Tres Canis Nox

So I decide to write a poem for this one, I'm a little late. The prompt was "Three Dogs." The back story to this poem is that there is a company that sells wooden mugs at the Georgia Renaissance Festival named "Tres Canis Nox" - latin for "three dog night." It's very crap. So yeah.

I bought a wooden mug

from a man called

Tres Canis Nox.

It held drinks

of all sorts and even

worked as a box!

Funny picture

I wish i could turn this into a demotivator. it was the most redneck thing i have ever seen. i boat, in the middle of the beautiful gulf, selling HOT BOILED PEANUTS....

Another poem, not very old, but not very new either

since i couldn't think of anything for this week's TOP, i've decided to post another one of the poems that i wrote for my creative writing class. it's an interesting poem to say the least. it's a little on the rated "r" side, but i hope that the images are not too strong and overwhelming. critiques and questions are welcome.

Painting by Moonlight

The moonlight caresses the purity of my bare skin

through half-opened blinds; a fresh canvas

on which to paint the beautiful portrait of Your cruelty.

i plead for the painting to start, to feel the strokes

as they make red lines and splotches. Your brush is cool

as it meaders down my spine; i shiver, anticipating the first

stroke. It slices through the air and i welcome the heat as it cuts

through my resistance, opening the door

to a hidden part of my soul; a door only You can open.

i hear a voice counting each stroke and realize

it's my own. A cloud settles in front of the moon, throwing

the room in darkness. i lose myself in the loud sharp strokes

of Your painting, needing and wanting, though the pain

is almost too much. With each stroke bruising

Your canvas, i remember the tough road we traveled

to get to this place, and the reason You chose this beautiful

isolated house on the outskirts of Savannah.

With no neighbors, there was no one to hear my cries.

florida sunset

these are pictures of the beautiful florida sunset i witnessed the other day.

We've got a skin on skin thing baby

so my post for this week's TOP poem is interesting. it's unconventional and perhaps a little over PG-13.  it's untitled as of now, but any suggestions would have equal thought consideration.

I watch your eyes as the travel so slowly

down the length of my body. I shiver 

as you kiss the fluttering heartbeat

in the hollow of my throat.

Your eyes lock with mine as your fingers

trail down the creamy expanse of my skin

and find the hidden pearl that unlocks 

all of my secret desires.

My breathing

starts

coming in

ragged 

bursts.

Your name escapes

my lips like a prayer

and I close my eyes

to let the desire

wash over me.

Suddenly

every inch of my being

is on fire. Wave

after wave

of pleasure crashes

into me. Sending 

me spinning into oblivion.

Your lips on mine bring me back into the present,

your eyes smile at me from under your lashes

and I know this is going to be a very long night.

If you're leaving leave the cigarettes

an update on my life right now.

i'm going to florida at the end of the week (very excited) with katie and her family, which is going to be pretty awesome i hope. i bought some new clothes and am going to get a mani/pedicure before i go, as well as a hair trim (i love my new shorter style). i pretty much can't wait for the trip.

i hope i can get my car fixed tomorrow. they have to put a new computer in it because the last one fried. ugh. so i have no a/c right now. not fun with temps topping out in the upper 90s. 

my job has been delayed, which isn't really fun. it means i don't have an income until august. and i don't want to start a part time job for a month. so i'm sol and living on handouts. which is also not fun. 

i'm pretty excited to be part of a poetry blog. it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. i'm thinking of posting more of my poems online and working being a better poet. i pretty much suck as it is. ugh. i probably need to put some more of my fiction online and work on making it better. maybe i can get some constructive criticism from this community of poets. 

i'm also itching to start school. i'm working on my early childhood education degree. i didn't actually think that's what i wanted to do, until i kept looking at my options and kept coming back to that one. so i'm finishing my associates this year. i'd prefer to work at a private school, but i'm not sure how well that will work out.

nick goes home from a week off of school, so i'm pretty depressed.

but other than that, life is pretty darn good. 

A New Arrival

so i'm starting to try and keep up with a poem prompter blog. it's very fun and interesting for me. i'm grateful that i stumbled upon it  because it keeps my creative juices flowing... and at times... my muses go on vacation. so... here's my poem to this weeks prompt... which was "First Giraffe."

"A New Arrival"

What is this Strange Thing?

It has a long neck and legs

and covered in spots.

Pictures Post

My Award Winning Poem

It's titled "Storm"

the sky is dreary in these evenings

grey and low, pregnant and about to burst

Wind whistles mournfully

the trees and grass bow down

Lightning flashes a warning across the sky

illuminating a picturesque country town

Thunder murmurs, a low rumble to scare

a flock of birds scatters an flies

Rain falls rhythmically

pitter-patter on the green tin roof

darkly dotting the sidewalk and street

a little girl laughs and splashes 

as Puddles form and fill

Rain falls faster, frantic, and louder

people hurry indoors

Lightning streaks across the sky

Thunder crashes

a pine tree splinters and burns

Ice softballs plummet to the ground

the sound of car alarms and shattered glass 

herald the entrance of the main event

Wind howls and spins angrily

darting, dodging, dancing

through the little town

picking and choosing targets

cars fly across the landscape

like futuristic prototypes

trees are uprooted, knocking the cars to earth

some houses explode while others escape

Suddenly everything stops.

thinking, then disappearing

leaving only colors and distruction

I could keep you all for myself

so friday was nick's birthday. i was very distressed because i couldn't get him anything because i didn't have any money. i did write him A Really Crappy Love Poem. It was pretty cute i guess. i suck at love poems.

but we went to kennesaw and he helped me get my mawmaw's ring back from the jeweler, which made me really excited. then we went and ate a carrabba's because the kennesaw location of macaroni grill was closed! then we went to his mama's house and chatted with them. it was pretty fun. the day was mostly good. mom (his mother) got back from her trip to florida so it was really good to see her.

saturday we (mom, nick, david and i) spent the day riding motorcycles, after we picked mom's up from the shop. it was lots of fun. i want one. so i have an invisible one.

sunday we went to the harley shop. which was really cool. then nick and i went to my daddy's house... where my father was a complete and total dick. but whatever. then i went home. 

so yeah. it's been a pretty uneventful week. i've just been kinda bored. i dont have work. so i'm waiting for my new job to start at the first of july.

