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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 6, 2012 10:32 PM EST
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Hi, guys; it's me! And, just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water . . .  Just checking in to let you know I'm back from "Nanna" duty, and ready to return to 9WAD business as usual. Soon come back with my piece and thoughts on yours. D P.S. I missed you! d |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 7, 2012 5:35 PM EST
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Words for March 7 Fingerprints, window, cloudless, ego, emptiness, edge, children, pavement, wonder Bonus: bookmark Glad to have you back LadyD |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 13, 2012 10:42 PM EDT
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Words for March 7 Fingerprints, window, cloudless, ego, emptiness, edge, children, pavement, wonder Bonus: bookmark Bookmarks Of My Life Children of my life Leaving smudgy fingerprints On my beating heart Cloudless, sunny days Young faces at the window Bookmarks of my life Leaving, returning Changes flow like the seasons Life empties and fills All my memories Cement my days together Wonder fills my heart The pavement of life Edging far past my ego Into the unknown © 2012 |
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Re: Time, Eyelashes and Bitter Coffee; 9WAD list, 2/29/12
posted at March 17, 2012 12:44 PM EDT
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WORD LIST FOR 2/29/12 bitter island floating emptiness eyelash coffee lone sensitivity mirror bonus word: Anonymous Time, Eyelashes and Bitter Coffee Time simply slips by like a lone fallen eyelash floating on air and swept away; or, islands of steam swirling from hot, bitter coffee evaporating into cups filled with emptiness; or, prickly sensitivity once felt as anonymous comes familiar on faces of time, seen daily in our mirrors. Lady D AWIG Ent. 2012 © |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 17, 2012 2:58 PM EDT
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I like that very much. Great job. Congratulations on being highlighted in the User Spotlight in the "People" section of this website. Sparkel |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 17, 2012 3:29 PM EDT
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Thanks, great to be back. I'm happy to find lists to work with; backlog can be beautiful! And, I need the fuel for my fire. D |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 17, 2012 3:40 PM EDT
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I like working with words lists. They stir my creativity. I find that I use words in ways I would otherwise I would not think to use. Sparkel |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 17, 2012 4:07 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!): Words for March 7 Fingerprints, window, cloudless, ego, emptiness, edge, children, pavement, wonder Bonus: bookmark Bookmarks Of My Life Children of my life Leaving smudgy fingerprints On my beating heart Cloudless , sunny days Young faces at the window Bookmarks of my life Leaving, returning Changes flow like the seasons Life empties and fills All my memories Cement my days together Wonder fills my heart The pavement of life Edging far past my ego Into the unknown Posted by Sparkel18 Bravo, Sparkle! You've touched that Mom/Nanna place in me. When I reached my "empty nest" bookmark, I discovered that for all the things i mastered and achieved in my working life, mothering and caretaking are what I do and enjoy best. Three generations of kids: 6 younger siblings, 4 of my own, and now 9 grands and 2 great-grands. The young woman I was never wanted the role of cliche mom and homemaker; she preferred the corporate and legal family life. Or, so she thought . . . Great job, Sparkle. Thanks for the memories! D |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 17, 2012 4:15 PM EDT
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In Response to : WORD LIST FOR 2/29/12 Bitter, island, floating, emptiness, eyelash, coffee, lone, sensitivity, mirror bonus word: Anonymous ......................................... Life Is a Series of Adjustments I sit here drinking in the bitter dregs of what my life has become. Isolation is like a fog that constantly keeps me from thinking clearly about how to proceed. To get on with what I know I have to do. My pleasant porch, my garden...how can I bear to leave them. Living in this house for fifty-two years has become a habit. One I am fearful of breaking. Every morning of these years I have awaken to the view of the oak tree outside my window. I have watched the dawn lighten the sky and heard the birds begin their song. Only one bird at first and then others joining until the morning comes bursting into view and I shake the dreams from my heard. Pulling my body from bed, I force my muscles to awaken as I slowly walk towards the kitchen and the coffee pot. I don't look in the hall mirror anymore. Don't want to see what's there I guess. Some days I completely forget to even run a comb through my wiry gray hair. Sipping my hot, black Community coffee on the back porch is a private pleasure. I love my freedom here on the island . Being in control of my days and hours. My minutes. Time is ticking down and I will soon be forced to make a big adjustment to my life. If only I could stay here anonymously , slowly fading into the bark of the oak tree, being a lone , silent observer of life, sensitive to its seasons. A drop of moisture runs down my cheek and falls into my nearly empty doffee cup. I notice an eyelash floating there. It's very hot this morning, could reach the nineties by noon. I see the figs are ripe and need picking. I'd better get started with my day. Posted by Sparkel18 There's so much feeling in this piece, I know the dread of leaving as if I was speaking. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in 1992, and declared officially disabled in 2002. I know a true story when I "feel" one; it's either yours or someone very close to you. I know because these words express places I've been so many times before. Keep writing, we need it. D |
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Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!)
posted at March 17, 2012 5:23 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: 9WAD Daily - A Writers' Exercise for Fun and Inspiration, 2/15/12 (WARNING: PARTICIPATION IS INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE!): In Response to : There's so much feeling in this piece, I know the dread of leaving as if I was speaking. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in 1992, and declared officially disabled in 2002. I know a true story when I "feel" one; it's either yours or someone very close to you. I know because these words express places I've been so many times before. Keep writing, we need it. D Posted by ladyddarcel This was based on my Mother who was losing her vision due to undetected diabetes. She also went into kidney failure and had to enter a nursing home, near my sister, where she could be transported for dialysis. I asked her before she made the decision to leave her home how she felt about it and she replied "Life is a series of adjustments and this is just one more I have to make". She was always a "glass half full person". I would often take her from the nursing home back to her house so that she could smell the flowers of spring and feel the memories she had stored in her home. Sparkel |
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