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I have a poem in the back burner, so do not fear this is still a poetry blog. Memorial day combined with laughing Zebras, difficult life decisions and starting a new job, have slowed my blogg’n roll but not for too long. (Yes, I said Zebras laugh.)

I do have to thank bloggers and readers for their loyalty and contribution. I don’t blog for the money or the recognition; I blog for the art so I am very happy that you enjoy it. I made the top 130 most popular emerging blogs from Reflective Thinking - Taking the 8th Habit Challenge. Thank you so much. Besides the bloggers that I mention here I am also a huge fan of:

1. Ross, Quotes in Can, see below
2. Bluepanjit, a very cool Catholic blogger On the Wings of My Dream
3. Codswallop has 100 free rousources for free lance writers you should check out
4. Milca always has very insightful articles
5. Hem thank you for trying to make me more computer savvy
6. Surjit, always thoughtful, in Gurushabad
8. Bobby Revell, nice vocabulary in the explicit linguistic section
9. Yvonne Russell, I haven’t even been able to through all her tool box, so lots of resources
10. TekSavvy in Reference Maunde for some very cool info

Even though this blog has been around for a while, I have to mention Stuck in customs, for the excellent photography.

Locally: The Catholic Church has made a program entitled Virtus educating adults on child predators, which I attended. The program is free and a must for anyone coming in contact with children. There is interview with a child molester who worked in many classrooms and bragged about having well over 500 victims for the 26 years he wasn’t caught. One of the molesters had kept track of one of his victims who, as an adult, had drug and alcohol problems, dropped out of school, violent and frequent relationships. The worst part is that the predator showed no remorse about it. I honestly wish that this was shown to every single public school teacher. A child has the right to be a child, SO act if you suspect something.

And now, I shall close with a lovely little friend who attacked me…

As Ross, from Quotes in Can would say about this and her very extensive collection of quotes, “The artist in you oozed out when your eyes took notice of this!” LOL! Thanks for making my every day brighter to all the bloggers mentioned.

I was having a self congratulatory moment but this really cool blogger, Steli Efti, tagged me for the “ 3 Things You Love” and I couldn’t turn him down. So here it goes:

1) 3 Things You Love in your Boyfriend/ Girlfriend or Husband/ Wife

* Hmm…since I have no bf right now: my freedom (Ditto)

2) 3 Things You Love in a Friend

* Honesty
* Humor
* Loyalty

3) 3 Things You Love in a Book

* easy to read style
* the curve of the story flows but isn’t given away
* I learned something

4) 3 Things You Love in a Movie

* a great style of writing
* a complex protagonist and well acted humor
* rich well crafted images

5) 3 Things You Love in a Blog

* Useful and interesting content
* well written content
* the AHA moment

6) 3 Things You Love to Talk About

* the English language
* “i feel”/relationships
* philosophy/art

7) 3 Things You Love to do in Vacations

* explore
* meet the locals and learn
* sleep

3 Things You Love to Eat

* Colombian tamales or lentil soup
* Tapioca goes great with any of the Indian foods
* Coffee or tea, a must on some days a treat on others

9) 3 Things You Love to Happen in Your Life

* publish my book
* become more tech savvy=shift in career
* everything God has in stored for me

10) 3 Things You Love in 1 Million Love Messages

* Love in all its aspects shown honestly
* the freedom of poetry from the most basic driver of emotion
* many are “i love you, self.” That’s kinda cool!!! When is the last time you sent your self an OMG, you are so cool and beatutiful, I love YOU, dudett…perhaps not in those exact words, but it’s worth a try!

Participate if you want to participate. Tag! You are it!

I never knew bad until the good had left
I never knew what living was until everyone around me started giving in
I never knew joy had a sound until the music went away
I never needed a poem until I felt the sadness of no words

I never felt longing until I fasted from your side
I never knew my friends until I dropped down to my knees
I never called your name until I found myself alone
I never felt your warm hands until I wished death upon myself

I’ve never been so at peace, as when I gave it all to you
I never felt so close to you until I needed to be held
In the quiet of the solitude stretched out on the cross
I felt your never ending love for me, just me

You are a healer, a friend, my everlasting light
the peaceful island in a stormy sea
hallelujah means thank you, praise you, I love you…
I never knew that faith is being there for me,
stronger than I can ever hope to be

I never knew your love until I needed to be held

Inspired by “San Diego Serenade”

My father and I had a heart to heart talk and I wanted to share:
1. Love yourself more than you do anyone or anything else.
2. Slow down and enjoy what you have accomplished instead of looking at the next major goal.
3. Always treat others with respect, even when others do not respect you.
4. “Un clavo no siempre quita otro clavo.” Sometimes the arms of another person can be healing, but often the soul needs love and that’s not the way to find it.
5. Men, on the general, are no good, but there are many good men out there.
6. Life is about relationships; if you build good relationships than everything else follows.
7. We all need love. Life without love, is not worth living.

My short life view to my father:
1. Don’t hate; Hate is a cancer eating the soul, taking too much energy and effort that could be used for better purposes.
2. Everything happens for a reason, if anything else it asks you to have empathy.
3. Everything in life has a meaning; it may not be revealed until a long ways down the line.
4. Guilt is not something anyone should ever have on their conscious.
5. Pray everyday and often for the wellness of everyone, even those who wouldn’t wish that upon you. At least when they are happy they have less time and inclination to think about you.

After so many years of turbulence, my father and I have reached a calm sea and I enjoy spending time with him. That makes me happy. Healing is a great word. The best part is he reached over and gave me a big hug, “I love you, mija.” An early happy father’s day to all the father’s reading this!

April Instigating on May

April, April,
what am I paying for here?
you left me salivating
At Costa Rican jungle and blue shears
Rebuke and offer New York,
You know that wasn’t what I had in mind

Oh April,
You’ve wrung me over and flattened me out
I smell the death all around me
I know I’m paying penitence for some crime
I now know I’m doing my time
Just what have I done or been caught for?
What can I do and tell me my worth?
You know, if I wasn’t so vain I’d go away
But the cosmos and the cigarettes are keeping me here

April your poem won’t let me be…
May comes and it offers me Seoul
Bloody April,
Your last name is May
And your middle well, it’s Instigating
‘cuz ain’t nothing here you’ve finished
And every major hope you unwished

April May,
April you are threading on May,
May and April
God, you are one in the same
You know I hate goodbyes,
But one of us has got to get right out of here…

Based off TW “Depot, Depot,” pic from the Art Car Show.

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