Day 28

Day 28-Clerihew

We have a brother who's name is Jamie

The youngest leaf on our Family Tree

But when we were little, he was confused

So Gicki and de udder Gicki were what he used

Day 27

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Take some time on this very special day

To find a favorite poem for a fun holiday

It may be one that makes you laugh or smile

Or even one that makes you think a while

It can be one you've written yourself

Or one you find upon a Library shelf

Just keep it with you throughout the day

Then share with those who come your way. 

Day 26

Day 26-Senses Poem

Dark clouds overhead

Rain touching the ground

Patter of raindrops on my umbrella 

Wind blowing my hair

Moisture in the air

Love a good Spring rainstorm 

Day 25

Day 25-Acrostic Poem

Grandchildren

Goodness for your heart

Romping in your house

Asking you millions of questions

Never afraid of a mouse

Doesn't hold back love

Couldn't if they tried

Heaven's gift from above

Inching up to my height

Loves to sit on laps

Dreams of what to be

Reaches arms up for hugs

Ever gives you kisses

Now and forever more

Day 24

Day 24-Nonet poem

As this Monday gets off to a start

I have to keep thinking of things

To write and excite myself

And others around me

So a Nonet comes 

Out of my mind

And my heart

And my

Love

Day 23

Day 23-Sonnet

Oh, how to write a sonnet

When thou art living right

''Tis good to have no ill regrets

Then thine outlook will be bright

Perchance thou wilt have sore trials

With lessons to be learned

Remember life is fragile

But blessings can be earned

Live each day to its fullest

Then thou wilt live it well

Thine heart shalt swell within thy breast

Of this I can foretell

Our goal is Celestial Glory

And thus ends thy life's story

Cinquain

I was in a poem writing mood, so my notes are in poem form. Mostly Cinquain. 

Scriptures 

Word from our God

Written for our eternity

Teach and learn as long as we live

God's Book

Ponder the Scriptures

Daily

Read them your life through

It will protect you

Resurrection 

Our gift

From Heavenly Father

Our soul's guiding star 

Eternity

Resurrection 

Our Heavenly Father's Gift

The hope of Eternal lives

We can return

And live with Him

Again

Ponder

The scriptures well

Fill your bucket forever

You will be blessed eternally

Learning

Sisters

Spirits touch us

Feel their testimony

No matter the language or tongue

Angels

Sacrament

Sabbath worship

Gods loving gift

Blessed by the Savior

Remembrance 

Sacrament

Last Supper

Of our Lord

So we would remember

Redeeming

God's Love

Shown every day

Through what he has given

We can feel and see it always

Our lives

Temples

Revelation

To learn of our God

To serve those who have gone before

Peaceful

Cancer

A trial for some

It can be a blessing

The Gospel will take us through it

Sickness 

Cancer

Life changing

Gotta fight it

You can do it

Canker

Atonement 

At-One-Ment

Take me where I need to go

I can serve anywhere and place

Loving

I hope these touch you lives. 

Day 22

Day 22-Cinquain poems

Mem'ry

Love from the past

Forever in my heart

Not gone, long as I remember

Mind's eye

Grandchildren 

Next generation

Keeps us alive

We are never forgotten

Descendants

Another pensee

Another Pensee Poem

Singing

Makes me feel whole

I can do it all day long

My soul is revealed through my song

I hope you feel it too

Day 20

Day 20-Brevette poems

sunshine

c o m e s

warmth

beauty

c r o w n i n g 

glory

joy

l i v i n g

d a i l y

happiness

m a k e s

life 

Day 19

Day 19- monorhyme 

Music of Poetry

Writing a poem is like writing a song

There are times it won't take so very long

Some you write to help others be strong

They can even be as pretty as a fawn

Or as simple as a lovely cradlesong 

And this will carry me all my lifelong. 

Day 19

Day18-Monorhyme

It's so much fun to make things rhyme 

I like to do it all the time

I hope you don't think that's it's a crime

You won't even have to pay a dime!

Another

Day 18

Day 18-Book Spine Poetry

Oops!

It's probably nothing

The hatred of poetry

Said the shotgun to the head!

Day 17

Day 17-Personification Poem

I love our new refrigerator

He's tall, dark, handsome, and big

He'll freeze your food so cold

And make you dance a jig!

He's strong and full of life

He'll be forever ready 

To never give us strife

Maybe we'll name him Freddie!

Day 16

                Day 16-Rictameter                    

                       Springtime

                      Life renewal

                  Forever renewing

       Just as planned in our creation

  The Plan our Heavenly Father gave us

        His children's glorious promise

                Our lives are eternal

                     We will return

                         Springtime

Day 15

Day 15-Quinzaine Poetry

I love Magna Library

I can work and read

Books are best

Extra

I wrote this one today. It took me a while. It's actually two triplets. 

