There were distractions galore
So I moved out the door
And down the street
I moved my feet.
I heard a tweet,
Louder than the others,
A message just for me.
So I seek out the strange staccato sound,
Which is a little like laughter.
Maybe they laugh at me, or with me.
I’m giggling at the mad squirrels
As they dash to and fro
And those chickadees are getting frisky.
Spring is in the air,
So many robins in the grass there.

Oh, right...
Operation get me to the library...

Here, at the library, all cozied up in a nook
(a book nook, if you like).
I hear papers rustling;
Some people still read paper.
Voices murmur in muted whispers.
The bookcart creaks across floor.
There is always work to be done.
Hushed laughter indicates pleasure
In a world of words.

Words in books.
Numbers to show the way.
There is order, here.
Dewey liked everything in its own place
As peaceful as it is upstairs,
Downstairs, the squealing, singing and playing tots enjoy the day

Some folks choose magazines,
Others head to bestsellers to see what’s #hashtag #trending,
Some, to new releases, with old endings.
My mind wanders. I wonder:
how many books have
ever been written? and have
they all been read?
Is that even possible? I ponder.
There are way too many books to count,
Let alone read... and if a book is never read is it still a book?

Anyway,
Just hanging out in my library nook
Trying to write for 30 minutes.
It’s not so hard, surely.
Surely, it’s not so easy.

I look, I watch, I’m hungry.
Need food to sustain brain...
I brought lunch.
No excuses.
Keep writing.
Explore.
Love. Learn. Adventure.
Embrace the magic;
Endless discoveries...

In certain slants of light, she looks
like that dude from Metallica (in his younger years).
Everything was happening in Hollywood.
This ain’t Kansas anymore; it’s real,
And my favourite ruby shoes
have a broken heel.
I don’t like how it feels.
And nobody wants to
have anything to do
with a girl and her guitar.

It occurs to me I’m in a dead trade.
I can’t find work so I cant get paid.
And it seems to me,
Everybody does it all for free.

And you realize, as you roam,
that there’s no place like home.
But your home is someone else’s couch.
And it’s do, or don’t;
Not a question of won’t

Truth resonates
The universe inspirates.
Failing to find love and happiness;
Falling fully and flailing completely;
It’s all in the rewrites.
Through it all, you gotta keep on keeping on.

​

Gummy candy and chocolate;
Reeses peanut butter death cups-
for a certain population of unlucky souls.
Skor, skittles and smarties
All contribute to my rotting teethies;
Airheads, making me anything but smart.

Me and my 3 Musketeers are never lonely.
We have each other, until well
After Eight.  
I can't sleep; I've sealed my fate.
Sugar buzz, sugar high
Why, I feel like I could fly
To Mars and the Milky Way.
​Take a little trip with me!
Watch out for the Starburst 
A sticky, sickly, sweet curse.

(Original: February 2017/edit: April 9, 2017)

Old and wise, I'm tired of what life brings.
Seen many things, and suffered the stings.

Thoughts bounce back and forth,
Big Bang inside my brain,
A wild whirling crash course,
Exploding inner peace drain.

Wishing for a black hole to open and obliterate my soul.
A bad mood, like a demon-
You must exercise, until it's free, Man!

​

• NaPoWriMo, Day 9 prompt... write a nine line poem... http://www.napowrimo.net/day-nine-3/

Life is Better When You're Laughing

In most cases, you
can either
​laugh or you can cry;

Positivity
or there is
negativity.

As with many things
in our life,
it is our choice.

You can't always
have control
in situations,

But you can control YOUR
attitude
in situations.

​Negativity
is extra
punishment for your-

self- not only might
the shitty
situation suck;

A bad attitude
makes it worse,
exponentially.

My hubby and I
make this our
life philosophy...

and people like us, 
yes, they do!
we like each other;

Most importantly,
it's true that
we are happy folks:)

The song, entitled "La Doodle Song" by Nicola Schneider (MissNikkiRocks of Team Schnadams, Inc.)  accompanies my video, JOURNEY HOME, depicting an unexpected surprise of an adventure.

​Mellow and mournful piano gives way to a more frantic frenzy, mirroring the actual situation I found myself to be in.... at first, annoyed that I had a longer than necessary trip home after work.  But, I also, to  put it bluntly, really had to pee! But, woe was me for I was yet 30 minutes from home.  So, I took pictures to distract my self.   And, the whole situation was made infinitely worse by the frenzied, flowing Spencer Creek that I was walking alongside!  
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