Monthly Archives: December 2012

Love Stories

31 Monday Dec 2012

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Polski: Rycerze Okrągłego Stołu i święty Graal...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The greatest love story,

never told,

needn’t be,

the ones of old.

Living in lands,

cloaked with dreams,

where archetypes rule,

and tears become streams.

When day becomes night,

and Knights rule of old,

where the greatest love stories,

are never told.

 

Pick up a pen,

and brandish your sword,

battle your daemons,

and pen your words,

look to your heart,

for stories held close,

let the midnight ink glisten –

stars dancing with ghosts.

May rainbows arc brightly

and clouds cloak bad dreams,

shooting stars sparkle,

and waltz with moonbeams.

 

© Love Stories 31.12.2012

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Polski: Rycerze Okrągłego Stołu i święty Graal. Malunek z XV w. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

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The Morning After

30 Sunday Dec 2012

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A teacup on a saucer.

 

 

 

 

 

My pillow is lumpy,

my bed is a mess,

I cannot sleep,

at my own behest.

One sherry too many,

the room spins around,

I want to get off now,

and worship the ground!

The sheets are all clammy,

the air is so close,

as I wriggle and squiggle,

with cramp in my toes.

As I take a deep breath,

just one course I can see,

to admit my defeat,

and make a strong pot of tea!

 

© The Morning After 30.12.12

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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The Carved Wooden Train

28 Friday Dec 2012

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Trem de madeira - HDR

 

 

 

 

 

In the attic corner,

long forgotten, hidden,

cardboard box calling

secrets forbidden?

 

A blue teddy rattle,

and a carved wooden train,

toys of a bygone,

buried like pain.

 

You said they were mine,

then you threw them away,

history hiding,

a game that you’d play.

 

I ponder that day,

reminiscing the past,

of the train and the rattle,

who played with them last?

 

© The Carved Wooden Train 28.12.2012

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Photo credit: Trem de madeira – HDR (Photo credit: Paulo Henrique Zioli)

 

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28 Friday Dec 2012

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Never one to pass up a challenge 🙂

Dagda Publishing

“Western Haiku: A Collection”

We are looking for your best Western Haiku (three short lines making a complete picture, not constrained to the traditional 5:7:5 pattern of Eastern/Japanese Haiku – though traditional will be considered/accepted). The subject matter is open on this one, whatever you want to portray, whether it be nature, human experience, or just those moments that lay hidden from sight, it’s open to your interpretation.

Send us your best work to dagdapublishing@hotmail.co.uk copied into the body of the email (4/5 maximum per email). We look forward to seeing what you have for us.

Submissions deadline: 10th February Release: March

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Blog of the Year 2012

27 Thursday Dec 2012

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Blog of the Year Award 6 star jpeg

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the year comes to a close, I have received my sixth and final star from two very kind and generous writers,

Harry

and

Unsettled Minds

A massive thank you to both of the above gentlemen for their generosity, inspiration and encouragement! Please take the time to visit both of these kind men and follow their blogs, you will not be disappointed!

 

The blog of the year award is slightly different as you can collect stars each time you receive the award. There are six stars to collect.

Here are the ‘rules’

1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.

3 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/ and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)

4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them

5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience

6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…

Yes – that’s right – there are stars to collect!

Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once – this award is different!

When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star!

There are a total of 6 stars to collect.

Which means that you can check out your favourite blogs – and even if they have already been given the award by someone else – you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum 6 stars!

For more information check the FAQ on The Thought Palette.

 

Oh my word – where do I start…

Some of these guys and gals may not choose to accept awards, but I hope by giving them recognition for the part they have played in inspiring me – you too will come to enjoy their talents, as I have.

I am afraid I am going to be biased on this last set of awards and hand it back to some amazingly talented poets! They all have different styles and so there is something for everyone’s taste!

Poet’s Corner this is an award for each and every contributor to this fantastic blog – please do take a moment to visit and check out all of the contributors – and especially to Harry, who puts a lot of work into keeping the site alive and running!

20 Lines a Day again, this is an award for all the contributors and especially Melissa, for all her hard work and dedication.

Polly an amazing poet, who has inspired, encouraged and amused me. Please take a moment to check out her latest book – Girl’s got Rhythm – this is a fabulous book!!

Wendy for her encouragement and inspiration. Among the gems of her poetry, some real jewels of children’s poetry are waiting to be uncovered!

Dean J. Baker over the last year, I have enjoyed following his sublime poems.

Thank you to all of the above for your inspiration!

Happy 2013 to every poet, writer, artist and musician out there – may 2013 bring you inspiration and success in your work!

26 Wednesday Dec 2012

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Worldly Winds

Rhythm, a sequence in time repeated, featured ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The haunting song,

in a melody,

reminders of you,

in a memory.

 

Dance the last waltz,

and sing Auld Lang Syne,

our time it was over,

heartbreak be mine.

 

You danced with another,

I sang a duet,

do you still remember,

the day when we met?

 

© Old Acquaintance 10.12.2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Rhythm, a sequence in time repeated, featured in dance: an early moving picture demonstrates the waltz. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

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Season’s Greetings

23 Sunday Dec 2012

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I would like to wish you all Season’s Greetings for the holidays. Thank you to each and every one of you for taking time to visit my blog, and for the feedback, and likes, you so generously leave for me. Thank you all for your inspiration and encouragement.

I hope you all have a peaceful and enjoyable holiday! Eat, drink and make merry!!

With all my gratitude and best wishes,

Alex

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Photo Credit -christmas tree (Photo credit: peminumkopi)

 

Go on…. treat yourself for the New Year!!

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The Road Less Travelled

 

21 Friday Dec 2012

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My books have arrived today – they are superb quality!!

Dagda Publishing

(Reposting, WordPress threw a wobbly)

Fancy an early Christmas present?

well, why not a copy of our new anthology “The Road Less Travelled”? A collection of 38 poems by the best new and contemporary writers out there.

It’s had a successful free-promotional day, which saw it peak at #5 on the free downloads chart in the poetry catalogue on Amazon.co.uk and #11 on Amazon.com, and has sold very well after just a few days for the print edition at Lulu.com, and we are very happy with this.

We feel that this is an anthology which would make a vital addition to any poetry lover’s collection. So, head on over and grab a copy for a very reasonable price.

Amazon US: Here
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Lulu.com: Here

Buy a copy and help us to continue to bring out works by the best new and contemporary poets out there. Have a happy…

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Culture Vulture

20 Thursday Dec 2012

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Graffiti Defender

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karma Milano,

scrawled on a wall,

graffitied in letters,

four foot tall.

 

3:15 throwies,

an homage on bricks,

tag line, street culture,

for Sheffield six.

 

Rastafari!

Lovingly sprayed,

on the wall of a tunnel,

devotion displayed.

 

Gouranga, nostalgia,

for he who dares,

high on a bridge,

black on white squares.

 

Station slam wildstyles,

pigmented praise,

beatification,

now,  let us spray.

 

A spot of heaven,

anarchic art,

a ghost of a shadow,

let us depart.

 

© Culture Vulture 20.12.12

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Photo Credit – Graffiti Defender (Photo credit: SheffTim)

 

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I Wear…

19 Wednesday Dec 2012

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I wear a pashmina of pain,

and my grief as a gown,

sorrow bedecks,

a thorned crown.

 

I haunt this world,

and always will,

until this beating,

heart is stilled.

 

My soul touches earth,

as I walk on this path,

my visible breath,

‘til I inhale my last.

 

Don’t bother me so,

with worrisome woes,

don’t ask my name,

as nobody knows.

 

© I wear… 19.12.12

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

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