2022 Creativity Project – Day 23

Dragon Pen – Image – © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

I repaired that pen today, and I am delighted. I have not used it in months because the tiger eye portion with the claw would fall off. It is one of my favorites, so yeah, excellent.

No Amnesty
Old wars never die
They revolve their rebellions
Around life, many ways, each day
We think we have fought them free,
But they tangle our laces,
Our learning, being, all we
Trust and whatever runs off
Like water rushing conducting dams.
Old wars remember – lest we forget,
Who fired what, took where, when,
Destroyed which, wanted how;
Winners and Losers
Definitions in futility, insanity,
Because only war gains – humans lost.
Some glorify war
To draw innocents in with zeal,
But killing is never beautiful,
Death is not a swell romance,
The ending is only always cruel.

Frippery
For a moment you
Took space, thought, within my mind,
I wished once again
There could be a place we were;
But you chose no long ago.

SneakyTanka
Life, poetry, prose,
All the writing which we know
Is better when we
Use proper punctuation
With distinct elocution.

Living Love’s Property
The parameters
Of the heart
Ages set apart,
Where dreams start
To confirm
Passions burn,
For those with
Whom we yearn
To entertain
In persuasive part
Set far beyond
Normal time
In such space
Where the heart
Rules without warrant,
But rhythm, rhyme.

We have the love
Given from above
To make beautiful,
In a fortunate way,
Our tender hopes,
Dreams willed to stay
Forever with
Each other
On display.

PROMPT
Read an article or story and catch some meaningful phrase that delights your imagination. Create from there.

Gratitude List
I am thankful:
1. Sometimes, things come together, even without a plan.
2. Broken hearts can speak volumes.
3. Household items have myriad uses.
4. My dogs.
5. Proliferating creativity.

I am so glad you visited Haphazard Creative today. I hope you found things that convince you to push the like button and that you will come back often and follow the site. Please share the site if you know others who may gain from my content.

May many blessings be with you and yours. Take care and be well.

© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

2022 Creativity Project – Day 21

Sometimes I am flooded with feelings of good fortune. There are choices I have made that seem almost blessed.

When I got my first cellphone, a BlackBerry, in 2009, I joined Boost Mobile. After a couple of years, I did Auto-Pay because Boost kept my rate stable. I still have the same provider. I get a deal like no other.

After having a BlackBerry, an HTC, and a Samsung, I settled into having Samsungs ever since. The screens are a favorite feature because they are crisp, clear, and colorful.

Okay, I hate commercials, and the above may seem commercialist. There are times when friends have trials with companies that I am tempted to share as I did.

1
It was the harshness
Of an unstoppable scream
That brought certain dreams
Of what paradise might be
Without such besetting pains.
2
If I could make you
Understand my reasoning
You might not desert
My life, like love, was never
An adventure we shared.
3
Social media –
I am beginning to know
Is anything but
Socially engaging in
A majority of ways.
4
Let me hide inside
The corner of your sweet smile
And I will know life
Is much better than I thought
When fear was all, I ever got.
5
I remember days,
When the hurt I did not claim
Because of your smile.

Prompt
If you feel inclined, create work sharing a product or service you can recommend without reservation.

Gratitude
I am thankful:
1. Reba called and helped me continue.
2. Laundry.
3. A hot shower.
4. Diet Coke.
5. Being here.

It is nice that you visited Haphazard Creative. I hope you will come back, hit follow, and push the like button.
Comments and suggestions are much appreciated. This is another of my 365 Creativity Projects. I am committed to 2022. I will try to have most of these features every day, and they are my brainchildren as I go.

May God bless and keep you each day, in every single way. I hope that your dreams come true. If they are creative, I recommend you roll up your hair and get down to them. Nothing happens without dedication.

2022 Creativity Project – Day 19

I never know how these entries will fall, whether readers will like them or not. I do know I always hope they bring glory to God.

My life has been a jumble of experiences. Without the miraculous love of Jesus, I would not have come so far.

