Fay wanted to know which movies we could watch over and over so we could come over and watch them at her place.  These are movies I actually have watched over and over and over and...

1. Amelie

 2. The Holiday 

3. French Kiss 

4. Garden State 

5. High Fidelity 

6.… Read full post »

An hour after my eldest son was born, my in-laws presented him with a tiny hockey stick.  They had big plans for him.  My ex grew up on the hockey field.  Both of his parents played and coached and that’s how they spent every Saturday and Sunday.  It was a way… Read full post »

Do you 

believe in love?

What - like 

in the movies?

Boy meets girl

two hearts 

beating as one

the messy part

in the middle

then happily

every after?

Yes.

I used to 

I want to

Do you

Believe in soul mates?

You’re saying one

perfect person

to complete you?… Read full post »

In Spring she flung her windows wide

Heart beckoned him, “Do come inside”

He entered for he thought her fair

But never did he truly care

“You gave your love so easily

How could I take you seriously?

So dear, although you are sublime,

I think you’re just a waste… Read full post »

Once upon a time in the fictional land of Andholl, a fictional queen called Ennavap waved a fond, but not so tearful, farewell to the fictional Prince Intro and Prince Extro as they embarked on a week’s journey with the fictional evil Duke Marb.  She breathed a fiction… Read full post »

I’ve noticed a lot of anti-mother’s day blogs in the last couple of days.  While I realize it’s a “Hallmark” holiday, and while I'm sorry for those who feel left out, I don’t see why some of us shouldn’t be able to enjoy it.  Does anyone have a prob… Read full post »

I was just out buying picture frames - my ex took almost everything that hung on our walls, so I need to fill them up again.  Mind you, I'm not complaining.  I mean, does anyone really need 20 pictures, prints, and paintings of sailboats in their house?  Not my bag.… Read full post »

Ever changing 

Like the wind

I never know

Which way you’ll blow

Warm from the south

Or northern chill

Dead calm, or a violent gale

From peace and joy

To ire and grief

I never seem

To find relief

Oh restless heart

Impatient mind

What is it that

You hope to… Read full post »

Not many people have heard my ghost stories, although I have many.  Some believe in them, some don’t, and I’m never sure if a person’s reaction will be thrill, confirmation, or a suggestion that I visit the nearest psychiatric ward, so I tend to avoid the situation altogether.&… Read full post »

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A dear old friend, and fellow movie buff, sent me this quote today.  It’s from the film Orphee, by Jean Cocteau:

“I am letting you into the secret of all secrets, mirrors are gates through which death comes and goes. Moreover if you see your whole life in a… Read full post »

Saw it got pretty dusty around here last week, so I went outside for a little fresh air.  Read, much to my amazement, that it is possible for someone to pose as you and blog as you.  Wow!  Does it take a computer genius to do this, or am I just… Read full post »

Dearest one

How long

I have waited

Such an endless road

I have traveled

Full of love

And heartbreak

Happiness

And despair

So many others

To practice on

Fine tuning me

Showing me

What I do and

Do not want

I imagined you

Long ago

Envisioned you

Just as you are… Read full post »

I wrote my answer to this late last night, but it was long and horrid and interesting to no one but me, so I deleted it!  And besides, I could feel o'really on my shoulder whispering - "500 words or less... you promised!"

Ballerinas

Are starving

And have ugly feet… Read full post »

Antilles

Bring back some sun in a jar

I miss it so

To open when it’s cold and gray

Some water from the sea

Of azure blue

So clear you can see the bottom

Bring back some sun in a jar

I miss it so

Here where it’s always… Read full post »

Today I decided I should actually take a “day off.”  Whenever I have a “child-free” weekend, I create this long list of “things I must do.”  All of the things I can’t accomplish during the week because I’m working my ass off, or driving my kid… Read full post »

“Place a bubbling fountain in the southeast corner of your office, a vision board, a globe, and you will succeed in business this year.  Peonies will strengthen your position.”

“In your bedroom, picture the lovers, everything in pairs, a splash of color, and flowers &nd… Read full post »

Asking me to choose one favorite song, instrument, musical style, poem, or poet is like asking me to choose one cell in my body and throw away the rest!   I have a favorite song and poem for every day, week, month, year, person, theme, and situation; every emotion, mood, and… Read full post »

And now for something completely silly in honor of Rene Descartes' birthday!  Feel free to sing along:

Wow!  I thought this would be quick and easy, but it is now 6 hours later!  I chose the books quickly and easily enough, but examining the reasons why and then writing about them was a different story altogether!  They do all have a common thread - it appears that I… Read full post »

Frozen

Under this roof

You can slice the air

An angry word

A hateful glare

My breath is frozen

My heart is cold

Maybe once 

This house is sold

I can move on

Away from you

And you can torture

Someone new

Have your fun

I will be strong

I… Read full post »

Beautiful summer day

Perfect spot on the beach

Towels and umbrellas

Where are the children?

Sudden chill running down my spine

I stand, straining to see, heart racing

Checking up and down the shore

And then my blood freezes

There

In the ocean

I see the three of them

Too… Read full post »

 Pop Song

Listening to

Someone else’s words

Can’t seem to find

My own

They’ve done it for me

Know just how

I feel

Just what

I’m thinking

Just what

I want… Read full post »

Late last night, I received a strange message on Skype.  It was the second time I’d received such a message from this mysterious “Marina-from-Russia.”  The first ad, which I received about a month ago, informed me that there were married people in every city who were dying… Read full post »