I’ve published several poems on my web site over the passed few years, and I’ve also included poetry as comments in posts on other sites. Here are a few such samples, which I’ve penned over time…
Title of Post With Link: “Life Lessons“ Poetess: Annabel
In wisdom through your word Your call to thrive is heard May generations sing The life that’s yours to bring
Title of Post With Link: “Spring Renewal“ Poetess: Cindy Georakas
A poetic machine of fine lines, threads for treads and gears grooved for beautiful road trips of enlightened adventures, your creative capacity, like Spring, is always refreshing!
Title of Post With Link: “A Transformação do Não“ (Portuguese, meaning “The Transformation of No”) Poetess: Carla Milho
You are a work of art – the beauty in your eyes and the love within your heart
Over the passed few years, I’ve published several poems on my web site. Many are written in response to creative writings posted by friends, and, therein, are commonly entitled Poem in Response, or, Poem for a Friend.
However, I also oftentimes include poetry in my comments, a few examples of which I’ve cited below…
On the wings of a love story that flies into emotions of an audience hungry for an honest, romantic read, your tale tantalizes and tugs at heart strings beautifully, as a hopeful pull into happiness.
This post is written in response to Michele Lee’s What moves you (blog challenge). She’s an engaging, compelling author & lovely poetess from the Valley of the Sun, and I encourage readers to visit her site to learn more.
A frisbee dreams Of summer flight Tossed in the air Both day and night
Time on the ground Can never be The same as spin When flying free
To sail aloft Upon the breeze In open fields Or through tall trees
Play catch alone Or, with a friend Have fun outdoors On the weekend
What started with a frisbee, long ago, now uses discs, instead – the sport of disc golf. It’s a very popular game, whether played as a leisure activity or competitively, and you can learn more about tournament play by visiting the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA).
There are many different discs available for different shots, whether driving from the tee pad, playing an approach shot or putting into the chains of a basket to complete the hole. Of course, the design characteristics inherent in any given disc also directly affect its flight.
Consider, for instance, a right-handed player throwing a typical backhand shot. When using overtsable plastic, the shot will always tend to finish to the left, or “hyzer”. Thrown slow, this left turn occurs immediately, whereas a more powerful throw causes the disc to hold the line (fly straight) further, before eventually succumbing to its stability and finishing left.
If such plastic were thrown using a rightward (“anhyzer”) angle, the disc would initially fly to the right, then flatten out before regaining its stability in flight, and eventually drift back to finish left. This sort of throw can be useful to navigate around trees in a fairway.
On the other hand, when a right-handed player throws an understable disc backhand, it tends to “flip” (turn to the right) and never comes back. This flight path can be effective in different circumstances, such as when throwing a backhand roller (on the ground) shot.
Of course, the aforementioned examples occur in reverse when considering a left-handed player, or if a right-handed player throws a disc using a forehand (sidearm) style.
And, in addition to backhand, forehand and roller throws, there are also skip shots, tomahawks, thumbers, grenades, and more, as well as different styles that players utilize when putting.
In summary, disc golf is an inexpensive & fun game which can be played at courses all around the world and enjoyed by people of all ages. Plus, it’s a good way to get some exercise while moving outdoors.
In this video, I’m throwing backhand with a midrange disc using the standard three-step footwork, and wearing this t-shirt which features one of my designs. It also appears as though I should have placed that plastic bag further away from the camera…lol
Having read “Thirsty“, a heavenly haiku written by a lovely poetess and dear friend from the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, Michele Lee, I was inspired to write this poem in response…
Stories bound in time Cataloged between bookends Libraries of life
A Day In The Life, by The Beatles (1967) – see lyrics here.
NOTE
From May 15-20th, Michele Lee is hosting a What moves you? (blog challenge), where two participants will have “a chance to win an item from artist entrepreneur Sammi Lee’s Mintaka Collection“. Check it out!
Over the passed few years, I’ve published several poems on my web site. Many are written in response to creative writings posted by friends, and, therein, are commonly entitled Poem in Response, or, Poem for a Friend.
However, I also oftentimes include poetry in my comments on other sites, in response to various posts of friends which I’ve enjoyed reading. As such, and without further adieu, here are a few samples which I’ve penned…
Interlaced with threads of sadness, where shadows fade into night like days of the future passed, blended with blues into a blur of yesteryear, this half empty outer world exists in stark contrast to the full beauty you exude, an inner glow of which can brighten every tomorrow.
Over the passed few years, I’ve published several poems on my web site. Many are written in response to creative writings posted by friends, and, therein, are commonly entitled Poem in Response, or, Poem for a Friend.
However, I also oftentimes include poetry in my comments on other sites, in response to various posts of friends which I’ve enjoyed reading. As such, and without further adieu, here are a few samples I’ve penned recently…
Your poetry flows as the beauty of sound present in water cascading through a forest, which, when emerging from the trees to see the source, its movement washes over ones heart in a blanket of peaceful appreciation.
