LindaGHill is here again in my email and she is very excited, she had this to say: “And, it’s a wrap! Today is our thirty-first prompt for Just Jot it January 2023. This month has felt like the longest month ever, and yet it’s flown by. I won’t say too much here because I want to leave some for tomorrow’s wrap up post. But what do you say we finish this thing with a flourish?
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 31st 2023, is “write.” Use the word “write” any way you’d like. Have fun!
If you’d like to see what I have so far on your prompt list and what’s to come, you can find it HERE.“
I write because it keeps me alive because it is the one thing I have that is mine and mine alone and unless they remove my brain or fingers it will always will be. I write because there is so much inside my head screaming to get out. So much so that I have removed so many earlier posts about me and pain, worries and family because they really were not for publication. Amazingly what started as therapy as I learned to walk again after breaking my back the second time hasn’t it turned into something quite different. Hopefully it has grown as I have and is no longer a pity party…Oh! I do hope so! I write because I have met so wonderful people and they have given me strength… Thank you all so much. I write because I want to!
This week Colleen suggests we try Random word poetry. Which is something that Jane Dougherty started writing last year. Colleen said : “I think this is a great way to find inspiration, so let’s try it.
Below, I’ve generated a list of 100 random words. The idea is to read through the words, searching for a word that sparks your inspiration.
Then, choose no less than three words to use in your poem.
You can use as many words as you’d like, but at a minimum—you must use three words from the list. This is a great time to experiment with freestyle or free verse poetry (defined on the cheat sheet).
If you write a free verse or freestyle poem, please include a syllabic form to accompany it. That means you’ll write two poems. Have fun making connections between the two forms.
I chose to write an Abhanga. The Abhanga a poem in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc. It is customary to title your poetry.
These are the words I chose *Rambunctious *maddening *dysfunctional * rampant *sashay *bizarre *Quicksand *unruly* hurl *walk *capricious *innocent *voyage “mayhem *push *clocks *trap *brick *carry *safe
The child
That child is maddening Rambunctious slight of hand Quicksilver and quicksand Slipping your grasp.
Unruly they hurl past Dysfunctional they say They don’t walk they sashay Lion rampant.
Capricious and bizarre They’re still an innocent Their voyage mayhem bent Still but a dream.
Don’t push them to watch clocks Don’t trap or brick them up Their spirits need such luck Carry them safe
Linda is here again with our prompt for JuJoJan, here’s what she sai: “Wow! It’s our second-last daily prompt! Today is our thirtieth prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to us by Dawn. Much appreciated, Dawn! Please be sure to visit Dawn’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 30th 2023, is “canine.” Use the word “canine” any way you’d like. Enjoy!
If you’d like to see what I have so far on your prompt list and what’s to come, you can find it Here
CanineColleague
Inch by inch they moved forward, attached by ropes around their waists. The ice was so cold they could feel it chilling their bones.
Carefully watching for any cracks that might appear in the ice, the man at the front of the line signaled for them to stop and listen.
They all did, hearing the ice groaning and over that the tired howling of exhaustion. They all knew what to do. Spread out, those at the front laid down and continued to inch ahead. Those further back held on tight to the ropes securing the men at the front.
They held those ropes tight they could not give an inch or they might slip and drown.
The howling was getting quieter now but no one could give up or relax their efforts. This was a valued member of their team who had saved many of them before.
The cry went up “Got her” slowly inch by inch they hauled her out. She was passed down the line across the frozen lake to the shore. As soon as she reached the bank she was wrapped up warmly in a moon blanket. And rushed off for medical treatment.
Later they visited her, luckily the Vet said she would be fine but this fabulous dog, part of their team had been within an inch of losing her life! Even so she was soon back working with them again.
Well last week Morgarna, Merlin and Gail met Lady Gwyneth we left the listening to her sad tale of loss. Carry on reading to see how or even if they can help ?
