In honor of all things poetry that I love and live….
(The QUOTE is INSIDE the PICTURE!)
~special thanks to Michael for showing me Ribbet so I could make
my quote with my own pictures and make it more personal.
Still some things to learn.
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Happy and blessed 4th of July (USA)
I love my country, and this is one of my favorite songs.
Thank you to all that serve us. A million thanks to all my
family members, for their time and service, especially my daughter, Kendra. Happy Independence! We are blessed.
Happy 4th of July! Thank you to all of our military personnel – active and retired. Thank you to our law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency workers.
I hope you all have happy and safe holiday. God bless us everyone and God bless the USA.
Wordless Wednesday because the picture says it all!
Published! – Heart Whispers
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This is a poetry anthology of 20 talented poets. I am blessed to be
part of a project that is inspiring and heart touching and shows transformation.
May you be blessed by it too!
You can go HERE to purchase it.
Heart Whispers Anthology – Book Preview
M.Zane McClellan did this amazing video for a collaborative book of Poetry that will be out in August. I feel honored and blessed to have several of my poems included in this awesome project with such great poets. Yay! It’s my first published work, and I can hardly contain my excitement!
Many thanks to Michael who has done such an amazing job on the video and encouraged us to contribute, and to Russ Towne for having the fortitude and patience and talent to put it together.
Information about the publication is on the video.
Much more to come!
Throw your dreams into space like a kite and you do not know what it will bring back a new life a new friend a new love a new country. (anais nin)
Thanks for sharing your beautiful selves with me and the world!
A Poem with a Taste Challenge
Okay my friends…I was inspired by a poem I read yesterday that involved the tastes of a place. And food brings about joyous memories with friends and families and those special people we love. So, here’s my challenge:
Write a poem about the tastes of YOUR place…and then maybe include one of your favorite recipes…it can be from that place your wrote about, or one of your favorite recipes…I think it would be really cool to gather recipes of places from around the world….Then I can wake up and say things like, I’d like to travel to Austrailia today or Georgia, and pull a recipe out and be reminded of you! Besides, my recipe box needs new tastes! ENJOY!
JUST LEAVE YOUR LINK IN YOUR COMMENTS SO WE CAN FIND YOU AND PING BACK HERE. WE WON’T MAKE ONE LONG POEM ON THIS…IT WILL JUST BE LIKE A COOKBOOK AROUND THE WORLD.
Though I live in Idaho now…my strongest memories of taste are from Texas…
So, here’s my poem:
Random thoughts on the Flavors of Texas
I’ll tell you a
half dozen things about
the flavors of Texas.
The best bar-b-que ribs
and brisket you
ever did taste
because it’s grilled
in a brick fire pit
with Mesquite wood
and a homemade with a
vinegar/beer concoction.
Even Bill Miller’s
on a Texas corner can make
it almost like that.
Unlike Boise’s Dickey’s,
whose food tastes
cold and processed…
The sauce isn’t too bad though.
And Ahhhh…
the Mexican food
so close to the border
has its advantages.
Those Mexican mamas making masa.
Enchiladas made from real corn tortillas,
with joy from hands which love
to dish deliciousness and
make your tongue tingle with taste.
Now that’s Texas
–a true taste corner.
And did I tell you
about Big Red,
bubble gum soda,
the flavor of childhood
and firemen’s picnics…
and Blue Bonnet icecream…
You can’t buy that here in Idaho,
a state
so lackluster in flavor.
Is it because the
borders are so far way?
or is it because I miss
The taste of home…
Even Idaho potatoes
tasted better in Texas
grilled with my daddy’s hand
for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Is it because my daddy
is a good cook?
Or do the potatoes
gain flavor
being trucked
all that distance?
I’m not dissing
on Idaho.
Perhaps, I’m just missing
the Flavors of Texas
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……….
HERE’s A LINK to KING RANCH CHICKEN so you can have your own taste of Texas.
King Ranch Chicken
This recipe goes with a great TASTES OF HOME CHALLENGE – You can either
share your favorite HOME recipe or write about your Tastes of Home.
Prep time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
2 T butter
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
¼-1/2 tsp red pepper flakes or ground
½ tsp of cumin
This is a mixture of two of my favorite recipes. It’s a family favorite!
(if I make it for the kids, I leave out the bell peppers.)
Filling:
1 T butter
1 small yellow onion, peeled and chopped
Optional: ½ medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped &
6 oz mushrooms (first time didn’t use green peppers or mushrooms…..).
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10 ¾ oz of Cream of Mushroom Soup
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10 ¾ oz of Cream of Chicken Soup
-
10 oz can of diced tomatoes
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Small can of green chilies diced
½ cup chicken broth
1 C of sour cream
Tortillas:
Olive oil for frying
8 corn tortillas
Chicken and other Layers:
3 C diced cooked chicken
2 C medium cheddar cheese shredded (tastes good with sharp too) (try other cheeses!)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 ◦. Coat 11 by 7 by 2” baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. Sauce: Melt butter in medium heavy skillet over moderate heat. Add garlic, red pepper and cumin. Stir fry 1 minute. Option 1: you can blend flour, add broth and milk, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth (3 minutes). Stir in sour cream, salt and black pepper to taste. Set aside. Or Option #2: Stir together, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, sour cream. Set aside.
Filling: melt butter in large heavy skillet, over moderate heat. Add onion, green pepper, green chilies, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Stir often, until vegetables soften and flavors meld – 10 to 15 minutes.
Tortillas: Pour oil to depth of ½ inch in small heavy skillet. Set over moderate heat. When ready, dip tortillas, one by one until just long enough to soften. Drain on paper towels.
To layer: arrange half of tortillas in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Then, build up the layers: ½ the chicken and 1/2 sauce and ½ the cheese. Then, another layer of tortillas, the other ½ of the chicken and remaining sauce and cheese.
Optional: you can add black olives
“My Soul is Summoned”
My Soul is Summoned
My soul is summoned,
on barren lands,
in the middle of nowhere,
alone, it stands,
free.
My Soul Summons me to Peaceful surrounds, to Light without sounds, to Love
without Boundaries.
My soul is summoned to answer calls
Reverberating through subtle halls
Where mankind has dwelt for far too long
Deciding what is right and wrong.
Step outside, there is no quiz
Eternity just simply is.
My soul is summoned on wings to fly
High above an earthly sky
To take flight to a new world
A place with love, peace and flags unfurled
What will be there when you arrive?
Not for you to know, only to thrive.
Trust yourself and be off to explore
It is for you to love and nothing more.
My soul summon me through fire rise
cast ash greyed mystery disguised
walk no need to hide the eyes
what calls to see but cross the water
these pawmarks, mine,
and most of all, for this to know
that I am she, am this, forever soul
CONTRIBUTORS: Me, Forgotten Meadows, Booknvolume, Rob McShane, Phoenix Tears Healed
Heart Bandaids
I wish there were such a thing as
Heart Bandaids
to give you riend
one that uses the salve
of your tears
to soothe your brokenness
My silence stuns me
My words fall short
There are no words
to heal a wound so deep as a loss
Is there a special sewing kit
to stich and lace your
fond memories to your soul
so the healing
would hasten?
For now, my dear one
May time rebuild and restore
light and joy
in the beautiful you.
Writing Wings For You 