We have birthdays in April

For that we are very grateful

And this is truly fateful

Before our kids got married

April just got buried

Now life is topsy-turvied!!

Day 14

Day 14-Triplet Poem

Spring has sprung it's true

The sky outside is blue

The grass is green and new

Day 13

Day 13-Tan-Renga Poem

Being a grandparent 

Is a parent's reward for

Raising our children

Hugs, happiness, memories

All is sublimely Heaven

In this kind of poem, it's a combined effort with a partner. I wrote the first 3 lines and my husband, Peter, wrote the last two. 

Day 12

This is fun!!

Day 12-Terse Verse

What do you call being short of breath?

Scant Pant

What do you call an overpriced musical instrument?

Guitar Afar

What do you call a fancy camera?

Photo Gizmo

What do you call a fabric obsession?

Quilt Guilt

Day 11

Day 11-I Am poem

I am loyal and loving

I wonder if I can make a difference in the world

I hear the drums of change

I see love all around

I want for each person to feel loved

I am loyal and loving

I pretend I can do things better than I really can

I feel that I am a strong, vibrant woman

I touch the faces of all who are suffering

I worry it won't be enough

I am loyal and loving

I understand it won't change overnight 

I say I love each soul

I dream of all people feeling my love

I try to show my love each day

I hope to make a change

I am loyal and loving

Day 10

Day 10- Grammer Poem

Quilting

Challenging and relaxing

Colors and fabrics to carefully choose from

Like and artist with a palette

If only I had more time to do it!

Day 9

Day 9-Tanka Poem

A Grandson's blessing

What a wonderful event

To be a part of

Grandchildren are so precious

We hold them close and cuddle

Day 8

Another one for today

Scriptures are poetic in so many ways

So it makes me marvel as I pray

For the inspired men who wrote them

To guide and direct us in the Latter-Days

If we will but read them and learn their worth

We'll be given guidance while in our youth

These words are so very important to all

 Remember to learn them while here on earth

Day 8

Day 8-Free Verse

Life is like a roller coaster

There are too many hills and valleys to count

But that's what make life and roller coasters fun!

How exciting would either be if they went nowhere?

Day 7

This is my tribute to Don Rickles who died yesterday at the age of 90. 

Day 7- Alliteration Poem

There never was a funnier man

Then the fabulous friendly Don Rickles

He could get a ferocious titter 

and his audience atwitter      

By kissing Ol' Blue Eyes for giggles.

He'll always be Mr. Potato Head to me

With his persnickety pretty partner Mrs P

Whenever they got in a pickle

He'd give us a tickle

With his perfectly placed repartee.

Day 6

Day 6- If I Were and If You Were Poems

If I were a photograph and you were a camera

I'd want you to develop my image so glamorous!

If you were a book to read and I was a Library

I'd find you on my shelves and not in a cemetery!

Day 5

Day 5-who, what, where, when, why Poem

Bacon

Gotta do it

Frying in the kitchen

Any time of day

Because it tastes so good!

I came up with another just now. 

Music

Soul nourishing

In my life

Forever

Giving me hope and inspiration

Haiku

Haiku

Writing a Haiku

Means paying attention by

Counting syllables 

Day 3 Synonym or Antonym Poem

Day 3 Synonym or Antonym Poem

Autism

Lost inside, misunderstood, confusing

Family dynamics forever changing

Genealogy

Doing Genealogy is so much fun

It's rewarding finding a long list son!

Lantern Poem

Spring

Has sprung

No wait, look

Maybe not yet

Snow

Poem for the Park

Sitting in the park

Waiting for song and movie

Is fun in offering

Limerick for Magna

Here's another Limerick for Limerick Day

We live in the town of Magna 

Which is not the same as Magma

It's a great place to live

There's lots of initiative

To be happy and live in Magna!

Day 30-anyway I want it Family History Poem

Day 30-Family History

I recently was given an album

Of photographs of the past

It's full of lovely photos

Of ancestors who were steadfast

There's men in topcoats and suits

And women in high style fashion

And babes wearing cute outfits

When their lives were full of passion

These photographs are amazing

The only problem is this

None of them are labeled

So, no names have come to us

My advice to all you people

Is to label all your pictures

So someone someday will know

Your name in all it's grandeur 

Day 28-Poetweet

Whenever we create anything, I wonder how alike it is to God's creations. We come close whenever we create a child. We are His creations, and we are glorious. 

Day 28-Poetweet

Whenever we create anything, I wonder how alike it is to God's creations. We come close whenever we create a child. We are His creations, and we are glorious.

Had to rewrite it. Too long. 

