Senryu Tender thoughts of you Filling me with love and warmth Remembering us Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Thu. July 2, 2020
One Liner Wednesday
Good Morning! I came across this funny picture and it made me laugh. Yes, I am lucky there were no iPhone cameras around when I was younger! How about you?
In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday
Daily Haiku – Wed. July 1, 2020
Haiku Sky of tangerine Swirling with the greys of night Shaking off darkness Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Haiku – Wild Iris
A wild iris blooms Here for one fleeting moment Beauty in passing Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © In response to Frank Tassone's Weekly Hakai Challenge #145 Wild Iris. This beautiful flower blooms for only one day.
Daily Haiku – Tue. June 30, 2020
Senryu Sitting in the shade Of a poinciana tree My thoughts are of you Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Mon. June 29, 2020
Senryu Heads knock together Two strong personalities Figuring it out Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Work in Progress
Work in Progress
Ever changing circle of life and love Growing and evolving with respect and honor Giving and receiving Supporting and leaning Loving and hating Sometimes crashing and burning with resentment and bitterness Futile arguments Begrudging compromise Sending each other in different directions Searching for emotional life rafts A place to breathe and heal from stinging words of anger hurled without thought More harshly spoken than truth in their meaning Uneven edges of a puzzle trying to fit any which way Sharp corners slicing softness leaving bloody lesions Healing but scarring Forever reminders of imperfections on each side of the equation A never-ending challenge Learning to live and love as one Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Word Prompts Futile - Word of the Day Begrudge - FOWC
Daily Haiku – Sun. June 28, 2020
Haiku Loggerhead turtles Bringing joy to the snorkeler Who discovers them Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Song Lyric Sunday – Girl on Fire
Great prompts for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, hosted by Jim Adams. Cool, Freeze, Heat and Melt. There will be a lot of interesting songs chosen today. My pick is Girl on Fire from the fantastic and very talented Alicia Keys.
“Girl on Fire” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her fifth studio album of the same name. Keys co-wrote and co-produced the R&B ballad with Jeff Bhasker and Salaam Remi. The song contains an interpolation of the drums from the 1980 song “The Big Beat” by American rock guitarist Billy Squier, who received a writing credit on “Girl on Fire”. Released on September 4, 2012, as the lead single from the album of the same name, “Girl on Fire” is Keys’ first release under RCA Records following the closure of J Records, after a reorganization at Sony Music Entertainment.
“Girl on Fire” was inspired by Keys’ giving birth to her son Egypt and marriage to husband Swizz Beatz. Keys recorded a three-track suite for the song, consisting of the main version in addition to two remixes. The first remix, titled “Inferno”, adds two new verses from American hip hop artist Nicki Minaj, whilst the second mix titled “Bluelight” strips back the drums and piano leaving a sparse bass-led production and re-recorded “smokey” vocals. “Girl on Fire” opened to extremely positive reviews from critics, with many praising Keys’ vocals and the song’s production. Keys performed “Girl on Fire” for the first time at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards on September 6, 2012, where she was joined by Minaj and American gymnastics gold-medalist Gabby Douglas. The song has sold over 4 million paid downloads in the United States.
The following January Alicia Keys changed the word slightly and performed the song as “Obama is on Fire” and played it at his second inauguration.
Lyrics She's just a girl, and she's on fire Hotter than a fantasy, longer like a highway She's living in a world, and it's on fire Feeling the catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away Oh, she got both feet on the ground And she's burning it down Oh, she got her head in the clouds And she's not backing down This girl is on fire This girl is on fire She's walking on fire This girl is on fire Looks like a girl, but she's a flame So bright, she can burn your eyes Better look the other way You can try but you'll never forget her name She's on top of the world Hottest of the hottest girls say Oh, we got our feet on the ground And we're burning it down Oh, got our head in the clouds And we're not coming down This girl is on fire This girl is on fire She's walking on fire This girl is on fire Everybody stands, as she goes by Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes Watch her when she's lighting up the night Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl And it's a lonely world But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby This girl is on fire This girl is on fire She's walking on fire This girl is on fire Oh, oh, oh, She's just a girl, and she's on fireWriter/s: Jeff Bhasker, Alicia Augello-Cook, Salaam Remi, Billy Squire, Nicki Minaj Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
After the Storm
After the Storm
Geography of sands shifted by the storm forming a river through the dunes Water collected in a cerulean bay of calmness after the rage Angry winds sweeping seaweed and driftwood ashore Remnants of horseshoe crabs Laid to rest on a beachy grave Coffee-colored sea grasses Pliable and resilient Standing tall, now waving gently Resistant to the wind The ravages of nature’s anger Abolished Long gone leaving only silence Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © In response to Sue Vincent’s Weekly Write/Photo Word Prompts Coffee - Stream of Conciousness River - Word of the Day Cerulean Bay - RDP Abolish - FOWC