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Merlin took the E.R. from his pocket and scanned the room. “There’s not a lot we can do here Gail we can’t change history it’s done but we can help Gwyneth understand what happened and hopefully help her and her husband cope.” “Yes damage limitation, is our best shot” echoed Morgarna. Gail opened her mouth to complain but stopped seeing Merlin’s eyes. Morgarna stood and said to Gwyneth “let’s take a trip back to the rose garden and see what happened.” Standing up she crossed to the arrowslit and Gail and Gwyneth followed her. Merlin called up the anomaly and the three woman passed through the arrow slit and jumped.
As they landed the first thing they noticed was the heady scent of roses and the gentle sound of water from Gwyneth’s favourite fountain. “Okay said Morgarna no one can see or hear us so we can just observe and not spook anyone” Then Gwyneth saw herself over on the other side of the garden, picking roses and humming to herself. “Look ” said Gail softly, ” there you are and you are not doing anything you should not. You had no idea that there was a little time bomb inside you. You are not to blame” Gwyneth, her eyes full of tears, replied , ” I just feel I should have known something was wrong .” “How could you of ?” asked Morgarna touching Gwyneth on the arm. Just then they saw Gwyneth fall to the ground. Her ladies in waiting gathered round her , there was nothing they could do, her life’s blood was simply flowing out of her. “Do something Morgarna, please do something I know you can” , cried Gail. Morgarna shook her head I can’t, I am sorry, if I change anything now I will only make things worse. I could save them today and then something nasty would happen the next day or the next week. But Gail there might be something you can do if you just watch”
The Ladies in waiting were flapping around Gwyneth none of them had any idea what to do. “Call for my husband ” Gwyneth whispered, “He is away hunting my lady ” was the reply. Just then Gail saw a spirit emerging from the life’s blood pooling around Gwyneth , without a thought Gail lunged forward and caught it, it was a tiny baby girl. The tiny soul looked up into Gail’s eyes and smiled opening her eyes wide it was as if she was saying thank you. Gail was delighted by the little dot and brought her over to meet her mother. Gently she handed the little girl to Gwyneth, the ghost who was so happy to be reunited with her baby .
While the three women were fussing and cooing over the baby, Morgarna had even stubbed her cigarette out so as not to breathe smoke all over the babe, the anomaly arrived . Morgarna checked her cigarette was out and picking up the stub she dropped it into her bag. “Mustn’t contaminate the time continuem ladies” she smiled adding, ” Oh! That’s our cue to jump come on and hold that baby tight! ” So linking arms and Gwyneth holding on tight to the baby they all jumped.
They landed with a thump in the dimly lit bed Chamber full of doctors apocatheries and other lords and scribes. “I know where we are” said Gwyneth, “are were veiled they don’t know we are here do they Morgarna?” She asked indicating all the men standing around. “No we can’t be seen or heard” Morgarna reassured her. “This is my husband’s Bed Chamber and he is dying, I have whittnessed this scene so many times….. It’s so painful to watch he bemoans how losing me and the baby blotted his life….he never recovered and he died a young man…. I feel so guilty” Gwyneth’s voice trailed off. Morgarna looked sharply at her and said, ” you can’t hold yourself responsible for his actions, we can’t change any of that now but we can sort out the three of you spirits in the ever after and give you all some peace. That’s what we are here for.” Turning to Gail she added ” here’s where you come in again sweetie” Gail watched the scene as the man in the bed rambled on and the medics and scribes bumbled around. Then all of a sudden Gwen’s husband looked straight at her and the baby and smiled. “This is different ” whispered Gwyneth “he’s never seen me before” smiling she reached out her hand to him. At that moment he breathed his last and closed his eyes and died. “No” screamed Gywneth ,”This is awful I feel like I have lost him all over again” and she desolved into tears. Gail was concentrating on the dying man, she knew what she had to do this time and she was ready. While Morgarna consoled Gwyneth Gail saw the spirit of the man leaving the bed heading for the light, quick as a flash she caught his arm and pulled him back and spun him round to face his wife and baby. They all embraced and there were many tears of joy. Morgarna intervened “Come on guys there’s no time for that you three all need to follow that light! Now!” With a shove she sent them on their way, a happy couple and their baby went towards the light and disappeared. They all turned and waved with gratitude in their eyes as they passed through, Gail went to follow but just as she got to the light Morgarna grabbed her …”Not yet young lady it’s not your time “ Gail felt strangely empty and lost but then she felt Morgarna’s warmth seeping into her she relaxed and let go!
