pulling it all together for one poetry filled month

serendipity is a funny thing.

for the last 3 years or so
i have attempted some version of
napowrimo...
i have tried to post a poem a day...
last year
i took a step further and made myself a list
of what i wanted to accomplish during the national poetry month of april...

i make no secret
of the fact
that i am enamored by liz elayne...
i read her blog faithfully
and daydream about the day
that i can attend one of her retreats...

the other day
i stopped by her blog
and she spoke about her new online workshop
poem it out.

poems.
in april.
for a month.
{give or take a day or two}.

but
{as always}
i wondered
do i have the money...
checked my card and realized i had way more on there than i thought.

so.
in april i will be poem-ing it out
and attemping to post once a day
while also using some of list from last year...

oh.
this could be fun.
:O)

5 really good things on a monday

happy mail...a new pair of boots...a self magazine... 


 16 didn't make it through to the next round 
but i was pretty damn proud of her...
and i think...
who is that brave pretty girl 
with the sass and the attitude...

 french vanilla cappucino
in a tall glass
bought a new smurf while we were away...
no pictures of him yet...
but they'll come soon

a poem by 16 that blew. my. mind.
i'll see if she'll let me share it.

2 hours on the boardwalk

thursday was unbeleivably warm
i went home after work at 3:30
threw on a t shirt and capris
and went for a walk on the boardwalk...

i didn't bring my camera
and once i started walking,
i regretted that decision...
and then i remembered there is a camera
on my phone
(not an i phone but still...a camera)
so i took it out and played with it...
and it was fun...
i ended up being there for over 2 hours
and it
was so incredibly awesomely
warm...

i sat here on one of these rocks
with bare feet 
and the sun on my face
and listened to the birds and the water rushing beneath the ice
and 
felt 
like i 
was
melting
into spring.

and i liked it.

joan jett attitude jean shorts fishnets and a pair of pink chucks

that's my girl...

she is heading off to quarter finals
this weekend
in another province
to play with a real band this time...

there is pre-voting on youtube
if you would like to help her out...
emma giddings...

we would appreciate it so much!

You can Pre-Vote Below for your favorite to advance to the Semi Finals !
Online voting counts for 25% of results, live voting at the competition counts for another 25% while judges count for 50%.

9 will advance to compete with other winners from NB, PEI and Nova Scotia !

what i know right now

at this very moment
at this spotlight second
of time and space
and silent coursing energy
pulsing in my veins
is that i am happy.

i am truly effing amazingly full-to-the-brim
happy.

there was an article about me
in a local paper yesterday
and the response was mindblowing...
i was happy because i was able to
talk about my mom and dad in the article,
i was able to tell the story about my dad's windmill
and about how it was because of my parents
that my brothers and i
are ok
with being different.
it's ok.
in fact,
it's awesome.

and the fact that my husband
texted me
first thing in the morning
and told me that he
had to bite back tears as he read it
because he was so
proud
of me...
that was the best part of the day.

it is scary
putting yourself out there.
{thoughts of who do you think you are
what is so special about what you do...
in fact, anyone can do what you do...run
rampant through your head}
but i am happy that i gave myself that push
and tried the paintings this time,
talked about the possibility {and the real fear}i have of
wanting to write someday...
i'm glad i pushed a little.

and i don't know if it's the warm weather or the fact that i'm feeling better
or the raging happiness
but something is driving me to get out there again
with the camera...it's been a long time since i have felt like this...
to get out and take pictures just-for-the-sake-of-taking-pictures again.

and i like it.