Haiku: Trees

I wrote this haiku a while ago. My writing recently has been somewhat stilted (again).  I took the photo, yet again, at the Yellagonga Regional Park.  I was peering into trees above, I saw a hole (bird hollow).  There is always the anticipation of seeing a little life popping ones’ head from the opening.  It wasn’t late enough to await the boobook owls.  I get such a buzz when I spot one; unfortunately I get so excited that I don’t get time to take the shot, I fumble the camera, can’t adjust the lens….. (excuses, excuses)!

 

Reflections

It has been well over a month since I have been able to get to my blog, let alone write anything.   As for all of us; life has been somewhat full on, in one way or another.  I went for a stroll and took some photos of the sky; as usual these walks occur when I am in a reflective or contemplative mood (which unfortunately, is relatively often).

When I sifted through the photos, I noticed a ‘Smiley Face’ characterised in the clouds.  I wrote a poem recently that seemed to fit this photograph.  Let me know if you can or cannot see the face in the clouds.  (It is possibly just all in my mind, as many things are)……

Bare Bones

Because I haven’t had the chance to write, or post any thing for Easter, I just wrote a poem, depicting Christ’s gift to us – His life.  Praise God, for His resurrection, and the hope given to those who call upon His name.  Often I am told that my poetry comes across as rather dark – But I hope that light is seen in the vein of my writing.  This is what I ideally intend to depict; yet my life experiences have not always been, what should I say ‘Yellow’ (a colour associated with sun, warmth, happiness and fun) – Hence, this tends to weave its way into most of my work, hopefully ending in promise and joy, and bringing hope to the reader.

 

Acrostic: Lizard

Hello blogging world!  I have been offline and out of action for a while.  Fortunately I have a week off of work to recuperate and to catch up with chores and gardening.  It seems like a continuation of work (just at home).  Yet, I don’t feel that way about it at all!  I enjoy working in the garden and working around the home.  I can be there for the family, enjoy a coffee with a friend and hang out with Paul when he hasn’t got a plumbing job on.  The garden looks great, by the way, and things around the house are falling into place.  I wrote an acrostic poem recently,  here it is, enjoy!

 

Tagged for “11 Questions”

Nisha tagged me for 11 quesions. Thanks Nisha! You can find Nisha’s great blog here:

http://nmwritersbloq.wordpress.com/

This young lady is a breath of fresh air, and her blog is a wonderful read!

The Rules are as follows:

• Post the rules.
• In the same post, answer the questions.
• Create eleven new questions to ask eleven new participants.
• Tag those people and share links to their blogs in your post.
• Let them know you’ve tagged them.

These are Nisha’s Questions and my answers:

1.       If you attended Hogwarts, which house would you belong to, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw or Slytherin? Definitely Gryffindor, I’ m a bit of a goody goody, and a book worm and studierholic like Hermoine Granger.

2.       I prefer Twitter to Facebook. Agree or Disagree? I use both, but prefer Facebook, as I play worldwide scrabble and uno with friends.

3.       Romantic dinner at a fancy restaurant or staying in with pizza and a movie? I do like the romantic dinner, any time spent with my beloved is great, but pizza is out sadly, as my hubby has caeliac disease, and can’t eat it.

4.       If you were forced to marry ONE of the following men, who would you choose and why:

Ebenezer Scrooge, Severus Snape or Heathcliff? Youch, hard one! Probably Heathcliff; although he was a bit of a tortured soul, it would be better than marrying a scrougey Ebenezer Scrooge or wicked Severus Snape (although, he also had a good side, and was rather tortured himself).

And for the men, who would you marry:

Dolores Umbridge, Madame Bovary or Lindsay Lohan?

5.       Chocolate: white, milk or dark? White chocolate, definitely my favourite.

6.       Favourite Horror movie? I don’t watch them, I have shocking nightmares as it is.

7.       If your personality were a colour, what colour would it be? Yellow. It is a happy colour; apparently it symbolises wisdom, joy and happiness. The colour also suits me, I like wearing yellow.

8.       What famous mystery would you most like to know the answer to? (Eg. The identity of Jack The Ripper or whether OJ was guilty.) I know I’m boring, but all I really want to know about is the ‘meaning of life.’ It’s a big mystery to me! Pretty lame, but OH well!

9.       If you were about to be executed(God forbid!) what would you choose as your last meal? Cashew Masala with chicken and prawns, and rice on the side. I love curry!

