Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Love Poetry How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with a passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote love poems to her husband, Robert Browning.  Do you ever write love poems to someone you love?

Small Biz Tanka

Grow Your Biz

You start with a dream!
Is it feasible for you?
Why do you want this?

Pop your idea around.
What's the verdict?  Like or not?

@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry

I went to a small business expo and really enjoyed meeting all the people there.  There was so much to learn, and eat, and discover.  You have a dream and I have a dream.  These people made their dreams into realities.  Do you ever notice how people who follow their dreams are happier?

Sky Patterns

Hmmm...

TGIF Tanka

TGIF

It's been a long week...
What did I do?  What did I 
say?  It's almost gone.

Ahh!  The weekend's coming soon.
What to do?  What do I say?

@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry

Enjoy your weekend!  Life's good!  Remember don't waste time because time comes and goes no matter what you do.  Can you believe it is almost Thanksgiving?  Yummy food!  Big stomach rolls around while you drool out of your tongue!  Not sure why I wrote that...  It has a certain ring though.  Hmmm...

Pink

Why pink?

Pink is pink because
it stands for cancer and for
pretty pink flowers.

@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry

As you can probably tell my favorite color is pink.  I even like some of the songs by the musical composer Pink.  And I like the pink panther.  Presently I don't have a pink room, but I did paint my room pink once upon a time.

Malachi

3:10

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

Have you ever read this passage from the Bible?  What does it mean to you?  My brother and I had a discussion about this a long time ago to figure out if this had any merit.  We felt that it did.  I remember periods in my life when I was not financially secure and would give less and less to God because of it.  However the less I gave the less I received.  Oddly enough, even when I don't think I have a lot, if I give more to God, the more I receive.  This past year I have been doing a lot of things pro bono.  And in return I have been given a lot of things for free.  At times, it doesn't make sense.  I remember my brother telling me that when he donated money to Salvation Army that things always went smoother for him but during a period when he stopped, then a bunch of little things made his life more difficult.  I have to agree.  The more I donate, the more easier life seems.  And when I don't, I have expenses cropping up out of nowhere.  This is a direct challenge from God.  Are you up for the challenge?  It's very much like paying it forward.  And what goes around comes around.  

A Balloon Festival

Which never quite got off the ground this year due to weather...