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.— Proverbs 19:21

Letting Him Lead

This moment, this day
Is an astounding blessing;
Life, a passing breath,
Celebrated beauty, pleasure,
Gifts beyond every measure.
Toddlers, teenagers,
Remind us of the passions
That ran volcanic
Through our veins in younger years,
Still, sometimes it wild appears.
We have learned certain
Graces to evidence with help
From God who teaches
All who willingly allow
His guidance to work somehow.
Prayer, experience,
Discipline through joy and pain,
Let us grow and claim
Nurture and understanding –
Bringing a faithful landing.

My perfectionist and critic always say I do everything wrong. Do you get the treatment, too? I have learned I can fake the tyrants out by claiming I am fooling around. When I push send, they go off the deep end. I guess it goes on and on, never ends.

Being a Copy Editor helps with some of the complaints. I get to catch other people’s mistakes, and it feeds the hungry ghosts.

Prompt
Every day brings its gifts and challenges. Create something that acknowledges what you face today or at another time.

Appreciation
I am thankful:
1. Chocolate muffins
2. Reading glasses
3. Wookie, the vigorous pup
4. Tribble, too cute little pup
5. Getting a poem published

Thank you for taking the time to read this post on Haphazard Creative. Please click the like button, follow, and return to the site. Your comments and suggestions are forever welcome. If you know others who would like to come here, please recommend they visit.

May your life overflow with opportunity, prosperity, joy, and love. I wish you all good things. Be blessed.

2022 Creativity Project – Day 18

I am a pen collector. I will collect cheap pens; I will gather more expensive ones. I particularly like hand-made ones.

I, when young, initially liked Parker more than Cross. I probably still do.

Writing since I can remember, I always preferred pens to typing.

“A pen doesn’t belong to anybody. It’s a free spirit that stays with one while that person needs it.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Once, I began to believe I would have arrived as a writer when I acquired a Mont Blanc. I think it was around 2000 when Sam’s Club was carrying the elusive pens. I got one. I learned it only meant I had it. My writing was mine, and I was a writer with or without a pen.

Accept Yourself

If you believe you are
Gifted in a particular skill or way
And spend time in doing everyday
Or even now and then, trying
To get better, become your best,
You may do justice to confess
It is your art, your unique gift
Claim it and let it be your talent
And even if you do not by it earn
You can still, with future hope, affirm
It is part of who you claim to be. -JAJAJ

Prompt
Do not doubt your creativity; claim what you are. Express your talent as part of who you are in a definitive work. Please share it with those who may doubt your calling.

I am not a fan of series, but I have been reading authors in translation recently, without meaning to do so, and I found these books.

I highly recommend the whole series. Mr. Zafon uses some of the most beautiful descriptions I have ever encountered in literature. I read quite a lot.

Gratitude List
I am thankful:
1. I got a nap.
2. I dreamed good dreams.
3. This entry came together effortlessly.
4. I am becoming an ace at making things on the phone.
5. The Samsung Note app is more robust than I guessed.

I am glad you chose to visit Haphazard Creative. I hope you will click the like button. If you enjoy what you find here, please come back often and follow the site. If you know others, who would gain in visiting, please recommend they come. God Bless You Always!

2022 Creativity Project – Day 17

Barricade

I walked straight into
The wall we made, too high, staid,
I could not scale it;
There was no going through it
Passage impossible met.
Times before I knew
Return tickets would bring you
But this time, worry,
My heart bound with ribbons, twine,
Left alone to never shine.
I was always yours,
You were never become mine;
Broken against walls
I could not soon pass through to
Inhabit your life, present.
A dream, so unreal,
Myself tarnished, so you feel,
I say, “It’s alright,”
When I wake trembling at night;
Once, we were the best, so right.

Prompt
Consider something that arouses strong emotion, embody it in your creation.

Handmade Pen from Zip’s Pens on Amazon – Image © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

Gratitude
I am thankful:
1. Alex encouraged me to turn on the logs.
2. The house is warmer.
3. I worked a few hours.
4. Calendars.
5. Hot water.

Thanks so much for visiting Haphazard Creative; I hope you found things you like. I would be so happy if you hit the like button. Please share your comments and suggestions. Come back and also follow the site. If you know someone who would like what is here, please share your recommendation. May God be with you, blessing all you do. May you enjoy health, wealth, and good company.

Always,
Jo Ann