After reading “Golden Pink Gone“, written by the talented and lovely Arizonian poetess, Michele Lee – wherein her happiness stems from an admiration of beauty and peacefulness (rather than the frivolous), sharing photographs of local sights – I was inspired to write this poem…
The time you take to share With steady gait, to reminisce A beauty that’s alive Your town, in hues of golden bliss
Having read “Superstition Mountain“, written by the talented and lovely Arizonian poetess, Michele Lee – wherein she draws spiritual nourishment, perspective and resolve in visiting majestic mountains near Phoenix – I was inspired to write this poem…
At golden hour Above the sands Old spirits join in song
From mountain tops Upon the wind As one, with you – stand strong
After reading “My Inspired Blog Back Story“, written by the very talented and lovely Arizonian poetess, Michele Lee – wherein she elaborates upon her decision to pursue writing, discusses challenges, hard work and successes – I was inspired to write this poem…
From an absence of light came a spark in the dark
In a call from her dreams to connect with her heart
Inspiration brought joy with both truth and reward
When she answered to make a creative fresh start
After reading “Burn Brightly” by the talented and lovely Arizonian poetess, Michele Lee – wherein her inspirational poetic prose speaks to self-confidence, aspirations, and to make hay while the sun shines – I wrote this short poem…
She arose, this desert rose As the sun in silhouette Bridging space with song, in dance Center stage, without regret
Creativity may be expressed in content which is cultivated, or that which is spontaneous, including through conversation…as follows.
Flashback September 25, 2021
I had just finished reading “Heart Beats on a City Street“, written by Michele Lee – a lovely author and poetess hailing from the Sonoran Desert of Arizona – when I saw a picture of her taking a photograph at night in the city.
Having observed images posted on her site, Michele looks wonderful wearing blue jeans! I alluded to such in my comments responding to her cited writing, above, to which she noted, “Maybe Levi’s will endorse my site.”
Her remark inspired me to write this storyline for a hypothetical Levi Strauss blue jeans commercial, subsequently pitched to the company:
Imagine…it’s nighttime on a poorly lit street, with a steady pulse of background sounds from the city and steam wafting from manhole covers. The camera pans left, stopping to focus on the shadowy silhouette of a beautiful blonde woman wearing a cowgirl hat and boots, black top, and, yes, a pair of well-fitting Levi’s. She slowly saunters forward under a dim streetlight, when suddenly – the crashing sound of a metal trash can lid hitting the pavement! She makes a quick quarter-turn, drawing her DSLR camera as if it were a gun from a holster, and snaps a shot of a cat racing away with fish bones clenched in its teeth. The camera zooms in for a close-up scene of her face, as she remarks, “Here’s looking at you, cat”. She raises her camera, winks to the TV camera, and, resembling a gun having been fired, blows the smoke away from her lens. Then, Levi’s runs their slogan on-screen, perhaps in conjunction with the camera maker.
There are times I feel I should refrain From the sounds that drum as rhyme Yet, your beauty shines through poetry Like your smile, your words sublime
Having read “Twilight’s First Blush“, written by a lovely poetess and friend from the Valley of the Sun, Michele Lee – wherein she conveys a romantic recollection at dawn & shares her welcomed sense of humor – I was inspired to write this poem in response…
On a late night cruise To a rendezvous Just seventeen miles or so
It’s the magic hour When night fades to day And the cock begins to crow
In romantic waves Rhythm fills the air Glances cast amorously
Soon, a warm embrace On the edge of love Two hearts sing in rhapsody
Til the morning draws Colors peach to blue As faint starlight blinks farewell
Cheers, to drift once more On this desert sea Over sand and under spell
A lovely poetess and friend hailing from the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, Michele Lee has worked diligently over the past nineteen months authoring her first book – presently, being edited. I wrote this short poem in honor of her hard work, and I encourage you to visit her site to learn more!
Waves riding the wind Wash her hair in the sun Words written with ink Drying now, almost done
She’s a southwestern rock star A flowering desert rose With a tumbleweed spirit And a story line that flows
So, purchase her book Coming soon, out for sale Sit back and enjoy Michele’s creative tale
Having read Feeling the Squeeze, poetic prose by the talented and often inspirational Arizonian poetess, Michele Lee – wherein she writes about regional economic history, homegrown citrus & making lemonade – I was inspired to write this poem in response…
From gloves to weed And holes to seed To roots with shoots And dirty boots
The work you’ve done Unfolds as fun At harvest time Your crops, sublime
Having read “Living Green and Dancing with Love” by Arizonian poetess, Michele Lee – in which she speaks about food, nurturing gardens and family – I was inspired to write this poem in response…
Your stature as poet, inspirational Your beauty in dance, divine
Your thumb in the garden, green A woman of talent, impressively fine.
Phil Perkins • Photography 