good find: perfect strangers

vintage.

the sub-title of this find could be: if i were captured on a show...a sentiment close to my soul.

good find: freedom

one of the great speeches.

good find: feist's roots

listen to this gem.

good find: story

just research...

in.spiew: words

that shimmer...

everyone has to start

somewhere. I have been chasing my soul for a bit and the first post was bound to be tricky. a break changes the way you see the world,doesn't it? maybe we are always changing but we only notice the shifts when our habits become illuminated.hmmm...

good find: street art

coat tails

the wind chases the trench coat crowd
down hurried sidewalks, through crowded hours
past corridors of stillness
maybe you caught your reflection
in their coat tails

a thousand maybes

a gasp of wonder
ignites the air
a crack of light
and then
a rumble of thunder
break the sky
a thousand maybes
collide on the horizon
whispers rising into cloud
an idea is born.

make believe

we make
movies in our minds, every moment
we edit the sound and picture
and convince ourselves it is real
we are hard wired for
make believe

a balance sheet in the sky

when his pocket watch records the minutes
they end up on a balance sheet in the sky
a swirling mess of numbers
that feast on his days
like a ravenous wolf

simple bliss

the wind in your hair
a grin in your eyes
the sun kissing your cheek
simple bliss.

blink

life in a bubble
out the window, birds fly backwards
and sing in jazz
soul mates speak in kisses  
and blink photographs

for estelle

stones on a beach
caught her fancy
smooth and round
in her pocket
too valuable to skip

the happenstance lottery

ribbons of light unfold 
across the ceiling
shadows unravel in equal measure
above, the happenstance lottery plays
light and dark fortunes emerge
and disappear
we are the wild cards
what will we notice and what will we ignore?
any fate can surface
we build stories
from our brushes
with chance.

the impossible blue

she dives into the impossible blue
a bubble escapes her gasp
inspiration fuel

~

magnolia blooms inhale our whims
inventing skyscrapers made of fragrance
and rockets headed for cloud

word of the day

this word seems to fit the blustery skies around TO today. the universe, she roars. what word fits your day?

good find: a way with words

if you love geeking out on words, you will love this podcast.

happiness

word play: 9: mine

this number mind doodle will be a little different than the others. call it un-copywriting. i have no beef with the company, it just flirted with my imagination and funny bone and happens to be nine letters long. actually it has 10. (i missed the double l as the mind doodle was forming so the extra l is mine and lovely in all its' imaginary rule-breaking glory.) it is a brand which also sets it apart, a word that is filled to the brim with stories.

maybelline

"make believe" or "maybe lying"

which is what make-up is in many ways, a mask we choose to wear.

the commercial that spurred this line of thought was about "fitt me" foundation and in my dreamy state it seemed like they were saying "pick me" which reminded me of a teenage girl aching to be noticed by the Trip Fontaine du jour.

all the rhetoric about "natural" and "letting the real you shine through" just seemed comical to me.

word play: 8: infinity

uni.verse
goodness.grateful.wellness.
fruitful.
integrity.
complete.

word play :7: samurai

7
estelle.
inspire
firefly
collect.moments
victory.justice.harmony.liberty.
herself
letters.pattern.doodles.
silence.

word play: 6

6
deluxe!
poetry.
secret.shadow.lovely
laughs
belong..
humble.


off.ice
i have always found offices alittle off and icy myself.

word play: 5: spare coins

maybe we should start a phive movement so that it matches number/letter-wise.

5
whole.heart.earth.globe.brain.human
great.grace.
march
black.white
a.live.death
share

word.play: four is a four letter word

FOUR
four letter words get a bad rap but really they are one of the few numbers that mean what they say number/letter-wise. sure there are plenty of *cuss* words but there are many beautiful, profound ones too. i think what i love most about this silly exercise is the way it has made me take a look at things long taken for granted.

{sets}
life.live.dead
work.play
love.fate.soul.mate.
wish.hope.here.know.wise
soap.dirt
leaf.tree
rain.snow.hail.wind
idea.mind
bird.song.jazz
rare.true.real

FORMULAS FOR LIFE
eyes + ears: talk

maybe we need to do twice the looking and listening vs. talking.

he.ro.her.o.hero.
everyone can be a hero.

more word play: letters (& words) by numbers

my mind has been spinning on a new tangent of late, collecting words by the number of letters they contain.

ONE
a.i

TWO
we.us.am.me.be.

THREE
sun.sky.you
ago.ego
tea.eat.ate.
zen

t

T is for...
today!
travel.telescope.team.talent.truth.trust.tobogan.tomato.tea.

happy valentne's day.

r

R is for...
ruby.raspberry.radical.race.rest.revoultion.renew.rollercoaster.round.rascal.

a

A is for...
able, abbreviation (a long word about shortning)
acupuncture
adapt
aesthetic
affect
again,ago
aha!
air
adjust
awkward
alias.allow
amen
announce
aloha
apple
acquaintance
arrange.art.
assist
atlas
aunt, author
advantage
away.awhile
ax
azygos

word play: h.e.a.r.t.

i wish someone would invent thought to blog technology. i have been counting down the days to valentine's day with a silly poetry game -- collecting my favourite words to spell the word HEART.

H is for...
heart
he.art
hear.t
heal. home. hope.here.happenstance.holiday.happy.howl.hello.hi.jinx.hoopla.hogwash.hootnany.hush.have.hold.harmony.heaven.
E is for....
early.event.earnest.eager.elegant.elephant.energy.eat.element.evolution.essential.ear.eye.eon.everyone.evidence.east.elaborate.elevator.emu.eek!

manifesto

dn in.spired and sent me this gem.

a reminder of life's truths. what do you love?

simple bliss

good find: perfectly Imperfect

delving into the perfection of imperfection these days.

in.spire: a window to the future