Author Archives: 1sojournal

About 1sojournal

Loves words and language. Dances on paper to her own inner music. Loves to share and keeps several blogs to facilitate that. They can be found here: http://1sojournal.wordpress.com/ http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/ http://claudetteellinger.wordpress.com/

Distillation of Truth

Posted on May 22, 2013

For Poets United Verse First Poetry Prompt: Truth http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/ Distillation of Truth When I was in my teens someone told me I had a gift for written words. I dismissed that missive. Thirties were spent playing hide and seek with … Continue reading →

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MizFit On Remembering

Posted on May 19, 2013

For The Sunday Whirl: Wordle #109 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ MizFit On Remembering You wanted to know some things, asked a lot of questions about what happened so long ago. It’s hard to know just where to begin. Memory has a touch both … Continue reading →

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From Mizfit’s Mouth To Your Ear

Posted on May 12, 2013

For The Sunday Whirl Wordle # 108 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ From Misfit’s Mouth To Your Ear Ole Frank, down at the feed store, always did know the score. Knew I never wanted to be just another drone harvesting a passel of kids … Continue reading →

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Old Frank At The Feed Store Remembers

Posted on May 9, 2013

For We Write Poems prompt #155: A Red Letter Day http://wewritepoems.wordpress.com/ Old Frank At The Feed Store Remembers She was just a little spit of a thing, but when that child would sing she could charm angels. Bring a thousand … Continue reading →

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Healing Path

Posted on May 8, 2013

For Poets United Verse First: Poetry Heals (100 words or less) http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/ Healing Path I am a poet following a healing path of words: sometimes like a lost child seeking safety, other times like a bold explorer with hope his only map. … Continue reading →

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MizFit

Posted on May 4, 2013

For We Write Poems Prompt #154: Who is your protagonist? http://wewritepoems.wordpress.com/ And for Far Write writing group: two words: fortitude, fondness and phrase: acorn beneath an apple tree MizFit Like lone acorn resting in grass beneath apple tree, Anastasia never … Continue reading →

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Color Therapy

Posted on May 1, 2013

Color Therapy Color Therapy Digital painting after April’s poem madness. Elizabeth Crawford  5/1/13

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Where I Come From

Posted on April 30, 2013

For Miz Quickly’s Impromptu Poetry Day 30: 30 http://imprompt.wordpress.com/ Where I Come From Why work so hard to be good at something no one else really cares about? Why spend hours, sometimes days and weeks, to tweak ordinary thought into … Continue reading →

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Wish To Be A Perfect Poet (with a bit of self talk)

Posted on April 29, 2013

For Miz Quickly’s Impromptu Poetry Day 29: Wishes http://imprompt.wordpress.com/ Wish To Be A Perfect Poet (with a bit of self talk) But foolish wish can’t even be kissed, ’cause puckered lips cannot begin to pronounce perfectly profound words that might … Continue reading →

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Pushed Beyond Limits

Posted on April 28, 2013

For The Sunday Whirl: Wordle # 106 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ Pushed Beyond Limits Transparent grubs of memory marched across mind in blind oath not to be forgotten. What she saw in list was harrowing, narrowing choices to thin gruel disconnected from marrow … Continue reading →

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