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Welcome everyone to our first OpenLinkNight in 2013!!
Maybe we should’ve invited Gandalf and asked him to create a wonderful firework for us (see.. the moment, I knew he could do fireworks, I just fell in love with him…what more important things should a wizard be able to do…hmmm? smiles)
I hope you all had a great start into 2013, celebrating with friends and familiy, taking the first careful steps into a fresh year.
For me, this is always also filled with awe, a bit like starting a new notebook with all the pages blank and un-written on yet, curious what the year will bring, so full of anticipation and a bit of fear as well maybe.
Glad you’re here! And with or without firework, let’s get the party started and bring the first poetry of the New Year to the pub, link up with us, read and enjoy what others brought to the table and be inspired by the variety of styles, nationalities, characters and wonderful people, you gonna meet out on the trail.
If you’re here for the first time, this is how it works…
- Write a poem and post it to your webpage
- Clink the Mr. Linky button below and sign in using your name and direct URL (web address) to your poem
- There you will find others that have linked in, go visit them and spread some joy. Tell them what you liked, what you did not like, how it moved you or what you thought of when you read it.
- Promote on the social media of your choice
- Enjoy your time here and have fun
claudia said:
woohooo….here’s to a wonderful new year, may it be filled with peace, love and lots and lots of poetry….
kelly said:
Happy Magical New Year, Happy Open Link Night!
Susan L Daniels said:
Happy new year everyone!
1emeraldcity said:
Woot woot! Here we are…bright and shiny new year! Cheers, Claudia!
NorthernJim said:
Happy New Year to all.
Best wishes Claudia
from Jim š
Beth Winter said:
Oh, if you have a way to get Gandalf here, please let me know. I adore him.
Have a wonderful OLN and Happy New Year, Claudia. *hugs* and *smiles*
claudia said:
ha – i will def. let you know beth…new year’s hugs to you…
Grace said:
Happy New Day, Happy New Year ~
Cheers ~
Pamela said:
A healthy and happy new year to all. It is good to be back after a bit of a hiatus.
Pamela
Madeleine Begun Kane said:
Thanks as always for this wonderful forum. And happy new year to everyone!
Happy New Year Limerick.
brian miller said:
nice…..happy new year’s day everyone….first OLN of the year….lets get this thing going….see you out on the trail….
Laurie Kolp said:
Happy New Year to all… may your days be filled with love!
jasmine calyx said:
Happy Bath Safety Month to you all.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/january.htm
darkangelwrites said:
Oh geez. My drunk self decided to take a bubble bath at 1:30am. I fell asleep… for a long time. Not off to a safe start.
jasmine calyx said:
Ha ha ha! That is awesome. Not that you almost killed yourself in the bathtub, but just the sheer irony of it. The perfect way to ring in Bath Safety Month—with defiance. š
claudia said:
haha…so you want a herring…? smiles
tashtoo said:
Oh…I’ve missed you Poets! One more family dinner to survive…and then I get to kick off the new year my way…with poetry! Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful holiday!!! Happy New Year š
James Rainsford said:
A very Happy New Year to all at dVerse Poets. Here’s the link to my contribution.
http://bit.ly/GBdjLk
Tony said:
Happy New Year to one and all. Hope I’ll stay healthy this year and be able to join the fun more often than last. Looking forward to meeting y’all out on the trail.
claudia said:
oh i do hope you’ll stay healthy tony…hugs and blessings your way
yelena said:
i wish Gandalf could be here too š
Happy New Year poets – and may this year be filled with love, joy and much inspiration!
claudia said:
wouldn’t that be awesome…happy new year..
gardenlilie said:
Yes, peace! I will be reading your poems tonight, setting my pen down n enjoying your art.
claudia said:
…and there’s wonderful art to be enjoyed…happy new year
ManicDdaily said:
Happy New Year all. I am Train right now so will not have very good computer access for a while but will visit later tonight. Take care. K.
