Those blue eyes
it was all I could do
to keep my head down
or trouble would brew
***
Those men with blue eyes
can drive me to drink
guess that’s better
than not being able to think
***
My knees are shaking
my pulse is off course
those eyes of his
he knows are the source
***
I’ll walk away quickly
and save my esteem
those blue eyes of his
I’ll save for my dreams
Posted in Poetry | Tagged blue eyes, distraction, drink, intense, men, moondustwriter, poem, Poetry | 5 Comments »
I woke up one morning
I’d dreamt of you
What I saw in my dream
I wouldn’t go through
*
Your arms wide open
eyes so blue
I was caught up
you -enjoying the view
*
I looked down
couldn’t believe
The space between us
a vast ravine
*
You smiled
look that I know
Why- The space?
had always been so
*
In the dream I remembered
The sadness ~ The space
never together
no time- no place
Photo: “Ausable Chasm” by Dougtone
Posted in Love, Poetry | Tagged time, space, dream, moondustwriter, relationships, chasm, distance, apart, separation | 4 Comments »
“Twitter represents a gold mine of marketing possibilities, but the vast majority of firms haven’t figured out how to transform those 140-character tweets into sales.” (or so the folks at portfolio.com are saying)
Ok ~ I’ve been stressing that thousands of people aren’t buying my book (YET)! I realize I am not alone. Only 35% of Fortune 500 companies are on Twitter. Don’t they have marketeers to do their marketing magic?
For those of you looking for the answer on how to do this Twitter marketing thing successfully- look up to the Dunkin’ Donuts icon on the cyber skyline – they apparently are doing something right when it comes to marketing using Twitter.
My writer friend Claude Bouchard @CeeBee308 should be proud – he has more Twitter followers than Dunkin’ Donuts. How are book sales Claude? Maybe a donut would help.
I’m learning- my first giveaway will include not just a book but coffee and a doughnut.
Want to read more about Dunkin’ Donuts marketing on Twitter? Go to:
http://www.portfolio.com/companies-executives/2010/03/16/dunkin-donuts-tracking-twitter-in-effort-to-turn-tweets-into-sales/?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CompaniesAndExecutives+%28Companies+and+Executives%29
Thanks to Salim Virji for the photo
Posted in blog | Tagged twitter, Social Media Networking, book sales, marketing, Donuts, books, sales, Claude Bouchard, Dunkin' Donuts | 4 Comments »
http://neverlosesightofthedream.blogspot.com
Thanks to kennymatic for the photo (see link below)
Posted in Love, Poetry | Tagged dance, devil, dreams, emotion, fears, future, heart, hopes, love, past, redeeming, struggle, teen poetry, youth | 3 Comments »
There is a place called nothing
It’s void of space and time
I guarantee it’s real
Represents – frame of mind
***
Nothing – you might say is empty
Some might say its flat
A question lingers in the mind
Nothing- where is that?
***
Could nothing be a place
A place where you are not
People point and gawk
For some – it is their lot
***
Many say its fiction
Others say it’s fact
Sadly I have lived there
Never- wanting to go back
***
Thanks to Craig Finlay for the photo
Posted in Poetry | Tagged abuse, depression, empty, mind, nothing, outsider, poem, Poetry, youth | 5 Comments »
How did Social Media Networking Pull You In?
What got you in to Social Media Networking? Was it the prospect of getting a million followers? Was it the potential of increasing your readers on your blog? Were you looking to market those 10,000 widgets sitting on the shelf?
I would love to say I entered Social Media Networking just to meet great people. I researched to see what it could do to promote my non-profit organization for children. There was no manual or single place to amass information. I kept reading and clicking, disseminating information, and joining new groups. Look at it this way if someone had laid out a table of food and then instructed me to eat this, no eat that, now add that, finish off with that – if this were food I would be in serious trouble. Ok- I am a Social Media glutton – at least there are fewer calories. =)
The unexpected:
Here’s what I keep hearing which I believe many people didn’t expect. We are forming friendships. People are reading my work and giving me great input. I just commented today on a scene that a friend is working on. I hope my comments help.
I am part of a tribe – wonderful talented women -who I will introduce another time cuz they deserve a blog of their own.
My non-profit is on the back burner – but as a result of social media networking – I just helped form another non-profit (still for kids just one for those with special needs.) I’m going to conferences; hopefully getting my book and future book series out in the forefront.
Most important:
Why are we here anyway. We make money but why? Isn’t it to live? Who do we live for or with? PEOPLE! People who have commented back to me on my first blog have all said the same thing – Social Media Networking is people are meeting people. Friendships are connecting not just in a company but in a world that is shrinking daily.
I have friends who are finished up at SXSW they took in loads of information and they met people; names that they will add to their lists, their links, their lives.
Thanks Social Media
you have helped a lot of us make exceptional connections
Photo: Webtreats (license Creative Commons)
Posted in blog | Tagged Facebook, followers, friendships, marketing, networking, Social Media Networking, SXSW, tribe, twitter, world, Writers | 3 Comments »
Showcasing a friend who is a wonderful Poet!!!