When we create anything, we wonder how it mimics God's creations. We come closest when we create life. How glorious are His works. Creation. 

Day 27- diatelle poem

Tell

A tale

Do not fail

Tell of your life

Or of a Dragon’s Tail

With his scales of purple Loosestrife

The sky is so dark, cut it with a knife

If the story's of you, there may have been a bell

To wake you up to play a rousing fife

To please someone’s husband or wife 

As they take the fast rail

Happiness rife

Without fail

Ships sail

Dwell

Day 26-Rictameter Poem

Day 26-Rictameter Poem

Lucky

Missing Hanna 

She wasn't her Autism

Her short life had a grand purpose

To teach and show us how to love others

We learned to be better from her

Her legacy is love

She lived, we love

Lucky

Day 25. Almost done.

Day 25-pensee poetry

Penguins

Cute and funny

Look like they're wearing a tux

Their waddling makes us giggle

Do they make a good pet?

Day 24-Limerick

There once was a girl named Vick

Who thought she could write a lim'rick

She tried and she tried

Yet she couldn't get it right

So she got quite a crick in her neck

Day 23-Quinzain Poem

I came up with a few. 

Babysitting is so fun

They want to play games 

All night long

The youngest generation

Is now so plugged in

Is it good?

Then in honor of Talk Like Shakespeare Day:

Grandchildren are passing fair

I prithee to believe

Bless'd are we

Day 22-Nature Color Poem

Day 23-Nature Color Poem

Nature is a rainbow Heavenly Father has given

Everywhere you look, it's like you are in heaven

He gave us yellow roses to brighten up our day

And blue skies above us in this, the latter-day

We also have green grass that provides us room to play

Our Heavenly Father loves us, earth his grand display. 

Day 21- Poem in My Pocket

I have to preface this. I have a blog called Life in the Library, that until today, I hadn't really considered what that meant. Because of a friend's blog, I found an image I want to use on my blog of a circus. I haven't quite figured out how to use it yet, but it still made me consider writing a poem today on what that means to me.

Life in the Library

Working in a library is sometimes
Like being in the Circus
There's clowns who make you laugh
And wild animals who make you cringe
Then there's a high wire act
When a child screams unendingly
But the most beautiful part is
Like a knife thrower when
A child suddenly gets how wonderful
It is to be able to read!

Day 20-Grammar Poem

Dogs
Going in and going out
Driving us crazy
Treating us like doormen
I wish we had a revolving door

Day 19-Clerihew Poetry

This is a story about our grandson and dogs

It's a way to begin my monologue 

We had fun watching them make a mess

As the little babe fed the four-footed rest!

Day 18-Couplet

Day 18-Couplet

When in your life you have dogs

You are so much closer to God

Another Cinquain

Another one

Reading

Is what I love

My imagination can soar

Gives me wings of flight to my thoughts

Good books

Day 17-Cinquain Poem

Day 17- Cinquain poem

Blessings
A loving God
He loves us so much
We are His children forever
Thankful

One more

Another one I just wrote, while thinking of my Savior.

I know the Lord is there

He answers all my prayers

He's always shown He cares

He teaches me to share

His love can never err

I'll put my arm to the square

I strive to avoid Satan's snares

And end my life as His heir

Day 26

Day 26-monorhyme 

Coming up with a poem that rhymes

Is all about the rhythm and time

And making it sound like a beautiful chime

As in "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme"

It really isn't such a great literary climb

To be able to rhyme in the daytime

But when it carries into your needed sleep time 

It may have now become a bedtime crime!!

Day 15-Octopoem

Okay. I decided to have fun with this today. 

Day15-Octopoem

My Octopoem Octopus

My friend like to change color a lot

He doesn't care what season it is

His home is down deep in the ocean

If it's stormy, he's not happy

He doesn't wear any clothes

His couch the kelp on the ocean floor

He'd love to watch Sponge-Bob, if he had a TV

He'll eat anything he can fit in his beak

Day 13-Nonet Poem

Day 13-Nonet Poem

We've dogs who are crazy in our house
For whatever reason, who knows?
They run around in circles
Until they are dizzy
Then plop on the ground
They make us laugh
And then sigh,
They're done!
Whew!

Day 12-Shardorama Poem

My poem for today. 

There are books

That draw you right in

And some books

Turn you off

And then my favorite reads

Are ones that inspire. 

Day 11-Haiku

Day 11-Haiku

Grandchildren are fun

They pull your heartstrings one day

Even when they destroy. 

Day 10-Acrostic Poem

Day 10-Acrostic Poem

So happy I have siblings

I love them every one

Because they are my family my

Life is fully blest

I'll use them as examples and

Never let them go

God gave me a good family

So glad that they're the best. 