Merlin was sitting on the lawn on the approach to the castle when he got a message from Morgarna on the *T.A.S.C.C. App. on his mobile. It read: ‘mission completed I need a cigarette and a drink ! ‘
* Time and Space Continuem Commutation App.
They landed, Gail and Morgarna, next to Merlin who had organised a table and ordered some food and drinks. “My dears, a Bacardi and Coke for you Morgs and a Cabernet Sauvignon for you Gail, how did it go are they all resettled and reunited now?” “Yes indeed ” Morgarna replied lighting a cigarette, “all thanks to Gail we are all sorted here. ” Then seemingly smoking her cigarette she spoke to Merlin telepathically “Gail was a little unsettled by it all and I nearly lost her to the light! “ Merlin raised an eyebrow and then said well ladies let’s eat drink and be merry for Lady Gwyneth and her family”……and so they did.
Later that evening Gail and Merlin jumped through the anomaly back to the house while Morgarna was sent off on another trip.
Morgarna landed with a thump on the deck of a huge battleship that has just travelled through Tower Bridge in London…. There were a couple of good looking naval ratings finishing some work before their supper who were mightily surprised by her entry… Morgarna smiled and practically purred “Well hello sailors!”
LindaGHill just landed in my inbox she said : “Hey there! It’s our daily prompt! Today is our twenty-ninth prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to us by Wendy. Thanks so much, Wendy! Please be sure to visit Wendy’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 29th 2023, is “exercise.” Use the word “exercise” any way you’d like. Have fun!
If you’d like to see what I have so far on your prompt list and what’s to come, you can find it HERE.“
When we exercise we get an adrenaline rush.
James laughing at himself 🤣😂 love him.
Exercise feeds the brain Exercise increases blood flow to the brain. Due to its high metabolic demand, the brain demands good circulation, and exercise aids it. An increase in blood flow is not only extremely beneficial, it is essential. Exercise induces good blood flow to deliver all the nutrients required to carry out the brain’s job, while it also increases production molecules important to brain function, including memory. Information from here.
Hi this week Jim Adam our knowledgeable host for Song Lyric Sunday is here with prompt. This week it’s New Wave Music. Well that’s a huge pallet for us to cover Jim…. I could spend a month on this subject and barely scratch the surface. So we are talking late seventies, eighties and beyond so I was young married and had small children to look after.. but I always made time for music , this shows in our lads eclectic tastes!
So what is New Wave Music, as always I shall get Wiki to explain, as I said it’s a huge subject!
New wave is a loosely defined music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself. Later, critical consensus favored “new wave” as an umbrella term involving many popular music styles of the era, including power pop, synth-pop, ska revival, and more specific forms of punk rock that were less abrasive. It may also be viewed as a more accessible counterpart of post-punk. A number of common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, the use of electronic sounds, and a distinctive visual style in music videos and fashion. In the early 1980s, virtually every new pop/rock act – and particularly those that employed synthesizers – were tagged as “new wave”. Although new wave shares punk’s do-it-yourself philosophy, the artists were more influenced by the styles of the 1950s along with the lighter strains of 1960s pop and were opposed to the generally abrasive, political bents of punk rock, as well as what was considered to be creatively stagnant “corporate rock”. New wave commercially peaked from the late 1970s into the early 1980s wit h numerous major artists and an abundance of one-hit wonders. MTV, which was launched in 1981, heavily promoted new-wave acts, boosting the genre’s popularity. In the mid-1980s, new wave declined with the emergence of the New Romantic, New Pop, and New Music genres. Since the 1990s, new wave resurged several times with the growing nostalgia for several new-wave-influenced artists. More information here.
As said above where to start. So I am going with three yup three and believe me it was hard to stop at three! Thr first one is a real catchy tune I used to dance around the house baby in one arm hoover in over hand and if they were not at school, the older boys either dancing with me or telling me to turn it down so they could hear their music!
