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J is for Joy!

April 11, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

O
to
see
that
first
spring
blossom
Relief of
a cold snap
after a long
Texas August
Wheat harvest
Smell of cotton
Poppa Rolla Pizza
Pink sunrise and
steaming coffee
Girlfriend time
Vintage things
Amazing Grace
Dog greeting
Home cooked
meals Wine
Creating
Writing
Family
Trees
Lake
You
Us
♥
talya

“Scatter joy!” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Musical Pairing:

Joy To The World, Three Dog Night

Note: This poem is a snowball losange – each line of text is one character longer than the prior then shrinks one character shorter to the end.

G is for Give

April 8, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

Give generously.
Recognize life’s blessings and
Abundant gifts.
Create a peaceful, loving
Enviroment.

Give with spirit
Remembering what is real and
Important. Tell the
Tale, no matter how difficult.
Someone, somewhere needs to hear.

Give thanks to Mother Earth, live in
Awe of her
Remarkable splendor.
Dream and keep the faith
Even when twisty vines
Never produce fruit.
It is in the
Natural, selfless
Giving that we receive.

talya

Musical Pairing:
Mercy, Mercy Me – Marvin Gaye

I am participating in A to Z April Blog Challenge. G is for Give…

D is for Daydream

April 3, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

This week I am hosting Blog Hop #75 for The Writers’ Post. My theme is daydream...

My sister and I spent hours swinging in the backyard. Our swing set wasn’t as sturdy as the one on the school playground—if we soared too high it bumped and threatened to throw us over the chain link fence. Even so, we managed to swing away entire spring afternoons, daydreaming about things important at the time or nothing in particular.

During fourth grade recess, my friends and I sat in patches of clover stringing necklaces until the bell rang. Clover-filled play time stirred up daydreams that lasted through math period.

For twenty-something years I was a loan officer who daydreamed about writing a book. Today I am happily writing toward that goal. Of course, occasionally I dream of the paycheck I once earned at the bank…:)

When we become lost deep in a daydream, inspiration germinates. Sometimes we need to get lost to find ourselves.

What fills your daydreams?

talya

And you can be sure that if you’re feeling right, a daydream will last long into the night… Lovin Spoonful, Daydream