10.   Favourite CSI show: Las Vegas Original, New York or Miami? I am a huge fan of the original! Sadly I still have a major crush on Gil Grissom (Why did they cut him out? Why did he marry Sara Sidle and not me?) OOPS, I’m married too! OH well, my husband acknowledges the crush, and does not feel intimidated at all!  :O

11.   There are too many reality shows on TV. Agree or disagree? YES, definitely agree!

And the nominees for my following “11 Questions” are:

Lauren – http://lscotthoughts.com/

Arianna – http://ariannasrandomthoughts.com/

Barb – http://barbfroman.wordpress.com/

Mark –  http://dreamprayact.com/

Michael – http://jamesdez.wordpress.com/

Mimo – http://mimokhairphotography.com/about/

Otto – http://munchow.wordpress.com/

Scott – http://seekraz.wordpress.com/

Dragonfly Woman – http://thedragonflywoman.com/

Xandi – http://xworldmusic.wordpress.com/

 

 My Questions:

1.  Are you ‘ the glass is half full’ or ‘the glass is half empty’ type of person? Give an example, if possible.
2. Coffee or Tea drinker?
3. Do you prefer savoury or sweet food?
4. If sent on an expedition/aide trip to a foreign land, would you try the local culinary delights? (For example, intestines, grubs (insects) or fish eyes).
5. Would you eat these culinary delights if there wasn’t anything else to eat, or if  it offended the people if you didn’t try it?
6. Favourite movie of all time?
7. What is your favourite childhood memory and why?
8. Favourite book? Why?
9. Would you try something adventurous or possibly death defying, like sky diving or bungee jumping?
10. Is there a place or country you would like to see, that you haven’t had the chance to get to yet?
11. How many fingers am I holding up now? If you get the answer right, I’ll let you know?

 

Those I have chosen do not have to answer these questions, just a fun thing to do if you choose to, and if anyone else wants to have a go at them, please do, and let me know how you go!

Life’s Ghosts

I have been using quite a few photos David Friend has sent to us from Zambia, to enhance my poetry.  As I have shared before, David is a missionary aide worker (doctor) in Africa, he has committed his life to aide work, and has been a wonderful friend and mentor of mine for 30 years now.  If anyone is interested in his work, or even supporting what he does, this is his charity http://friendsmedicaltrust.co.nz/

I also have David’s link on my blogroll.  I wrote this poem over several days, I hope you all enjoy it, along with the beautiful photograph David has taken.  By the way, my Maltese language vocab is growing, not an easy feat, nevertheless, GOST ! (FUN)! And,  jkollhom jum kbir (have a nice day).

Quote of the day: The Best Way to Make your Dreams Come True…..

Learning a new language

I am taking on a new task, in my already jam-packed life!  I have decided to learn a new language….. I know, you are most likely wondering, WHY?

My Father was (he is no longer with us) from Malta; I have always had a yearning to go to Malta, and to learn the language.  Dad tried to teach me; but my bad stutter as a child/adolescent, and fear of speaking more than a few words at a time, even in English, hampered my drive to learn.  I have since mastered the stutter (for a long while now actually, except on a bad day, then it occasionally returns with gusto.  Nothing that deep breathing and a nice cuppa tea can’t remedy)!  So I have decided to push through.  I am using an online language learner ‘italk’, as there are no Maltese language classes in Perth,  Australia (I guess it’s not as popular as Italian or Spanish).  I have also been using  ‘Google Translate‘.  I know the basics that I picked up from dad (although, swearing doesn’t count, considering I prefer not to curse in English, let alone another language).   So….  

kif int ħbieb tiegħi (how are you my friends) and  jixtiequ me Xorti fl-vjaġġ ġdida tiegħi (wish me luck in my new journey).

 

I have also been looking at villas and townhouses in Malta (my husband raised his eyebrows when I showed him a property).  Looking at a holiday home/rental property.  I found a really nice one in St. Paul’s Bay; (my hubby happens to be named Paul too).  Here are some photos I got from this site: http://www.propertymaltadirect.com/real_estate_pages/1608-10o.htm

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Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award

The HUG Award© is for people with an expectant desire for the world, for which they: Hope for Love; Hope for Freedom; Hope for Peace; Hope for Equality; Hope for Unity; Hope for Joy and Happiness; Hope for Compassion and Mercy; Hope for Faith; Hope for Wholeness and Wellness; Hope for Prosperity; Hope for Ecological Preservation; Hope for Oneness.

“People do not have to give up or compromise their own religious, spiritual, or political beliefs to qualify for the Hope Unites Globally HUG Award©. They qualify for the HUG Award© when, without bias or prejudice, they use their resources and gifts to make the world a better place for everyone.”

For more information on this award, please visit: http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/

I would like to thank Lauren http://lscotthoughts.com/ for nominating me for this very wonderful award, I really do have a desire and hope for liberty, fairness, peace, hope, prosperity and love for all in this world.  We have been granted life, to live in this world, created by a Mighty God, who desires and expects us to take care of one another and His beautiful creation.  May we all cherish life and liberty for all, and do our best to serve our time here with a genuine desire to make a difference, and an anticipation for change and better things to come.

My nominees:

Arianna  http://ariannasrandomthoughts.com/

Batty about Environment  http://batsnbikes.wordpress.com/

Barb        http://barbfroman.wordpress.com/

Brady      http://mindfeathers.wordpress.com/

Loves life   http://findinglifeinadeath.wordpress.com/

Lauren    http://lscotthoughts.com/

Otto        http://munchow.wordpress.com/

Nisha     http://nmwritersbloq.wordpress.com/

 

The Yacht

I wrote this poem back in 1997. I dug into my diary and pulled it out as I looked back at our photos from the Busselton trip we took not too long ago.  I love yachts, they depict freedom, and emit a carefree ambience. I took several photos of yachts on the beach.  I attached my old poem to this photograph – enjoy.