …Z
Z is for zzzz I admit that this year the A to Z adventure for me has been sub ideal. I mostly hadn't the energy to type out the sentences that were floating in my mind. I've sometimes carried some of the blog posts in my mind for days, amazed that I can recollect it…
Mostly Mamina…blogging from A to Z …Y
Y is for yum! I am guilty of such vicious lies! I cannot believe that I am wired this way. So I feel guilty. Every time I mix up a mucky looking gruel with fruit all mashed up, and quickly oxidizing to a dark shade of ick. Or vegetables boiled to a unappetizing color of…
Mostly Mamina…blogging from A to Z …X
X is for xylophone or toys that make sounds. When I say xylophone I really mean the battery powered contraption that is mostly out of tune but will put forth sounds in frequencies close to the established notes. I'm not sure they make real ones for babies. I certainly don't remember playing with one. I…
Mostly Mamina…blogging from A to Z …W
W is for walking. April has been a great month for us. It's the month when my daughter decided that crawling along albeit in her different way is not enough. And she decided to take her first step. What struck me the most was the persistence. She kept trying and trying until she got the…
Mostly Mamina…blogging from A to Z …V
V is for vaavva or vocabulary of a sub-year baby. Vaaavva. That's one of the first vowel consonant combinations that my baby tried. It's definitely amusing to watch her try different sounds. Mmma, Brrua. From such simple trials are born vast vocabularies of languages. I remember meeting a mother in a store speaking broken, incorrect…
Mostly Mamina…blogging from A to Z …U
U is for ugly dolls If you thought that I am making this up, you have to check this out. Though why anyone would pay good money to look at atrocious amoebic shapes is beyond me. Then I remembered the ingenious Pet Rock. So long as there are people who can be convinced into buying…
Mostly Mamina…blogging from A to Z …T
T is for Tatino Or Daddy in Slovak. My daughter, like most daughters is daddy's girl. She has him wrapped around her cute little pinkie. He's been quite the Superman, taking on the his responsibility, at times more than his share. Anything I say is inadequate. This is probably a gross grammatically convoluted statement but…
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