Day 9- fractured nursery rhyme

Here's the original:

A tisket, a tasket 

A green and yellow basket

I wrote a letter to my love

And on the way I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it

And on the way I dropped it

A little boy picked it up

And put it in his pocket 

And now mine:

A tisket, a tasket

A ball and then a basket

I put the ball up in the sky

And missed that silly basket

I missed it, I missed it

I missed that silly basket

Somebody else picked it up

And they didn't miss the basket!

Day 8-Book Spine Poetry

Day 7-Lantern Poem

Cats
Kittens
Not cuddly
On their own terms
Puss

One more. 

Life

Loving

Be joyful

Share your full heart

Live

Day 6-Ing Poem

Libraries

Reading

Playing

Laughing

Learning

Socializing

Day 4 I am poem

Day 4

I am a happy loving child of God

I wonder if I show enough love to others

I hear my heart beating a staccato

I see my life when I'm done on earth

I want to be crowned with glory

I am a happy loving child of God

I pretend that I know what I'm doing

I feel Like I get better at it each day

I touch the hearts of others

I worry that they won't understand

I cry when I think of the heartache around me

I am a happy loving child of God

I understand my Heavenly Father loves me

I say I am all that he needs

I dream of His arms around me

I try to show love all around

I hope for a better tomorrow

I am a happy loving child of God

Day 3-Triplet

Listening to the prophet speak

Is something we should do this week

To get the answers that we seek

Another one

I see the red roses blooming

I hear the birds chirping in the trees

I feel the warm sunshine on my face

I smell the new mown grass clippings

I taste the sweet berries from the vine. 

Day 2-spring Senses Poem

Spring looks like green grass

Spring sounds like birds singing

Spring feels like warm sunshine

Spring smells like lawn clippings

Spring tastes like sweet berries

It's National Poetry Month Again

Day 1- the 5Ws. Who, What, Where, When, Why. 

Me, myself, and I
Would like to expand my poetry skills
Here in my mind and heart
Each and every day of the month
Because it sucks

Go to Stephaniesaysso to join in!!

Post for the end of March

New quote. Week of March 13th

Oops. Forgot to post this. Week of March 6

Sparky the Kangaroo Trash Can

Not sure where this was. About 1962. 

First week of March

Talk of Christ

He leads the way. 

Week of February 7, 2016

End of January 2016

This week's blog on ponderize.

Now I'm set apart. Jan 11, 2016

Pondering on my new calling and all it entails. It's a good stretch for me. 

Week of Jan 4, 2016

I know that the Lord will help me in my new calling. I will rely on His help throughout my time as Primary President. 

The new year

Wow, I am feeling humbled. I was asked by the Bishop on Sunday if I would be the new Primary President. I was basically floored. Just the other day, I was contemplating the fact that I had never served as a President of any organization in the Church. I wondered about that. I think now that the Lird was preparing me, and I didn't really listen with a Spiritual ear. That's a little push to listen for those promptings more often. Anyway, I said yes, so now I need to hit the ground running! While picking my ponderize scripture for this week, this one stood out to me. 

A few of the Scriptures I've Been pondering

Ponderize for December 14th

December 21, 2015 Ponderize

A Savior Is Born—Christmas Video

This weeks Ponderize.

Ponderize for November 8th

This week

Ponderize for the week of October 25, 2015

Ponderize for Oct 12

15 ¶So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

Hanna

My thoughts this morning go to Hanna. It;s been 13 years today. I was checking my email and came across this quote from Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley, which says it all.

 

"The eternal nature of man has been revealed. We are sons and daughters of God. God is the Father of our spirits. We lived before we came here. We had personality. We were born into this life under a divine plan. We are here to test our worthiness, acting in the agency which God has given to us. When we die we shall go on living" ("The Great Things Which God Has Revealed," Ensign, May 2005).

We miss you sweetheart.

Memories

My thoughts this morning go to Hanna. It;s been 13 years today. I was checking my email and came across this quote, which says it all.

Ponderize your life!

During Conference this past weekend, we were chanllenged to Ponderize a Scripture a week by Elder Durrant. I really want to do this, so here's my scripture for the week of Oct 5.
My "Ponderize" scripture for the week: 2 Nephi 4:15
"And upon these I write the things of my soul, and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass. For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children."
What this was saying to me, is that I don't journal or blog enough of my spiritual feelings, and I really need to start. This is the scripture he used and I want to make it my own. I really felt the spirit so strongly during Conference. When they announced the new members of the Quorum of 12 Apostles, I felt good about the men called to fill the open positions from the deaths of Boyd, K. Packer, L. Tom Perry, and Richard G. Scott.  This many at once hasn't happened since 1908, so it was pretty momentous. I even took the day off work, so I could watch and listen. I know these men are called of God to be the new Apostles!