Qryos
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~ Oh Hon, glad you did post here about this! It seems to be helping you, which we all want to do, & could help others also
Keep staying strong, know that many are cheering for ya & that we know you can do it!!!
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~ You go Murph!
Remember, it IS possible to stop any addiction, & you can do it. Physical & psychological, the dual aspects, you can handle.
{ The teleportation device? The 'Zurph'
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~ Thank you Michael
golden plays the light
across the fallow field
still silver water
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~ Oh HON!!! Encouragement & best wishes & love & all the support I can send
:wub: It's not just the addiction to the nicotine & other chems, it's an addiction to the habit...
Perhaps a finger board or something to keep your hand busy when it would be normally fussing with a cig?
Maybe a snowglobe or somesuch where you usually keep your ashtray?
Ya gotta trick your mind too, if your brain sees an 'empty' where there once was a 'yummy', that little brat in the back will fuss louder
Best to ya!!!
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~ Nice Decline
the moon is brilliant
branches sway making shadows
autumn has a dance
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laughter on the breeze
children in the wading pool
water in the house
smiling hand given
wine glasses rest for moments
reflecting candles
It was a lovely weekend last... -
summer on the lawn
lazy afternoon zephyr
breeze cools the young
...yaaah...
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wind whips the corner
scattered cigarette butts fly
end of a quick break
Work & all... -
~ That smoker/grill is lovely! It's obvious you enjoy crafting these things & that's the coolest part
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~ Yes! Thank you for the video
Ren Faires are a totally different world when you're immersed & a part of it... That definately brought forth old memories -
~ Well, I don't know the song, so don't know if you're singing it correctly
You have a nice clear voice, & as far as I could tell hit the right notes, so yes! Continue singing!!! It brings you pleasure & isn't damaging anyone.
{ Unlike my cousin
}A voice coach may be helpful in breath spacing & such if your'e really serious. Just a suggestion! Not a criticism... You sing very nicely. Thank you for sharing with us
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~ I played the violin. Haven't for years, arthritis & a cut tendon kinda put the kibosh on being able to do it well & ... it's depressing to not be able to do it correctly.
I was trained to be a soloist by a very strict teacher. no sitting { that's for concert violinists
} & to memorize the music & such.2-4 hrs a day of practice did make me a bit rebellious by 16 & I quit the lessons { Hey! There were males out there, y'know?
}I still have my beautiful violin, it's old, 'bout 300 yrs old, once owned by a gypsy { made Mr. Shapiro a bit grumpy that it had 'gypsy art' on it
, inlays & initials}He had trained his daughter on it & sold it to my parents for what it had cost just before WWII }
Very loud, being a soloist violin, had to use 2 mutes on it when practising or you heard it down the street!
That beauty does have a soul & I really do need to find someone it can sing with. It's not right to leave it alone & not creating those tones. Just not right.
I need to get on that.
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~ OK, way back, went to Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' in L.A. { Don't remember much but bright lights... 70's, not quite functioning
}.The 'Black & Blue' concert in Fresno, Black Oak Arkansas & Blue Oyster Cult. An odd combo in a red-neck town; 90% walked out after BOA. They missed a good show!
Yes, that's it.
I don't do stairs well & freekin' stadiums have steep narrow stairs &
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~ Our daughter had a mouse. Just a field mouse the kids down the way caught & gave her.
Mice have a life-span of tops 2 years, right?
Well... Cheerios.
Yep, Cheerios & a small piece of cheese once a week with a piece of walnut.
5 yrs! Freaky little critter just kept goin' on & on & on!
It got bad when it lost it's hair, a bald mouse is unpleasant {Tho' he was still cheerful!}.
But when it's tail started rotting off, I just got the creeps
Like a zombie movie... { Poor husband had to do the deed. }Anyway, Cheerios really ARE good for every critter, including you.
{They ought to pay me for this, y'know?}
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~ Looks drooly... Ya have a bib I'd love a hug!
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~ I recognize the style of nose, yes, a digger!
{ Rex was always busted when he'd come running in with that bald dirty nose
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~ You're both very cute!
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~ Granddaughter was doling-out kibble to dogs today... Her Daddy brought over their large lab & husky puppy also! It was like a flock of geese about her
~ Well, sorry! No can do...
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~ Looks like shorts this summer are gonna want to optional, huh?
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~ That's lovely!
Poetry is like a form of meditation, you focus & contemplate & it's good for ya, huh?
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~ Wonderful simple words are still read & enjoyed tho' huh Murphly-poo?
Actually, the 5-7-5 syllabic count of haiku is considered 'american haiku'. Japanese haiku is not syllable constrained, it's constrained by imagery... I find it harder & so more fascinating
Two images like snap-shots, just the image, no emotion { emotional short poetry is senryu } , that's why the middle line is longer, to join two images in as few words as possible. Japanese haiku also never rhymes, which evidently is very difficult since a lot of japanese words do.
{ Not a problem for me, I don't do the japanese language, so...}
An example of one of my japanese-style haiku;
rain drops
down a dark branch
broken reflection
A senryu;
a veil of tears
keeps me from seeing
your footprints
~ No capitalization or such... Originally haiku was graffiti written by lonely monks
It's been categorized & all of course in the last 3000 yrs, but I just love the conciseness & beauty to congeal an image in as few words as possible.
& of course you can enjoy anything I've written in any way you want! They're only words
I love studying poetry...
How about a Tanka? It is syllabic, 5-7-5-7-7, emotional, personal.
Only the wind sings
Now that the house is empty.
The birds have all flown
Far away with the summer.
I am left behind wingless.
... A hard one that. 3 separate thoughts must be tied together, each on it's own a complete thing, matching the syllable count of 5-7, 5-7, 7
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~ Actually, the quote is, "When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout."
- A book, 'Even Cowgirls get the Blues' { & I can never remember the author's name!
}Also from said book, " There are very few personal problems that can't be solved with a judicious application of high explosives. "
... I know. I've an odd mind. Sorry . { -ish
}The itty bitty lap-rat dog we got swirls about in circles all the time & just makes me dizzy.
I meditate by watching the sky & clouds form & dissolve, I like that.
Used to, when living near it, watch the ocean lick the shore & the light sprinkle in the waves, hours of that & you're 'golfed'.
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~ Thank you!
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~ Like the music. Thank you!
Uhmmm... the alien reference; I was thinking perhaps it's a good thing they didn't wash their hands so well?
Y'know, contaminating the gene-pool to create mammals & such as some folk believe
... Goodness! Sandwich makers not washing their hands could... { Naaah! }
Well, doctors not washing their hands have...
WASH YOUR FREAKIN' HANDS!!!
Haiku
in Creative Expression & Cultural Arts
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~ Ahhh Devon, your senryu are lovely! :biggringthumb: { Senryu are self-focused short haiku. }
Traditional haiku is like a snap-shot, a picture of what is happening, the observer not involved.
I love all forms of short poetry, it's difficult to condense & perfect a moment in just a few lines... lovely done!
~ Yes Michael
You're doing fine! We're here to enjoy playing with a goofy expresive language & express imagery. I love it!
~ Thank you Songster
I had a haiku teacher very strict.
It is only that moment you capture, But { & this is the drive-ya-crazy shtuff } must tie-in with another image or thought smoothly.
Yep. For a brilliant haiku.
... Screw it! I just enjoy the conciseness of a moment
red velvet sky falls
mountains catch the clouds
pools of amber below