Pine Lakes
30 Monday Jul 2012
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Category Archives: Poetry
The Other Side of Me
27 Friday Jul 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Poetry
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Do you know,
the other side of me?
Where the grass is greener,
and the soul is darker.
Do you know only,
my second face?
Not like the rest,
the one I keep for best.
Do you know,
if this is sunny side up
heads up, tales down,
turn that frown
upside down?
I think you know,
Little Miss Sunshine,
but have you met Judy
within or without?
Do you know,
the essence of me?
Not that of vanilla,
of sugar and spice,
but one of fear.
Do you know,
the other side of me?
Where the grass is greener,
and the soul is darker.
© The Other Side of Me 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Punch and Judy’s Carribean Vacation (Photo credit: _william)
Drama Queen
26 Thursday Jul 2012
Posted in Anger, Daily life, Poetry
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Monologist (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
You really are quite rude!
It is beyond the pale,
that all you do is bitch, and moan,
and rant to me, and wail!
Yet, I am quite astounded,
you never seem to learn,
you beg and plead,
for my advice…
then do what your heart yearns.
You never seem to listen,
to anything that’s said,
we swirl around,
the same merry-go-round,
you hurt my dizzy head!
For all these years I’ve known you,
I’ve come to realise,
you’re simply just,
a drama Queen,
with selfishness your vice!
© Drama Queen 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
26 Thursday Jul 2012
Posted in Poetry
Really useful to know!
I did a post about this last year when I created my own blog button that you can see in my side bar, but over the last few weeks I’ve been asked by a few people how to make one. So I will give the quick and easy way to make one.
Step One:
Go to Pixlr. Here is where you create your button’s image. You can use your own photos and add text. Anything you like. Once you’re done save it. The usual size for a button is 125 pixels x 125 pixels.
Step Two:
Go to Photobucket. Create an account if you don’t already have one. You will then upload the image you created to the site. Don’t worry it won’t be public view unless you say it can be. Once you have uploaded it the site will give you some codes for the photo including a…
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Sugar Rush
25 Wednesday Jul 2012
Posted in Daily life, Humour, Poetry
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foamy bananas, humour, poetry, sugar crash, sugar rush, sweets
I’m whacked out on sugar,
my mood it is high,
I’m giddy and playful,
just look at me fly!
No need to worry,
I’m prepared for the crash,
I have foamy bananas,
in my secret stash!
© Sugar Rush 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Driving
22 Sunday Jul 2012
Posted in Daily life, Poetry
Motorway driving
lights whip by
wipers wiping
mists spray high
Visibility low
concentration high
cheek by jowl
lorries flash by
Black night darkness
heavy in heart
low visibility
from the start
Cat’s eyes visionary
unnoticed by day
celestial markers
guiding the way
Motorway driving
a challenging night
homeward I’m bound
destination in sight
© Driving 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
English: A Toyota Corolla in Finland 2005, full beam produced by H4 halogen bulbs and two H3-bulb Hella Comet extra lights. Same situation with dipped beams and full beam. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Trilogy
21 Saturday Jul 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Love, Poetry
The moon and I,
we are like that –
She said…
crossing her fingers,
behind her back.
The sun and I,
I cannot lie…
We crossed our paths
behind a cloud,
his face does hide.
The world and I,
we are as one,
soul mates and lovers,
a trilogy –
with the moon and sun.
© Trilogy 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Planet (Photo credit: Krandy85)
Do Not…
21 Saturday Jul 2012
Rebirth
21 Saturday Jul 2012
Posted in Buddhism, Deep Stuff!, Poetry
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Buddhism, compassion, contentment, Dharma, poetry, rebirth, spiritual death
Dharma wheel (Photo credit: Triratna Photos)
Shattered in pieces,
and thrown on the floor,
cast off the shards,
I’m needing no more.
Pick up the remnants,
still shining with glory,
cherish and nurture,
to conclude the story.
Stick them together,
and fill in the gaps,
with glue of the Dharma,
to fill in the cracks.
Little by little,
polish and buff,
shine with compassion,
but that’s not enough…
Sanding the carcass,
shave off the excess,
contentment and calm,
shows nature’s egress.
Refine the mind,
and open the heart,
continue reflecting,
we’ve made a good start.
© Rebirth 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Suffering
20 Friday Jul 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Poetry
Lying here thinking…
whilst the world is turning,
innocents in torment,
and the monks are still burning.
Peace was banished,
from this mystical land,
torture and imprisonment,
bedfellows, hand in hand.
The other continent –
starvation the plague,
Aids, poverty and illness,
apparent every day.
Conflict and oppression,
rule many a sacred Isle,
punished by their birth rite,
how can I rest or smile?
For I am one who’s lucky,
with freedoms of a Queen,
a life of capitalist luxury,
to me – feels quite obscene.
© Suffering 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Worldly Winds 