I’m having a little break from the computer this weekend as I will be spending time with my lovely daughter and attending the launch of a new shop she is managing. So no posts from me until Monday, which is a bank holiday in the UK. Next week I will continue with my novel, The […]
Tag: Blogging
My thoughts and questions about blogging.
Another poem inspired by an image
My husband took this photograph on one of his trips to Wroclaw in Poland, to see the amazing band Tides from Nebula. Unfortunately, this was before I semi-retired and I was unable to go with him, so he took plenty of photographs to show me how amazing this city is. Rising from the Pavements of […]
Day four of an interest in etymology
Etymology Haiku Poem Etymology A noun with five syllables A word’s history Derivation Etymos true logos word Roots in Ancient Greece Scientific term A perspective on the past Origination
On the subject of haikus
The haiku originates from Japan and is a poem of seventeen syllables, laid out in three lines of five seven and five, that uses sensory language to capture a feeling or an image. A haiku is traditionally inspired by an element of nature, a moment of beauty, or another poignant experience; however, in more recent […]
Inspired by another quotation
Sunrise Haiku Inspired by the Emily Dickinson quote: ‘I’ll tell you how the sun rose, a ribbon at a time’ Once as the sun rose I tried to tie its ribbons Into knots and bows
Haunted by a statue
Stone Faced Haiku Sculpted and sombre Woeful physiognomy Ghost grey effigy
The third day of an interest in etymology
Etymology #3 Twinkle is a shiny word A sparkling, glittering, winking verb A two-syllabic, iambic light Constantly changing from faint to bright Having a friendly or happy face Moving lightly from place to place Glinting and flickering in a dance Stars like diamonds in the distance Its origins are in the Germanic tongue Developed in […]
The second day of an interest in etymology
Etymology #2 Harmony: a noun, a melodic word, The pleasant-sounding sequence Of music in a chord. Three syllables denote euphony, Composition, musical structure, Creation of a symphony. A pleasing congruence of parts, Harmony is concord, goodwill, The meeting of minds and hearts. Without it there would be no unity; The world would be in discord, […]
You have to watch this
I don’t know where this video clip originally came from, but it was shared by a friend of mine on Facebook. You have to watch it to the very end – it’s brilliant! http://www.facebook.com/leonrobertspost/videos/10203007512853219/?pnref=story
writing in north norfolk 