Sins like Skeletons

i hung out with nick today. :D it was lots of fun. 

we went to eat lunch with matt and kristen s. at a chinese restaurant. it was nice to see them.

then we went to the powersports store to get nick's free tshirt for it being his birthday (ON FRIDAY!! i don't have anything to get him either!). while we were in there, nick made me sit on a motorcycle (because i'm taking the MSF course in september :D) and i've decided that i want one. they're pretty spectacular and would save me tremendously on gas going back and forth to school and things (even though school is right down the road). i'll still have to ride in the car with the nanny job, but if i can use my car ONLY for that purpose, then that would be the way to go, especially with gas prices topping out over 4 bucks a gallon. ugh. so i'm pretty excited about the prospect of being able to ride a motorcycle (and the one i want is pretty cheap too. topping out just over 5k. :D)

we then proceeded in rain and traffic to jared, where i was able to get my grandmother's ring that is now mine fixed for 21 bucks (very excited) and get my engagement ring cleaned; atlanta bread company, where i got papa's father's day present (a gift card); and to the mall, where i (finally) used the HT gift card that katie got me for Christmas (i bought a shirt and some earrings that were cute!), got my daddy a card, found some nostalgic koala cookies, and finally got to try some japanese drink with a marble in it and is a bitch to open. it was fun. we also updated our macy's registry. :)

then we went to lowes, where we fawned over the washers and dryers and looked at the pedestal sinks; also getting my daddy his father's day present (a gift card). 

then on to walmart to pick nick's mama up some last minute stuff before she goes to florida, and to his mama's house to get my stuff so i can go home. 

it was a fun day over all. i'm pretty excited that i get to see my daddy tomorrow. i haven't seen him in a while, so this should be fun. we're going grocery shopping like we used to a long time ago. and then we're going to cook out. i can't wait. after that, i'm going to the lake to see my grandfather and uncles, aunts and cousins. it should be fun as well. 

Storms

we had a really bad storm last night. the lightning struck our house (it sounded like a huge lightbulb popped) and killed our telephone and (of all things) our garage door opener. therefore, i am currently sitting at krystal with katie using their free wi-fi and drinking a delicious (much to my surprise) smoothie. 

this week has pretty much sucked. i got a sinus infection on monday and it just won't go away. ugh. i've been miserable for a while (it's like nick gave me his sinuses!). i have only been to work one day, and i'm almost hoping that i don't have to go tomorrow either. (not that i really have a car. it's in the shop because there's something wrong with the air compressor. it started smoking this morning... which is quite terrifying, just in case you didn't know.) 

so yeah.

i've gotten a new job and it starts the first week of july! i'm going to be a nanny for a little two year old boy. i'm going to be able to have a life, and go to school, as well as earn money. i'm pretty excited about it. they live really close to my house, which is good for me, especially with gas prices so high. (ugh. and opec isn't gonna do anything until the "market demands it." .... since when does 4 dollars a gallon or more in some places, not constitute the market demanding it?)

so i'm pretty much in limbo right now. i'm trying to go out with friends more, since nick is so far away and i don't get to see him often. i'm trying my hand at "chefing it up" when i have to cook for the family though, just to have a little fun. (i did make a pretty damn good lemon pepper chicken last night. i was really surprised at how juicy it turned out.

i'm still trying to cope with my grandmother dying. i'm not having quite as many "bad days" any more, but i've still had a few things that have brought me to tears.

i'm trying to get into shape. we'll see how that works out. :D

sore...

wow. 

so my mother somehow talked me into going to what her personally trainer calls "bootcamp." 

she wasn't kidding. 60 minutes of non-stop push-you-beyond-your-comfort-level exercise. we did crunches on top of tables so they where harder (those were "light"); what's called a woodchop that works your obliques; rows and a lot of other upper body exercises. 

right now, i can barely lift my arms to my shoulders. which is going to be a bitch when i have drive and then work. fun shit. but. perhaps i'll be able to get into shape since it is bikini season... 

just... wow... i've never worked out that hard in my life. anyone want to come with me?

tomorrow: cardio with mama.

friday: lower body bootcamp!

Poetry abounds

well... here is some old stuff while i wait for my muses to kick in so i can write some new stuff.

enjoy!

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(As I sit here, a tragedy develops)

A summer evening passed indoors

Friends, for now, forgotten

School a distant memory and a future problem

An unopened book lies askew on the bed

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Gathering Storm

Time passes slowly in these hours of dimming light

Watching the world go by

Listening to the murmuring of thunder

Waiting for the rain to fall

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Disappearing Act*****

A hush falls over the crowded room 

All eyes on the tragic blue-eyed beauty

She slowly walks to the center of the room

Whispers follow her every step

With audible tears sliding down porcelain cheeks 

She starts to fade away

Her sobs fill the air with melancholy 

For people never realized that she was even there

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***** this one needs work, I know.

First Blog!

this is my first blog on this new site. i'm going to be using it to post about my daily life and my works of creativity (mainly writing, and then photography when i get my camera fixed). 

so i hope you enjoy.