… Doctor! Doctor!” is a song performed by the British new wave band Thompson Twins. It is the second single from the band’s fourth studio album, Into the Gap (1984). It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and prominently features a keyboard solo. Following the successful chart performances of the Into the Gap single “Hold Me Now“, “Doctor! Doctor!” was released in the UK on 27 January 1984 as the album’s second single. In 1983, after the commercial success of their third album Quick Step and Side Kick, the Thompson Twins collaborated again with producer Alex Sadkin to record Into the Gap at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. Bailey and Sadkin co-produced the album’s tracks, including “Doctor! Doctor!”.
I saw you there, just standing there And I thought I was only dreaming, yeah I kissed you then, then once again You said you would come and dance with me Dance with me across the sea And we can feel the motion of a thousand dreams
Doctor! Doctor! Can’t you see I’m burning, burning Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I’m feeling?
Ships at night give such delight We all leave before the morning light Please don’t go, no, please don’t go ‘Cause I don’t want to stay here on my own, ooh
Doctor! Doctor! Can’t you see I’m burning, burning Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I’m feeling?
Doctor! Doctor! Can’t you see I’m burning, burning Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I’m feeling?
Fever breathe your love on me (breathe your love) Take away my name (take away) Fever lay your hands on me (breathe your love) I’ll never be the same
Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Can’t you see I’m burning, burning Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I’m feeling?
Doctor! Doctor! Can’t you see I’m burning, burning Oh, Doctor! Doctor! Is this love I’m feeling?
Come with me and make believe We can travel to eternity
So I fell in love with Aha from the get go, their first release Take on me had me hooked but here’s my favourite one of theirs. I don’t think any of the lads were keen on these guys by then they had developed their own tastes!
“The Sun Always Shines on T.V.” is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released as the third single from their debut studio album, Hunting High and Low (1985). The song was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. In some commercial markets the single was not as popular as their previous (debut) single “Take On Me“, which had achieved the top spot in the United States and several other countries around the world, but in the United Kingdom and Ireland it improved upon the number-two charting of “Take On Me”, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1986, having been released there on 16 December 1985. Its success secured for the band the prestige of having achieved number-one single status in both the primary Anglo-American popular music charts on either side of the Atlantic.
The band’s Paul Waaktaar-Savoy said… we wrote “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.,” that Andrew Wickham’s secretary felt was a hit. She convinced him to make room for it. When we recorded it, we were really sick with influenza. Magne and Morten were lying in the studio on camping beds with high fevers. The bass line for the song was performed using a Yamaha DX7. Other synthesizers include PPG Wave, Roland Juno-60 and sampled instruments. The oboe during the song was played on a sampler. Information from Wiki.
Touch me How can it be Believe me The sun always shines on T.V
Hold me Close to your heart Touch me And give all your love to me To me…
I Reached inside myself And found nothing there To ease the pressure off My ever worried mind
All my powers waste away I fear the crazed and lonely looks The mirror’s sending me These Days
Touch me How can it be Believe me The sun always shines on T.V
Hold me Close to your heart Touch me And give all your love to me
Please don’t ask me to defend The shamefull lowlands Of the way I’m drifting Gloomily through time (Touch me)
I reached inside myself today (Give all your love) Thinking there’s got to be some way To keep my troubles distant
Hold me Close to your heart Touch me And give all your love to me
The boys were older by now and Tears For Fears were liked by all of us. In fact later our youngest worked, for a time, for a record company who had Tears for Fears on their books.
The Seeds of Love is the third studio album by British pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 25 September 1989 by Fontana Records. It retained the band’s epic sound while incorporating influences ranging from jazz and soul to Beatlesque pop. Its lengthy production and scrapped recording sessions cost over £1 million. The album spanned the title hit single “Sowing the Seeds of Love,” as well as “Woman in Chains,” and “Advice for the Young at Heart”, both of which reached the top 40 in several countries.
