Friday Flash 55 "Deep Autumn"

Deep Autumn

Cool fingers tickle stubbled fields, whose grasses are rolled,
stacked, and stored, escaping Deep Autumn's boisterous frisking.

Wrapped within a red knit scarf, wooly and warm,
I dally upon Grandmother's old stone wall,

languish in heavy, slanted, amber rays,
like a barn cat, content.

Thoughts of seasonal chores, forgotten,
while contentment spirals, settles deep within.

by Margaret Bednar, 11-13-2012

This is for Friday Flash 55 which I will link with on this Thursday after 8pm

I'm also linked with Rural Thursday #143.  It is a place where information and photos are shared about what's currently happening in and around rural/country/farm homes.  I hope this fits in with the prompt.

Photo courtesy of my daughter

Rural Thursday #3 "Mugshot", Friday Fences #21, IGWRT's "Haiku", & Friday Flash 55 "Guilty"

I BELIVE I FINALLY TURNED OFF MY BLOGGER "COMMENT VERIFICATION".  THE NEW VERSION WAS CRAZY.  PLEASE,  LET ME KNOW IF IT IS STILL ON.  I APOLOGIZE, I have NO idea why blogger has done this.  (If you use the new interface and want to turn "word verification" off (and you should as it makes responding very difficult - and I'm not going to respond for long to those who have it), on your dashboard page, click the gear symbol to the right of the "Save Settings" button, and choose the "Old Blogger Interface" setting, so you can go back and change it by using the "Settings" tab, and then the "Comments" link. After it's fixed you can switch back to the new interface.I hope this helps. 

Eagerness embraced
sun's soft warmth invigorates
confidence instilled

Nurtured no longer
life changing philosophy
tumultuous clouds

Suspicious bias
spring's playful romps, forgotten
expectantly still

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens 365, February 16, 2012

The above is an "attempt" at a series of haiku for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Haiku with Grace.  I'm not that happy with these... it is HARD to do a traditional Japanese Haiku!

The post is linked with "Rural Thursday #3" AND "Friday Fences #21"... I'm being a tad lazy but I'm tired what with sick children and all...

and here is my quick, quick "Friday Flash 55" for this week:

Guilty

Life's eagerness and sweetness mingle with utter dependence
as the calf tugs upon the bottle teat.

Feeling a chill run down my spine, I glance over at his "big brothers".

A suspicious countenance has turned their once warm brown eyes to a piercing glare
and I feel guilty about the hamburger I just burped up.

Poetry Jam "A Recipe for "I'm Sorry" and Friday Flash 55 and "Rural Thursday"

For "Poetry Jam", "Friday Flash 55", "Friday Fences" & "Photo Art Friday" scroll to the bottom of page) 

Piglets

A gentle surge undulates
upon the straw,

pink cherub bodies
ride springtime's current

fall, ripple, sway,
roll forward

like a miniature wave train

gathering force
only to fall back again,

as squeals rise in pitch
against a warm shore
quivering snouts snuggle,
round elfin beach balls

bumpily bump about

tummies content
as spirits flourish,
faith-filled

life will forever be 

a safe harbor.

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens 365, revised 2-9-2012 (original 1-2-11)

I have a linked Mama pig & piglets to "Rural Thursday #2" .  

This poem is one I blew the dust off and rearranged a bit.  When we lived in Michigan, the girls and I often went to Pond Hill Farm.  One day we went, we were luck enough to see new born piglets (above).  We went back several times just to watch them grow a bit and romp around the barnyard (below).

The photo below I will be linking to "Friday Fences #20"

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I was honored when asked to host an interview over at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.  Please hop on over and read about a fascinating woman, Mary Ann Potter.  She is a gifted writer, poet, and photographer!

Below is a poem for Poetry Jam - this week's challenge is to create a recipe!  Since it also turned out to be 55 words, I will link this to Mr. Know-it-Alls' "Friday Flash 55"(a story in 55 words, no more, no less!)

A Recipe for "I'm Sorry"

A dozen roses I offer
and a heart
filled with regret.

I'll throw away all excuses,
smash the sarcasm, the bitterness
and spread a more tolerant
state of mind all over my body,
top it off with a soft
lingering kiss of humbleness
seasoned to perfection
with passion and persistence

if you will forgive me.

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens 365, February 9, 2012

And this beautiful textured photo I was able to create for "Photo Art Friday"  using Bonnie's texture "Goodness".  Click the link to see other entries and explore other free textures Bonnie offers.  She also has a plethora of others for sale at a reasonable price.

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AND, earlier this week, my horse, Sebastian, wrote a Friday Flash 55!  I have reprinted it below and added the YouTube video of him as a colt of about 4 months old:

Tamed Passion

Passionately I prance

to my own rhythm

structure unacceptable.

A noble steed am I

breathing in untamed freedom,

all rules cast aside.

Intensity shines forth

from my poetic soul,

feet drumming

a mystical beat,

but I confess

I'll humble myself,

cast it all aside

for a tempting morsel

of apple, carrot, or grass.

By Sebastian, Art Happens 365, February 3, 2012

Rural Thursday #1, Creative Exchange, Friday Fences, Friday Flash 55 "No Commitment"

This will be linked with Friday Fences #19.  This is near Asheville, NC and taken last fall and I have linked the top photo with "Creative Exchange".

And a brand new challenge, "Rural Thursday #1".  This tomcat hangs out at an old mill where I buy fresh ground flour mixes.  One nice day, I opened my van door and Mr. Tomcat just hopped right in!  I picked him up and told him he had it made right where he was!

No Commitment

Ol' Tom's full of charm
rubbing my leg with a
feline smile, hoping
for a little lovin' in return.

Not promising much,
just willing to spend
a night, maybe two, before
he's off howlin' for  more
at another door.  His
gorgeous green eyes
honestly twinkle
"no commitment".

Perhaps that's why
I offer the porch instead.

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens 365, February 2, 2012

This is for Mr. Know-it-Alls' "Friday Flash 55", a story in 55 words, no more, no less.  (linking up after 8 pm every thursday evening)

 This mill is over 100 year old, and this angle, believe it or not isn't her "good" side.  As the traffic is busy around 4 pm, I am unable to safely walk along the side of road for the perfect location.  One Saturday morning I will drag my sorry self out of bed early and get a beautiful shot of this place and share a bit of its history with you.

I have also been interviewed over at "Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Real Toads Interview"!  Thanks, Lolamouse for doing a wonderful job.  I am truly, truly humbled that you selected me.  So, hop on over if you get a chance, not necessarily to read about me but to check out this wonderful community of poetic encouragement.  Thanks IGWRT's for the honor!