Ps thanks for all. K.
claudia said:
how does it come that you always seem to travel k…i’m jealous…smiles
kkkkaty said:
…am moving up no.30….commenting as the day permits š
claudia said:
no sweat..just drop in as you have time…happy new year katy
Poet Laundry said:
Feeling a bit of fear mixed with the excitement of a new year as well. We just watched LOTR again for the countless time and recently watched The Hobbit in the theater…the story, and Gandalf’s magic, never get old š Happy 2013–wishing you all a wonderful new year!
claudia said:
a wonderful new year to you as well…and here’s to coloring life outside the lines…smiles
brian miller said:
nice….watched LOTR with my oldest right before christmas in anticipation of seeing the hobbit…and we read it together too…
Victoria C. Slotto said:
To all of you, a happy, creative 2013. I love new beginnings and look forward to seeing what each of us brings to the table this new year!
brian miller said:
happy new year victoria!!! smiles.
darkangelwrites said:
Oops! I got excited and jumped into reading. Forgot to say hi… Hi everybody!
jasmine calyx said:
Hey, girl. š
brian miller said:
hello…smiles…nice write today…
darkangelwrites said:
Thanks Brian. š
Miriam E. said:
Happy OpenLinkNight everyone! I hope the headaches are minimal today… Cheers!
brian miller said:
smiles….ha….yeah fireworks might not mix well with the head aches…
Ginny Brannan said:
I was listening to fireworks going off somewhere near my neighborhood just after midnight last night, and was pleasantly reminded of my dear father-in-law who would always announced the new year with firecrackers and noisemakers down in his Long Island neighborhood. He really knew how to bring in the new year!! (He was rather lanky like Gandolf too, who knows, maybe a wizard in a former lifetime!)
Thanks for hosting Claudia, and for opening the Pub up on this first day of 2013. May the year be full of promise for all. Happy New Year!
brian miller said:
we had crackers going off as music to our dreams as we went to sleep last night…ha on your father in law as gandalf as well….happy new year ginny
charlesmashburn said:
Hey! I forgot to say, Hey! Hope everyone’s first day of the New Year is going well. Glad to join in on this first Open Link Night!
charity VanHorn said:
We ensured a good start to 2013 by inviting a handful of our closest neighbors over for a New Year’s day brunch. Mimosas, fresh fruit, and crisp Belgian waffles drowned in pure Maple syrup is the best start a year could ask for!
Mary said:
So very nice to see everyone in the pub today! What a glorious gathering for the New Year! Claudia, thanks so much for hosting. I am sitting here watching college football as I comment. So excited about the University of Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. I am going to take a look now to see what poems everyone has shared. May 2013 be a rich writing year for us all.
Victoria C. Slotto said:
Sorry, Mary..I’ve always been a Wisconsin fan since my grandfather graduated from there in 1908…but this year I’m afraid I’ve got to go for Stanford since I lived in the Bay Area for a long time! But then…On Wisconsin. I’m not THAT committed.
Mary said:
Well, Victoria, it looks like Stanford will win. I was hoping for Wisconsin because this is the third time they have gone and each other time they have lost. I had a cousin who graduated from Stanford, but she is long gone…… Truthfully, I am more a follower of the Packers than the Badgers. Smiles.
May the best team win!
stuartmcphersonpoet said:
Happy New Year Poets!!!
brian miller said:
happy new year stu!!! love the new look by the way…
stuartmcphersonpoet said:
Cheers Brian..new year, new start and all that!
vivinfrance said:
Having read (and enjoyed) a huge amount of poetry in OLN tonight, I realise that I posted the wrong link! I meant to link to http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/he-had-his-comeuppance/ that one has more substance!
claudia said:
ok – updated the link for you…
vivinfrance said:
Thanks Claudia – you are an angel.
myrthryn said:
Happy New Year
brian miller said:
grabbing rose and then taking a break to hang out with my boys will return comment in a bit and read on…njoy…
claudia said:
nice..have fun… logging off for today…still a bit tired from yesterday…and have to go back to work tomorrow..so…see you early in the AM poets..
Semaphore / Samuel Peralta said:
Happy New Year! Amazing to see so many people here… cheers, all!
brian miller said:
happy new year sam….
