Look what I found in my garden!

www.oneword.com - one word, so little time [alarm]

[osquer42]

I was quite alarmed when I saw the state of my drawers. They had been pulled out and turned upside down. My posessions were scattered all around the room as though some agency with initials (FBI, DEA, ATF, etc.) had searched the place. The three-year-old sat among the clutter with a satisfied grin on his face. He'd found what he'd been looking for - entertainment.

July 11, 2006 08:07 AM (11:07 EST)

haiku

I delve in the heart

shaped leaves to find glorious

morning treasure troves.

www.oneword.com (one word - so little time) [sage]

[osquer42]

"Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley sage rosemary and thyme..." I sang happily to my herbs as I pulled weeds from their midst. The garden gnome rolled his eyes but smiled indulgently. Didn't I know he was the one who really did all the work? Oh, well as long as the plants were happy.

July 10, 2006 08:59 AM (11:59 EST)

"What the heck are you looking at?"

haiku

I'd debut as a

faerie fan dancer with a

pair of moss roses.

haiku - for Michelle

warmed by the thought of

curling up with you on the

coolest ice there is

"Why do I smell wet dog?"

I swear I have the weirdest dog on the planet. Tally hates to ride in cars, but loves to get a bath! Thanks, Dad, for helping me get the monster clean!

OneWord - So Little Time [moonlight]

Shadows play their dark, secret games in the crevices where the moonlight cannot reach. Tiny night creatures dance in and out of watery reflections that they don't even notice they are making. They are too intent on their business which seems huge to them.

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Thank you so much, Michelle, for a magical word! That was fun!

The Pick Osquer's OneWord Contest...

Since www.oneword.com has failed to update again, I am having another contest to pick a word for me to write about. So, once more, the first person to post a word in the comments wins. The prize is that I will use your word for my OneWord post. I will also write a haiku especially for you! I've got my sixty second timer set to go. Someone give me the word!

haiku

hard to concentrate

on my exit while dragon

clouds dive for the sun

tanka - for Samual Spade

Why should I settle

for slipping into a bath

sighing eureka

when I could leap into a

lake shouting Jeronimo!

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Hope you don't mind me trying out a different poetic form this evening, Sam!

One Word - So Little Time [eureka]

"Eureka, will you come here, please?" I begged the tiny black cat who was glaring at me from under the sofa. "I know you don't want to come out of there, but the time has come! I've got to put you in your carrier and get us on the road. If not, we'll never make it to Neverland!"

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Thank you , Samual Spade, for another great word! Your word for today is astonish!

The Pick Osquer's OneWord Contest...

Since www.oneword.com has failed to update again, I am having another contest to pick a word for me to write about. So, once more, the first person to post a word in the comments wins. The prize is that I will use your word for my OneWord post. I will also write a haiku especially for you! I've got my sixty second timer set to go. Someone give me the word!

haiku - for Bea

Here's an update on those veggies, Bea! Remember the pepper that was the size of a nickle?

And here's the tomato that was the size of a quarter!

haiku

With a turn of the

screwdriver, component parts

become my sundial.

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I'm so excited! My sundial has arrived! Tomorrow at noon, I'm going to take it out to the herb garden and orient it!

55 Fiction Friday

"Mademoiselle?" queried the attendant, "Votre billet, sil vous plait?"

Iris came out of her distracted reverie long enough to pull her ticket from the glove where she had palmed it. As she turned, her attention was caught by a tall, dark haired man across the deck of the dingy boat. She had seen him before!

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haiku - for Paperback Writer

--Photo by Paperback Writer June 23, 2006

Paperback Writer
shy as a violet and
as deep as its bloom

OneWord - So Little Time [frugal]

He had always been frugal with his endearments. I thought at the time that he was cold, unfeeling. I wouldn't realize until much later that he was really scared to death of me....frightened of what allowing my emotions to affect him might mean to his well ordered life.

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Thanks Bea for another great word! I briefly considered writing something about the Frugal Gormet. Cooking shows are very popular in my family.

The Pick Osquer's OneWord Contest...here we go again!

Since www.oneword.com has failed to update again, I am having another contest to pick a word for me to write about. So, once more, the first person to post a word in the comments wins. The prize is that I will use your word for my OneWord post. I will also write a haiku especially for you! I've got my sixty second timer set to go. Someone give me the word!