Journal entry:
Today’s poem is prompted by The Monday Melting on Rosemary Mint. The words from the prompt are in italics.
A Piece Of Work
I am feminine,
But also a warrior
With a great hunger
To accomplish much through work
Not only by simple chance.
I may dress in tulle
And paint my bright eyes with kohl,
But tenacity
Is an iconic feature
Of my personality.
I write by edict
Of my own eponymous
Lines these many poems
That fall like dew from my mind
And flow forth in thick gel ink.
A flick of my wrist
Affixes my signature
With a grand flourish
To each of my endeavors
Which may finally be read.
Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Monday, June 4, 2012
Photographs:
One among many…
Orange Lily…
Bright…
I am grateful:
1. The power came back on after only about an hour.
2. Mom rode to town with me.
3. I have a little money left for the month.
4. The pizza was very good at supper.
5. I did not have to go to the hospital though it appears I had anaphylactic shock due to Hope’s new flea and tick collar.
I hope your Monday was a good day. If you feel up to it, do something creative before the day is over.
I would much appreciate your comments.
Smiles,
Jo Ann
Chronicles 
Beautiful entry… I’m glad things turned out better for you.
http://lkkolp.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/a-concert-at-the-pavilion/
Thank you Laurie. I appreciate you visiting my blog. Today was a bit of a trial, but I am so glad it ended okay.
Your flower photos are beautiful and I enjoyed your poetry.
Thank you so much. I am glad you visited. Please come again.
“These many poems
That fall like dew from my mind”
I love this line and I so enjoy your entire honest offering of pieces of your life. Thank you!
I visited you from Monday melting
http://wordrustling.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/his-last-day/
Thank you Hannah. I am glad there was something good about the poem. I was a bit hesitant to post it, because I doubted its merit. I hope you will come visit again.
There was lots good about it and I enjoy the easy way of your conversational bits especially your end message about finding time to be creative…very important! 🙂
Thanks again Hannah. I try, as part of my Creativity Project, to encourage others to explore their own gifts of creation. One of my good friends has begun her own Creativity Project and I had a small hand in encouraging it. I sincerely believe everyone has gifts to explore.
I agree whole-heartedly, Jo Ann!! And it’s such a joy to use them once we know what they are. Smiles to you and your gifted endeavors! 🙂
Thank you Hannah. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to explore my creativity. I wish that everyone could. The world would be a happier place, because creation brings happiness, feelings of worth, and great peace.
I love the variety offered in this post–photos, nature, poetry, journal. I’m drawn to your handwriting; it’s quite unique and interesting.
These are my favorite lines of your poem:
“I write by edict”
“A flick of my wrist
Affixes my signature
With a grand flourish
To each of my endeavors”
Thanks again for including the photos; what a nice touch. 🙂
Thank you for visiting my blog and for the prompt. I enjoyed writing to it. I do the variety most every day. It is the structure of my creativity project. The poems are something I have been doing each day since April. I am glad you liked some lines… I found the words challenging.
I am glad you like my handwriting. I have practiced a lot to develop my style… it is kind of a combination of cursive, print, and calligraphy. I developed it over years.
I do photos every day, or try anyway. I guess most of the people who participate with the prompts just post the poem, but for me the poem is just one element of my creation for the day. I hope it is acceptable to include the poem as part of a larger post. I am just trying to keep doing a poem each day and the prompts help.
Thank you again for taking the time to visit, I hope you will come again.
Always,
Jo Ann
Great photos! I am so sorry about the flea collar – that’s terrible.
I love the second stanza to your poem – “I may dress in tulle/and paint my bright eyes with kohl.”
You have a very unique and interesting site – I love your idea to do a journal!
Thank you Anne Katherine. I have never had that kind of reaction to a flea and tick collar before, but this one is supposed to be very good.
I am glad you liked the poem, I was not sure about it.
I appreciate the compliment on my blog. I hoped it would be something rare on this crowded net.
Please come back and visit again.
Smiles,
Jo Ann
Really nice job here. The creative process was a great choice for this piece. The Journal entry is a nice touch, and I love the photos, very nicely done. Thanks
Thank you so much. I am glad you liked what I created. I was not sure that such an overtly feminine choice of words would turn out well in such a form. I do the journal entry and photos every day. I hope you will come back and visit again. I am attempting a poem per day for my third month. Follow along if you like. Really appreciate your comments.
Arriving late to the party…Hope all is well and the new week is brighter. I have to offer a feminine warrior, original written for Monday Melting with a companion written for the Sunday Whirl wordle list, you can find them here:
http://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/monday-melting-20-journeyman-woman.html
Thank you for reading Jules. This week looks to be starting well. I enjoyed your poems.
Please come and visit again.