Thanks Shaun for sharing your poetry on Moondustwriter’s Blog site. I particularly like this poem -so reminiscent of child-like glee. For more of Shaun check out his blog site – http://www.shaunmasterton.com
The Carrot Dilemma
Sleepy yawn as morning arrives
Cold shivers embrace my skin
The kettle moans into life
The bathroom is my next stop
Peek out of the window
The night snowfall excites me
Gleeful joy spins me around
Quickly dressed in record time
Out the door with a skip
Hurried trip lands me in snow
Gloved hands sweep the snow
The snowman becomes reality
Painted smile placed with precision
Stoned eyes allows for sight
There no need for a scarf or hat
The snowman is already cold
Panic eruption in my brain
I have no carrots for a nose
Quick steps to the store
Meeting the typical queue
Inpatient wait ends with my turn
Decisive request for a free carrot
Puzzled laughter greets me
After all, I am 32 years old
Photo: Shaun Masterton
Posted in Poetry | Tagged anticipation, carrot, child, glee, morning, Shaun Masterton, snow, snowman | 4 Comments »
Molested by a neighbor
she told me one day
Asked her parents for help
they knew not what to say
she begged and pleaded
a break from this beast
They didn’t aid her
her problems seemed the least
they were until that day
she left them a note
she couldn’t forgive them
was all that she wrote
***
Everyone knew this boy
had talent we read
had so much promise
a senior they said
he lived to the heights
not wanting to bend
he planned it for prom night
next morning was his end
***
Why is she gone Why is he?
they had so much to offer
doesn’t society see?
life can be so hard
give to our teens
hope, support and love
people they can depend
maybe then
this wouldn’t have been their end
Teen Suicide
Has your life been affected by teen suicide? Not a day goes by when a teen doesn’t contemplate, attempt, or succeed at suicide. I was in the ER last weekend; a teen fortunately was brought in before it was too late. People in tears in the hall a somber cloud hung in the wing. Pumping stomachs – is it enough? How can we be there before the final bell tolls? Who should tackle the problem? We all can play a part. Be a shoulder, be a friend, be that someone who a teen can depend on. Even a smile of acceptance in a crowd can convey hope in desperation. Make a difference it may just save a teen’s life today!
Photo: Ragged by Paleontour
(Lic Creative Commons)
Posted in Poetry, bloem, blog | Tagged dating, depend, drugs, emergency room, girls, guys, hope, love, Paleontour, pill, problems, Prom, Senior, society, suicide, teen, Teen Suicide, who can help | 5 Comments »
There are so many forms of rejection.
As a writer, the most common form of rejection is when your work isn’t picked out from among the crowd. Rejection in any form has a sting. No one welcomes rejections – that is a certainty.
Divorce is like a prism of rejection. There is so much rejection it gets flung into the environment From a child’s perspective the parent leaves because they don’t love the child. In other words rejecting the child for greener pastures. Why? The child can’t understand why adults can’t be adult and get along or patch up their differences after all isn’t that why they are adults?
How many times does a guy or a girl feel rejection when the ax falls on the relationship? It can be too much – the prevalent thought – “No one will ever love me again.” The rejection can be the knife that cuts through the marrow leaving a bleeding and wounded heart.
How do we deal with rejection?
Some people use rejection as an excuse for “getting even.”
A girl or guy, after a break up, may never look at a relationship quite the same. If pain comes at the end why enter into it at all. “Come on love is fleeting” some may surmise.
As a child, I learned to mask my feelings of rejection by creating an impervious shell. The shell masked my feelings and kept people who wanted to love me out. After all I had learned that love hurts – why embrace something painful. I realize now that pain is part of life -being numb or apathetic closes out all the joys of life.
What can we learn from rejection?
Rejection happens but we don’t need to build a fort around our lives or try to protect our feelings center to keep rejection from happening again. Rejection can make us more sensitive to others or very callous to others in pain. Can we escape rejection in this life? I think not!
My daughter is auditioning for a summer musical. About sixty to ninety teens will audition for twelve lead parts. Some will experience the ecstasy of “you made it” but a much larger crowd will be asked to play bit roles and be the chorus. She nailed her audition and got called back. So now she will be among twenty actors and actresses who will wait to get the thumbs up or the rejection call. As an actress, she knows part of the drama is the rejection in some ways making getting the part that much sweeter.
So what is the answer? Not being sensitive, not caring or is there something else that can sooth the savage beast of rejection?
The Antidote to Rejection
I have a hero who dealt with rejection in an amazing way. He was ridiculed by family members, his culture, the leaders in his society. A friend turned him in to the local authorities on false charges – money was enough to turn this friend’s heart cold. My hero didn’t ridicule or spit out seething insults – he took the blame though it wasn’t his. He bore the pain of the multitudes.He loved those who hated him.
I realized through his example that the antidote to rejection is timeless – SELFLESS LOVE
Photo:Turning up roses by Todd Huffman (Creative Commons)
Posted in blog | Tagged apathy, blog, breakup, child, Christ, divorce, drama, Faith Barista, love, pain, rejection, sctress, shell, Todd huffman, wall | 1 Comment »
Grand Canyon by Chenyingphoto (Lic: Creative Commons)
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged affliction, anguish, barren, black, canyon, cry, Daniel Audet, dark, dry, fear, haunting, illusion, journey, living, lost, Ozyman, poem, storm, truth, void, weary, wreckage | 3 Comments »
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