The Seeds of Love was an international success, entering the UK Albums Chart at number one, and top ten in other countries including the U.S. It has been certified Gold or Platinum in several territories including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands. Despite its success, personal tensions during recording led to band members Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal splitting up at the conclusion of their 1990 world tour, with Orzabal remaining as the band’s sole official member until the two reunited in the early 2000s.
High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man And the lovetrain rides from coast to coast D.J.’s the man we love the most Could you be, could you be squeaky clean And smash any hope of democracy? As the headline says you’re free to choose There’s egg on your face and mud on your shoes One of these days they’re gonna call it the blues yeah
Sowing the seeds of love (Anything is possible) Seeds of love (When you’re sowing the seeds of love) Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love (Anything is possible) Seeds of love (When you’re sowing the seeds of love) Sowing the seeds
I spy tears in their eyes They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention Food goes to waste So nice to eat, so nice to taste Politician granny with your high ideals Have you no idea how the majority feels? So without love and a promise land We’re fools to the rules of a goverment plan Kick out the style! Bring back the jam!
Sowing the seeds of love (Anything is possible) Seeds of love (When you’re sowing the seeds of love) Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love (Anything is possible) Seeds of love (When you’re sowing the seeds of love) Sowing the seeds
The birds and the bees My girlfriend and me In love
Feel the pain Talk about it If you’re a worried man, then shout about it Open hearts, feel about it Open minds, think about it Everyone, read about it Everyone, scream about it! Everyone (Everyone yeah, yeah) Everyone (Everyone), read about it, read about it Read in the books in the crannies And the nooks there are books to read for us!
Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love We’re sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds
Sowing the seeds of love Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love
Sowing the seeds of love
Time to eat all your words Swallow your pride Open your eyes Time to eat all your words Swallow your pride Open your eyes
High time we made a stand (Time to eat all your words) And shook up the views of the common man (Swallow your pride) And the lovetrain rides from coast to coast (Open your eyes) Every minute of every hour “I love a sunflower ” (Open your eyes) And I believe in love power (Open your eyes) Love power Love power (Open your eyes)
Sowing the seeds of love Seeds of love Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love The seeds of love Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love The seeds of love Sowing the seeds
An end to need And the politics of greed With love
Sowing the seeds of love Seeds of love Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love Seeds of love (Anything, anything) Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love Seeds of love Sowing the seeds
An end to need And the politics of greed With love
Sowing the seeds of love Seeds of love Sowing the seeds Sowing the seeds of love Seeds of love Sowing the seeds…
For those of you joining SoCS for the first time, it’s a little different than the other prompts in that it’s not always a whole or single word. If you’re joining in from JusJoJan, don’t want to write stream of consciousness style, no worries. It’s up to you! If you do want to try it, please check out the rules below. It’s fun! Here’s your Saturday prompt:
Your prompt for #JusJoJan the 28th and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “throw in the towel.” Use the phrase “throw in the towel” somewhere in your post. Enjoy!
Throw in the Towel
To give up to concede When it is too difficult To slow your pace give up the lead When the going gets tough Shrug your shoulders and say enough When you can no longer duck the punches. The gym implodes you can do no more crunches. That job has taken so long it makes you scowl. Give up, give in, throw in the towel.
LindaGHill arrived today and said : “Hellooo! I’m here with our regular daily prompt. Today is our twenty-seventh prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to us by Kim. Thank you, Kim! Please be sure to visit Kim’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 27th 2023, is “amenities.” Use the word “amenities” any way you’d like. Have fun!
If you’d like to see what I have so far on your prompt list and what’s to come, you can find it HERE.
Amenities
“Something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment. hotels with modern amenities. providing residents with the basic amenities. usually amenities : something (such as a conventional social gesture) that promotes smoothness or pleasantness in social relationships.”
That’s all for now not many amenities at Auschwitz.
Rounded up beaten into compliance Herded onto trains, treated worse than cattle. Sorted to the left or the right no point to defiance. Death or slave labour, hunger a constant battle. Shot or beaten at a soldiers whim Deemed subhuman because you were a Jew. The race or religion may change but it ever was and is… nothing is new.
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