Tag Archives: song lyrics

Measuring Loss

Posted on March 24, 2014 by 1sojournal

For We Write Poems poetry prompt: We Wordle #11 http://wewritepoems.wordpress.com/ Measuring Loss Boney arms failed to keep her teacup of broken history on planet of unusable harvest. Calm devotion drowned in gutters of rushing memory where time is stored alive … Continue reading →

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An Old Old Story

Posted on September 15, 2013 by 1sojournal

For The Sunday Whirl writing prompt: Wordle #126 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ An Old Old Story And I found out a long time ago What a woman can do to your soul Ah, but she can’t take you any way You don’t already … Continue reading →

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Dust

Posted on July 31, 2012 by 1sojournal

For We Write Poems: prompt #116 Unexpected Descriptions http://wewritepoems.wordpress.com/ Please click and listen (skip the ad). Then come back and read the poem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=g0zSB2WEtwU&NR=1 Dust Infinitesimal specks grey matter settled to stillness layered ghosts dreaming hope brushed aside Elizabeth Crawford … Continue reading →

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Words From A Wisdom Keeper

Posted on March 8, 2011 by 1sojournal

For We Write Poems poetry prompt: Make Your Own Wordle http://wewritepoems.wordpress.com/ We were to choose about twenty words from the lyrics of the Gordon Lightfoot song, Don Quixote, then write a poem from the words we had chosen. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Words From A Wisdom Keeper | Tagged Don Quixote, encounter, Gordon Lightfoot, hawk, Poetry prompt, song lyrics, survival, We Write Poems, wordle | 12 Comments

Playing With A Playlist

Posted on January 22, 2010 by 1sojournal

The title of this blog site is Soul’s Music. Music has been a core ingredient of my life, all of my life. I am one of those individuals who always has song lyrics dancing through her head, from the moment … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing With A Playlist | Tagged Artists, coming back, drifting, Found Poem, List Poem, music, playing, playlist, Poetry, song lyrics, writing exercise | 3 Comments

Escape Artist

Posted on January 11, 2010 by 1sojournal

Digging a hole deep enough to shelter, relax in shadows, no direct sunlight to blind eyes or cause leakage that might muddy softly blurred edges. Keeping colors safe, almost pastel but not quite. Time and space slowed to more … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perception

Posted on April 4, 2009 by 1sojournal

In response to Claudette’s weekly writing challenge #10: Discernment http://claudetteellinger.wordpress.com/ I watched David Cook on American Idol a few nights ago. He sang his new song, Come Back to Me. I have been haunted ever since. Words whispering in my … Continue reading →

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