Tinker Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Haha, you are just about right on. What a mess. My left hand has the brace off now but isn't as flexible or strong as it was, yet. I felt the cup slipping from my hand as I unlocked my Agency and lunged for my office manager's desk which was closest, thinking I could put it down there. But didn't make it. Unfortunately she had the day off so I was alone to clean up the mess and at the same time try to field phone calls. Luckily no clients came into the office until I had finally cleaned it all up and was functioning in my own office. I also had coffee spots all over the front of my blouse and thought to run home at lunch and change but instead ended up working all day, no lunch break, pulling my blazer over the spots when clients stopped by. no lunch break today quotes, questions and claims, nonstop some days are like that ~~jvg Not complaining, I'm grateful I'm still able to run my Agency and help others. Hand out of brace. My 6 weeks of daily radiation treatments ended Thursday. I'm feeling energized and ready to get back to living my life on my terms. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Wow, Tink. I didn't realize your previous haiku was based on a real experience. I'm glad you're finally getting back to normal. some days are like that if it can go wrong, it will best to stay in bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 best to stay in bed on chilly winter mornings frost blankets the earth Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 frost blankets the earth red wool scarf around my neck when winter wind blows Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 when winter wind blows electric blankets nourish hot chocolate dreams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Love it Dee.... hot chocolate dreams laced with marshmallow fancy winter wakes in white ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Winter wakes in white blankets seasons' sins in snow Spring will come to tell Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Spring will come to tell of forgotten procedures in autumn gardens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 2018 #1 Jan 5 in autumn gardens buried under winter snow seeds of new promise ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Seeds of new promise will temp an old gardener Fresh seed catalog Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Missed you Gatekeeper, welcome back . . . . 2018 #2 fresh seed catalog open on kitchen table plan for Spring garden ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (tanka version) Plan for Spring garden begins during my harvest Save seeds or buy fresh Hybrids won't come true to type but surprises are welcome Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 2018 Tanka #1 surprises welcome January hides its gifts under ice surface the ground waits to be opened by seedlings pushing upward ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Seedlings push upward notwithstanding gravity Life insists itself Individuals pass on It's life's cycle that persists Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 2018 Tanka #2 life's cycle persists carrion scatter from feast when I drive by rutting season completed a pregnant doe in the field Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pregnant doe in field watched by the pack on the hill She is young and strong Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 She is young and strong Her future lies before her and she is ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 2018 #4 she is ready bundled in red wool parka football at sub zero ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 2018 #20 football at zero on acres of soccer fields birth of "Soccer Mom" ~~jvg Note: Soccer is called football all over the world except in the US. Our kids play "soccer" but their leagues are "football" clubs. My granddaughters play for Legend's Football Club. Allexa on a State ranked team. Trinity on a higher flight Nationally ranked team. She ended last season as Defensive Player of the year in her age group (born 2001). She is brute out there. Here are my football players. Trinity and Allexa. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 #28 birth of "Soccer Mom" puts miles on odometer folding chairs in trunk ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 4:59 AM, Tinker said: #28 birth of "Soccer Mom" puts miles on odometer folding chairs in trunk ~~jvg folding chairs in trunk wracking my brain sand all around (Hello PMO ? ) Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 WOW! Welcome home Aleks! #31 wet sand all around with broken shells and star fish morning stroll, low tide Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 #34 morning stroll, low tide white foam tickles my toes a seagull greets me ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 A seagull greets me in a most-disgusting way. I dare not look up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I dare not look up. The children scatter laughter. They can run away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 #35 they can run away from the bird splat and spatter laughter runs with them ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 laughter runs with them dishevelled, cross-eyed, giddy its haphazard way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 #39 its haphazard way leads across a sodden field earth soft under foot Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 earth soft under foot slapstick humour muddying a motherly smile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 #42 a motherly smile softened her weathered face kittens and puppies Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 On 10/21/2018 at 1:58 AM, Tinker said: a motherly smile softened her weathered face kittens and puppies kittens and puppies walking a blind street broken jar at the table Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Aleks, how nice to see you here. #43 broken jar at the table sticky sweet jam spilled strawberry paw prints ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Happy to be here dear lady ? Thanks ? strawberry paw prints on a piece of paper a wordless book Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 #44 a wordless book waits for a story to tell time to get writing Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 time to get writing silence over spiders' webs these blossoms whisper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 24 minutes ago, badger11 said: time to get writing silence over spiders' webs these blossoms whisper These blossoms whisper And let me tell you I whisper with them Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I whisper with them as they speak of future worlds We decide our fate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 #26 we decide our fate with every choice we make ripples in a lake ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 #36ripples in a lake slimy green with algae cool guck between my toes ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 #40guck between my toes soft mud lies on pond bottom I slowly wade in ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I slowly wade in find only a shallowness Had hopes for the deep Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 # 41had hopes for the deep words floated on the surface denying me access ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Denying me access there was no future recourse Beware the surface Quote from the black desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Mastin Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) On 1/16/2018 at 1:18 PM, Tinker said: 2018 Tanka #1 surprises welcome January hides its gifts under ice surface the ground waits to be opened by seedlings pushing upward ~~jvg Tink, in looking through some of your poems, this suddenly grabbed me, causing me to have to reply. I personally, love elemental nature greatly! And this poem's idea, with the earth as a present being "opened", breaks through "our" frozen surface too, making us feel more alive and warm. Edited October 20, 2019 by Liz Mastin I edit everything.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Ah thank you Liz for commenting on my tanka and welcome once more to PMO. There are a lot of good poems here, this thread is an interactive thread that allows us to build on other's words. The first line of my tanka was written by Gatekeeper. See the haiku above your response, it was also written by Gatekeeper. His last line is "beware the surface", Here is my response to his haiku: 2019 #42Beware the surface, winter's freeze crystallizes, ice cracks and shatters ~~jvg Join the fun and accept the challenge, use my last line "ice cracks and shatters" to begin your own haiku, post it as a reply and someone else will pick up your last line and run with it. This is the Haiku Train, chugging right along. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Mastin Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tinker said: Ah thank you Liz for commenting on my tanka and welcome once more to PMO. There are a lot of good poems here, this thread is an interactive thread that allows us to build on other's words. The first line of my tanka was written by Gatekeeper. See the haiku above your response, it was also written by Gatekeeper. His last line is "beware the surface", Here is my response to his haiku: 2019 #42Beware the surface, winter's freeze crystallizes, ice cracks and shatters ~~jvg Join the fun and accept the challenge, use my last line "ice cracks and shatters" to begin your own haiku, post it as a reply and someone else will pick up your last line and run with it. This is the Haiku Train, chugging right along. ~~Tink Ice cracks and shatters A bright jar of canned salmon Smacking the tile floor. Edited October 20, 2019 by Liz Mastin I edit usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Smacking the tile floor is more merciful than smacking the downstairs neighbor. Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Mastin Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I love that, tonyv...and so true! Got to get down and smack the tile floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Welcome, Liz. I'm excited that you're here. Enjoy the site! Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Mastin Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 56 minutes ago, tonyv said: Welcome, Liz. I'm excited that you're here. Enjoy the site! Tony Thank you! I can see that this site is really helpful in straightening out all the rules and fine points of writing form poems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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