Happy saturday everyone!
Cool that you’re here to share and read.
A beautiful day over here… I biked to a neighbor town today, sat in a little street café, drank Cappuccino and sketched the people around me. Then biked on to a Odilon Redon exhibit – got a bit lost in his butterfly sky– talked to his laughing spider…ha… i sure like artists with a sense of humor… the cherry trees are blossoming.. yeah.. a beautiful day…
On the way back I saw a guy on a bike with a furry black/white dog running next to him and the dog’s ears were flapping just so carefree in the wind that I thought I forever wanna bike after them and watch those dog ears flap…ha… fun day…yeah… so… here we go… a night of poetry ahead… looking forward to what you will bring to the table – and please – don’t just link and run..
Take the time to read some of the others as well… that’s why we’re not staying in our little boxes but get on our poetic bikes, roam the internet and let our ears flap in the wind a bit… smiles … happy reading!!
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See you out on the trail..
Claudia
now look at that… we’re online already.. smiles… happy OLN!!
sounds like a wonderful day out and about…ha at the dogs ears…
had fun day out myself with my oldest…we went to comicon…saw plenty of people dressed up like their fav superhero characters…comic characters…got to play around with a real metal captain america shield and toss some razor sharp batarangs at a target…think i might need to get me a cape n cowl now…smiles. home and ready to enjoy mingling….
ha smiles… you don’t even need a cape to be a superhero…smiles… and i mean this!!!
sounds like a fun day
it was fun…maybe next year i will dress up…there were some pretty fun costumes…a whole troupe of friends were batman and all his villains…they got caught by the news and will probably be on the evening news because they def looked the part…
Hello claudia…and brian,
Sounds like you both enjoyed your day…i’m posting another free verse, kind of a sequel to my other (for MTB with Tony this week), which i edited, btw…one inspired another! Going out to enjoy a walk with the dog and let our ears flap 🙂 Be back later to make the rounds…
I had to look up Odilon Redon. Love his work. He reminds me of Chagall, a favorite of mine. I’m glad to be here today. I miss the weekly Tuesday pub and wish this one was at least twice a month.
it’s good to see you colleen… and yes.. chagall is a fav of mine as well
ha smiles… enjoy that walk!!! smiles
Hooray! So glad to see you here, Claudia! And Brian… and all…I am finishing up a poem, and it’s a wonderfully rainy afternoon, looking forward to catch up with the you! Woohoo! I so love that image of the dog… even more so of sitting and sketching… sounds lovely!
smiles… sounds like you don’t mind the rain at all.. can be very cozy…smiles… looking forward to your poem
look forward to it…rainy here as well..a damp drizzle most of the day…but it left the earth smell of freshness….
nice.. love the scent of moist soil
me too.
smiles.
Happy Saturday everyone. Right now it’s a pause in concert. Just listened to Carlou D.. And after break it’s Habib Koité.. Today we bicycled here as well.. A wonderful sunny day.. Full spring was here to visit. I joined with a collaborative piece with 6 friends
a cool collab poem and cool on the concert as well… enjoy!!
Ha! My youngest son has earlobes that flap when he runs. Terribly cute 🙂 Glad that OLN is here again!!
PS A big part of the reason I miss the weekly open link is that it gave me incentive to write. I also loved meeting other poets and think that poets leave the best comments.
we may get back there one day…it was burning us out with so many that just dropped links and ran never investing in the community…but hey you can join in any of the prompts…smiles.
and there are poets that leave the best comments…i think they understand the art of it
I’m not so good with prompts, especially not on the spot. Maybe the open link could happen twice a week. I prefer the weekday for it but that’s just me. I’m happy to connect with other poets.
oh that sounds very cute indeed… smiles… good to see you bryan
Happy Saturday everyone and thank you Claudia for hosting.
My offering is part due to Abhra’s prompt – but ended up totally inappropriate – so an posting here now.
Kind regards
Anna :o]
glad you made it back anna!
ha smiles… over to read… and good to see you anna
Thanks Brian – do so love here – it makes my presently very troubled world bearable.
Much love
Anna :o]
i am sorry it is as troubled, but glad you can find solace….smiles.
Just seen your reply Claudia – love to you too!
((hugs))
Oh, I can picture that dog running with the bicyclist. And cool that you were able to take a bike ride to another town. Not warm enough here to bike ride, except if one is a hardy soul (which I am not). Thanks for hosting the bar today, Claudia.
there were a few people on bikes out when we were going to the civic center…i jotted down a little note about one guy because he was taking in the world around him waving to everyone…ha…
very cool…. i wanna write a poem about that floppy eared dog.. haven’t written down anything so far though…
and i want to read a floppy ear dog poem…
smiles.
we had about 20C here… it was just the perfect day for a bike ride..
You made me smile, it sounds like you are having a wonderful day. Happy Open Link to everyone, looking forward to reading your posts!
heya kelly! hapy saturday!
happy OLN kelly – good to see you in the pub
Thank you for tending bar tonight, Claudia. Long live flapping dog’s ears! 🙂
ha. yes. long live. my good friend growing up was a hound dog…with big floppy ears…would love to find another friend like that…one day
Aah, he sounds lovely. I’m sharing house with a gentle (if subtly demanding) furry friend, and I do enjoy her company. I was alone in the house with her for a spell today, and I realised that I had been holding quite a long conversation with her… 🙂
smiles… yes.. there’s poetry in flapping dog’s ears… and would love to have a dog again as well..
They are wonderful companions, absolutely.
