Hump Day joke: Water

Ya see, two camels walk into a bar, ya see. One camel says to the bartender "Can I have a glass of water. The bartender says, "Whoa dude, don't you have enough water already?" The camel says, "Oh no it's not for me. It's for my friend. He had a dry hump."

Happiness is

Happiness is a measurement of a condition
an ends to a mean
a smile pressed upon a kiss
The state of my mind
A choice

Shine baby SHINE!

Today I'm caught shining the 'O' in POSITIVE.

There are two sides to everything

the good & the bad
the light & the dark
the positive & the negative

In this world, one depends on the other

You must educate yourself about the dark to make your light SHINE brighter

Shine baby SHINE!

On Michael Jackson...

God was definitely using him. I believe long before Michael was born, his soul chose this way to come to us. God sends "angels" to us all the time in different forms. He has to because the problem is we all don't see or hear the same thing. I've always felt that if Michael did not come to us this way, he would of been a great charismatic preacher of some sort. But look at the limiting factor in that. Not everybody believes in certain religions and etc. But music... now THAT is the great communicator. How brilliant is it for God to send his light to us through modern music? Through a humble human being with a simple name, "Michael Jackson". It amazes me every time I think about it.

Inspiration

She looked through the screen door and admired
the pattern the sunlight made through the trees
on the sprawling pavement
sometimes she saw faces, patterns... WORDS

Outside, she stood beneath the tree,
letting the sunlight tickle her face.
That is how it began.
She found her inspiration in the sunlight.

Crescent's Jealousy

oh Crescent
You are not magical and mystical
as my favorite
She is voluptuous, full
and circular like our original shape

She is effervescent and coy
She beckons me to the pool
to look at her reflection
In it I see esteem beauty
encircling
playful woes of another day

She loves to instigate
endless peek-a-boo
along Cumulus Row
She leaves me longing
at first blush when her starlit
curtain is drawn

oh Crescent
Your forlorn jealousy
should be stacked, pasted
written on the wind
It is unwarranted yet benign

For you have looked behind yourself
and beheld her
etched kindness
her intimidating haunt and
her incredible gaze
as she dances along the open plain

You long to be something you will never be
round
voluptuous
most opportune

my favorite

Laissez Faire la Food

(Do not take the food)

Saturday is the day that we always got up
We’d have a croissant, a little coffee in our cup
We’d talk about our plans and make a few
We’d sit at the table, we’d do what lover’s do

Sometimes we’d have orange juice instead of coffee
Sometimes it was cinnamon rolls with hot butter toffee
But no matter the food it is now met with rue
Saturday is just not as delectable without you

I Got the Party Planning Blues

I planned a child's party
To which I was tardy
Oh brother! My job is in jeopardy.

My balloon delight
Caused such a fright
When it popped in the middle of an ice cream fight.

The party was ruined
The birthday girl was boo-hooin'
And her mother shouted, "Oh yes, I'll be suin' "

The life of a party planner
Could never be grander!
After this one I quit. I'm now a panhandler.

That dreaded washing machine

My character hates reality television.

Oh yes, she loves being real but she revels and gets caught up in the masked identity of fantasy. Bold colors, engaging action and bellowing music scores make her tingle with enthusiasm and takes her to distant exotic places where she can no longer hear car horns, bill collectors and the washing machine.

Sigh!

Back to reality.

That dreaded washing machine…

The Spring Show

ah! your sweet tender leaves remind me of spring!
I am green with envy of how you reach out beneath
the crystals
that cover your safe beginnings. I shiver as I observe and marvel
at your lesson. Even though the seasons try to cover your sanctity
and callous
your exterior, that inner spirit precipitates life that can’t help itself.
Thank you for this conjured moment; I look forward to your next show!

Quotes

Quotes

Love Life and Laugh Alot!

I love you. Three words that can start a fire.

Inspiration is felt stronger in the morning.

If you think today was good, wait until tomorrow.

A dash of life is never enough.

He was shallow when he went off the deep end, ending a life long obsession with water.

Make her kindness your weakness.

You're the best cure I've ever invented.

If I didn't know I was living this life, I would swear I was looking at a movie.

Do more for LOVE today than yourself.

Let's meet at the intersection of Love and Understanding.