Martin Shone said:
Happy New Year everyone, let’s hope it’s a good one š
dani said:
wishing everyone the happiest of new years!
thank you so much, Claudia, Brian & all the gang here at the Pub for providing us with such a wonderful place to play!
i’ll be in and out, but for now… the drinks are on me! {smile}
ā„
WabiSabi said:
Happy New Year! Wishing one and all a wonderful 2013!
Sabio Lantz said:
ęćć¾ćć¦ććć§ćØććććć¾ć [Japanese]
New Opening- congratulations
(Bright)[Sun-Moon) New Year, Congratulations!
Sabio Lantz said:
GlĆ¼ckliches neues Jahr; ę°å¹“儽; ą¤Øą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤² ą¤®ą„ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤°ą¤
brian miller said:
nice sabio…wanna give me a translation of the second?
Sabio Lantz said:
GlĆ¼ckliches neues Jahr; [German: Happy new Year]
ę°å¹“儽; [Chinese: New Year Good]
ą¤Øą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤² ą¤®ą„ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤°ą¤ : [Hindi: New Year Auspicious]
Happy New Year, Brian!
brian miller said:
thanks sabio…i probably could have figured that out but…smiles…i like the hindi one…happy new year to you as well…
Irene said:
Happy new year D’Versers!
brian miller said:
happy new year irene….
marilyncavicchia said:
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m going to be working on persona poems all month, and this is my first one.
Kelvin S.M. said:
…Happy Happy Happy New Year!!!! well, not the first poem of the year but a second one… and so the new year is treating me well and i know it will ’til the rest of the year and on and on… Big Time… hihi… GOD BLESS US ALL!!! smiles…
Kelvin S.M. said:
*so far…
gardenlilie said:
Hi guys…computer acting up/hope I’m not hacked. Be back!
brian miller said:
ack i hope you are not hacked as well…
Ruth said:
Happy New Year, everyone!
brian miller said:
happy new year ruth….be over shortly…just getting back from running some errands….
Felipe Adan Lerma said:
so glad to slip a work in for the new years, happy holidays everyone š
brian miller said:
happy new year sir…and i take it you are back home now?
Felipe Adan Lerma said:
finally š left for galveston 3+ years ago, vermont almost 2 yrs ago, paris early nov, over christmas in houston, and moving into our place tomorrow, though w/out furniture etc š waiting on the truck from vt, ha! š
beckykilsby said:
Great to be celebrating the start of the new with this band of world poets.. Happy New Year!
claudia said:
good morning…let me get a coffee and out on the trail in a bit…
brian miller said:
good morning claudia…and good night…smiles…hope you caught up on your rest…and have a nice day back at work today…that first day back is never the funnest…smiles.
Susan said:
I am # 101, a number I like. This is the first poem of 2013, and it almost captures exactly the truth I want to show. I am tired today, but happy to be here. So happy. Thank you for last year. Here is a toast to this year coming: <ay it see a step forward in our dreams and reality!
geraldine snape said:
A happy new year to all the dVerse poets…thankyou for this great site…I love it….no poem today as too busy still racing back and forth to hospitals!!! but looking forward to reading others poems.
brian miller said:
happy new year geraldine….hospital? hope all is well….and happy new year to you…
just got caught up on the overnights….hope you are well today poets…keep your pen handy…
claudia said:
alright…made it back and playing catch up…
Okelle said:
Happy New Year!
Raivenne said:
Happy New Year All! We’ve survived The Rapture and The Mayans, it can only keep getting better from here! Cheers to a wonderful 2013 all dTeam and dVersers!
claudia said:
ha true…cheers to that
Imelda said:
Happy new year to you Claudia and to all of you wonderful folks in Dverse. š Best wishes for the new year to you all. š
claudia said:
happy new year to you as well Imelda
ladywhispers said:
I just got a bit late for mr linky š¦ ….if you like it …have a look at my poem š http://whisperingwithwords.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/turbulent-summers/
dragyonfly said:
Dang! I keep missing the deadline. Happy new year my new best friends!