Hi there Claudia And greetings to all… Good feelings all round and Wow! Here in England, Spring has sprung here so beautifully too so far… Here’s my latest (somewhat shorter!) offering for this month to celebrate – hope you enjoy… Looking forward to catching up with everyone’s latest work tonight– Once a month maybe makes it all a bit more special maybe? With Best Wishes Scott http://www.scotthastie.com
i think it is a bit more special…or hopefully has that opportunity…its a reunion…a time of coming together and sharing our best…
and a little less motivation for those to just link and run when all the stage they get is one weekend a month…
Can just picture that happy dog with ears a-flapping! Our lovely warm morning here in Massachusetts has dissolved into a cool and rainy afternoon. It’s all good though, helps the residual snow dissolve all the more quickly! Spring is definitely in the air! Could really go for one of those cappuccinos, Claudia, but will settle for a hot cup of tea. Good to see you all! Heading in to read!
i have a cup of tea next to me as well ginny… happy saturday and here’s to quick snow melting..
ok – will go and water-color that sketch i made today and will be back ina bit…
cool…have fun….
Following Tony Maude’s prompt on rhythm in poetry, I have linked a poem you’ve seen before, because it really does bear out what he was saying. I’d forgotten about this Glosa – I’d spent the day putting together a collection for MsLexia pamphlet competition, and came across it en route for 20 pages of poetry.
PS I will visit and read tomorrow – my eyes are burning with tiredness.
sleep well viv… will read a few more and then go to bed as well…
alright poets… bedtime for me… we will move the clock forward tonite as well… another step towards summer…smiles – will be back tomorrow morning to catch up…
sleep well c….
Good evening, Claudia! We had great weather today here too and spent part of the day outside before and after my nephew’s birthday meal.
Hi Claudia – looking forward to visiting a bit later. ~ M
hey M
hows your saturday?
Hey Bri – stealing a moment moving. Getting my younger son to help me dismantle some furniture (older one bailed! – punk), both helping me move the big stuff tomorrow. Gotta paint tonight, too. Weather’s nice, at least. Hope you’re doing OK- have been out of the loop almost entirely, so haven’t caught up on your dad? ~
dad is better…he returned to work…but keeping a watch on it…he lost like 30 pounds in the hospital and once home…he wasnt a big guy before, that puts him around 185 now…eating right…seems to be doing well…
so what prompted the move?
just a change in scenery?
I dont envy you…moved a bit in my day
Catching the tail end of the conversation..sounds like nice weather for everyone so pleasant Saturdays spent. Here the sun is trying hard to warm things up, but nothing like last Monday’s wonderful spring day. I’ll be on the trail as you say, a bit later….grandkids here..
nice…have fun with the grands….smiles…
tomorrow i think is supposed to actually feel like spring….
Ah.. finally back from the concert.. I will do a brief tour before heading to bead.. It will be a short night tonight… Tomorrow it’s daylight savings time..
Happy Saturday, poets! Claudia, you are blessed with a beautiful Spring day. Here it’s still very gray and cold. I’m sharing a new poem tonight. Thank you for hosting! 🙂
heya loredana…wet here…the rain just kicked up into a full on downpour…
It’s pouring here too Brian and more rain tomorrow … well at least it will melt the snow … visited and commented on few … will catch up on more tomorrow … i actually like it that it’s a smaller group, easier to manage and more time to spend on each visit, smiles 🙂
Late to the party, but here at last. Got a poem up about my ailing trees and me and springtime. Not very inventive but another stab at blank verse 😉
heya gay…you still got plenty of time
i hope you trees spring back….smiles.
Thanks Brian.
Happy Saturday! Okay, it’s Sunday already … but still. 🙂
Oops…forgot to leave a comment here after I linked in. Thank you, Claudia! Will visit some more folks tomorrow…was out all day and got home late tonight.
hey gayle…smiles.
My first time here…shared a few lines….Happy Sunday poets 🙂
hey – cool to see you in the pub sumana!!
I’m still home, recovering from illness, taking care of the wifey who got the cold-bug way worse than me. Sadly, all I have to keep me entertained (besides all the sports I’m addicted to) are my dreams. But I’ll take it!
It’s late here, and I’ve neglected my poor wife for long enough tonight. But I can’t wait to read what everyone’s been up to! Living vicariously through the poetry of others has become one of my guiltiest pleasures. 🙂
smiles… hope you and your wife both feel better soon… get some rest..
good morning poets….catching up…
happy sunday
linked in on the theme of poetics hosted by Abhra last wk. ll catch up! it is sunday evening now and have had a hectic weekend cleaning up the house. Some order before my 4 yr old commands a dis-order …smiles….happy sunday everyone
ha – smiles – 4 yr olds are quite good with bringing a bit dis-order into things…
i’m back and catching up – spent a wonderful day out, biking to france and sketching white-water rafters….fun… then had coffee with my mom… a bit more biking… oy… didn’t want the day to be over… a spring day like from a picture book… off to catch up with your poetry now…
smiles…it snowed again for a few hours this morning….
luckily now that we are home from church it has passed….
just windy….off to play a bit and will check back this evening.
oh wow… you had loads of snow this year… we didn’t have a single snow flake where i live… have fun playing…smiles
Love how you presented this, Claudia. We are having a wind storm…everyone’s ears are flapping!
haha… you made me laugh out loud victoria… just trying to imagine how that looks…smiles
good morning… about to read the last entries and then closing the pub doors…
hallo…smiles…good morning…and good night…
sleep well bri…
Yay! I wish I could join but I can not put together an idea I was toying with. 🙂 I’ll check out the lovely works when I have a clearer head in the morning. 🙂 Happy Sunday/Monday to all.
sleep well and happy monday!
I was travelling so missed Mr Linky but will post here.http://rosross.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/mockingbird/