Poetry

Through the Storm

But I got you baby
forever and a day
Throughout the year

Men have set fire
to ropes of danger
Trapped behind doors,
burned to the core
But I got you
to keep me true
Through the storm

_____

He turned his thoughts into parachutes,
little words that lifted people up.
He thought of life as less dense,
like lemonade in a coffee cup

____

Soon is not soon enough/ when it comes to seeing you. Tough/ when it comes down to this/ It's you everyday I miss

______

Fail's request / seen on a 20 x 20 screen / not conducive to / entertainment's behest

____

The ocean is full of love. Love has done it's part. The sky is full of forgiveness. And love is in my heart.

Happy New Year Through The Storm (a song)

Men have set fire to ropes of danger
Trapped behind doors, burned to the core
But I got you to keep me true
Through the storm

Let the planet rock on, at the request of the dawn
Transfigured and removed for the sake of a groove
But I got you baby for ever and a day
Throughout the year

Toils and shadows
Hate unbridled
Baby, it won't do
It won't keep me from you

Fear and sorrow
Can rain in tomorrow
It won't change the forecast
Our love will still last_______

Babe don't you worry or get in a hurry
Love is your bankroll, heat when you're cold
but I'm not anything
Throughout this year_______

I want to be everything through the storm

Thanksgiving Countdown

One week from right now, we'll be sitting back talking about how good the stuffing and the pumpkin pie was this year. "But the turkey was so dry!" Somebody will be overheard saying. And at least one of you will forget to take that giblet bag out before popping that bird in the oven. Ahhhh that sweet reaction of tryptophan swirling around in our body and making us sleepy from eating too much turkey. Don't get too comfy on that couch though -- Black Friday starts at 9pm.

Fruitless (Oh Lord Make Me A Compass)

Fruitless
(Oh Lord Make Me A Compass)

O Lord make me a compass
Deal bountifully with me
Don't let my words be crass
Plant me by the water like a tree

Point me in the direction where faith's abound
Show me my daily bread THIS day
So that I may eat it on earth's firm ground
And sing praises how your compass led the way

For I am fruitless, barren... a deciduous tree
But I am strong and hold great knowledge for someone
So let my steadfast strength glorify thee
As a compass by the shore when looked upon

Sandy

A happy-go-lucky kind of spirit
Much better than his sister
For she was rancid as acid
Folks around town called her bitter

Like spit on a fire, quite impossible
she was a wave of destruction
He invented lazy days and sunshine
Bold versus subdued. Ink versus intuition.

A bombastic coverlet, indeed superficial
A fairy tale, believable, yet fake
Quite magnanimous, of infinate proportions
Like a thief in the night takes the cake

One Lonely Appliance

Jubith Sential, the woman who talked to appliances, did a complete 180 today and began talking to her dog instead. This completely confused the canine because he thought she'd been talking to him all this time.

Dr. Dick Shawn walked in to see his next patient, a writer named Hans.

"Doctor," said Hans. "I'm all blocked. I haven't done nothin' in weeks."

The doctor went to a cabinet in the room and pulled out a box with a hole in the top.

"What's this?" asked Hans, sticking his hand into the box.

"Take two quotations and call me in the morning."

He's so over you.

How do you get over a guy who is so over you? You need a replacement and I don't mean another man! Start thinking about YOU for a change. Pamper yourself: hair, nails, new outfit, new attitude. Take up a new hobby or do something you've always wanted to do. It's the wrong time to go on the hunt for a new man. Relax on that, take it slow. If a new man is in your future, he'll come your way. That's because he'll be attracted to the new confident you.

Murder

the television’s loud
repeating weather report
It’s hot

92 degrees
A rusty gun metal fan
dark mahogany desk
the crumpled brown paper bag
blows across the floor
and dances against the wall
a gorgeous skirt whistles
while lifting composure
intensely

a brilliant opportunity
as gold bullion
toasts sweet perfume
where a standing position
gets you your
cantaloupe haze
dangling earrings
a matching necklace

the door unlocks
and swings open
It’s murder

© 2012 Mari

Remember My Melody

I've been motivated lately to play...
play music that is
Music is our saving grace
Without it we would drift away
into the darkness...
into the abyss
The sweet melodies lost,
the recordings of the greats
silenced. This is why I play...
I don't want to be forgotten