SHE CHARMED MY HEART

There is an initiative on twitter #1000speak and a facebook group that started with two wonderful people Lizzi and Yvonne. February 20th bloggers will unite and speak about compassion. If you don’t have a blog you can submit a piece to the blog they started by clicking here.  What started with 2 people quickly turned…

THE REAL ART IS YOU

The Sisterwives are looking for submissions to guest post on their site.  Do you have a story or a poem you want to share?  One of triumph, survival, abuse, love, hope, inspiration or motivation?  If you would like to submit something all you need is the story, bio, a picture to accompany the post, and…

STAR SAPPHIRE by Teela Hart

Originally posted on Teela Hart:
The remarkable hardness of sapphires—9 on the Mohs scale is the second hardest mineral, right behind the diamond at 10. I took this photo of the sun and it reminds me so much of the Star Sapphire.  It’s beauty is beyond words. I love your heart I love your soul…

BOOTS by Crystal R Cook

Originally posted on The Qwiet Muse:
I remember writing this the night my husband returned home from Iraq, it was his third and last homecoming from that faraway place . . . He’s since retired, the sight if those boots laying there was one of the most beautiful things I can remember seeing. Dust from…

WRITER’S BALLERINA by Ranting Crow

Originally posted on Ranting Crow:
This picture has always been something I wanted to do a piece on. And today I finally did. Hope you enjoy this small piece of poetry. Click for larger size. Writer’s ballerina. Free On virgin sheets she dances Thrived by music she stains the sheer paper Toes dipped in blue…

BECAUSE GIRLS ARE COOL – SANDY RAMSEY

So many of my family and friends are celebrating their birthday this month I can barely keep up!  This beautiful lady, Mother of Imperfection celebrated hers recently… and she is as real as a person can get.  Some of her posts hurt to read and prove, once again, how strong mothers can be.   I…

BECAUSE GIRLS ARE COOL – CARLY HUTTON

  This cool girl caught me in that smile of hers and I just can’t look away.  She has the most amazing spirit that comes out in her blog but don’t take my word for it.  Go visit her yourself.  Here at Growing Butterfly                THE ONLY GIRL AT…

A LOOK AT LAURA A LORD- a review

We each have a story and that story is written in chapters. Each chapter is grounded in history and hope for the future. Whether we consciously think about it or not; we all consist of a beginning, a middle, and an end; and in many ways the middle is only filler. When I read a…

ACOUSTICAL TONIC

WRITTEN BY TOOFULLTOWRITE AND HASTYWORDS Notes drizzle down on to eager ears filled with ecstasy Senses heightened, eclectic, vibrant, euphoric intensity Colors and shapes mingle, a decadent, sensual soiree Mystical beats consume our free will until it’s too late Caught inside a magical melody, a restless memory stirs Drawn into its maximum capacity, I am…

UNTITLED POEM by Mr. Mary

I can’t classify this as a duet.  I simply gave him a few lines and he created this beautiful piece alone!  This is a part of a series he is working on.  Enjoy!!!! Written by Mr Mary What had started out as a genteel past-time metastasized slowly into his path Memory and how it wanders…