Caryl Muzzey's Blog
 I was born in Leavenworth, KA in 1950 and lived in Valley Falls, KA on my grandparents' dairy farm until I was five years old. I am the 3rd of 5 children. I am now living in Aabama and have 2 children and 3 grandchildren with one more on the way and have been married for 33 challenging and very content years.
I have always been very passionate about writing, especially poetry. My love for writing began at the age of 14. I wrote a poem about John F. Kennedy and sent it to Mrs. Kennedy. In reply, Mrs. Kennedy sent me a black and white photo of the family in front of their church doors; this kind gesture was quite an honor for me and I believe that was what started me to pursue poetry in greater depth.
Writing is my first passion, my second passion is art. I have always loved art but never took lessons. Just like poetry, it was a gift, a passion; I acquired from my mother and she from her mother. When I married, I stopped drawing but did not stop writing. In 2006, I was diagnosed with stage 3 / 4 breast cancer; after my mastectomy, chemo treatment, and radiation; I had a dream which prompted the poem, "My Most Awesome Paranormal Experience" to go back and draw again. When I'm not writing, I'm drawing for grandkids or some member of the family, someday I will draw for myself. I would love to paint but my mastectomy prevents me from stroking with a brush; however, I do use colored pencil some but mostly graphite and pointillism. I am a member of CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America).
When I joined Poetry Soup, I was looking for challenges and I found it here; lots of challenges! I am a realistic artist as well as a realistic writer. I write on real events or something that triggers a memory, emotion, or I place myself in another person's shoes and write what I feel they are thinking. I pretend to have a good sense of humor too and try to use it at every opportunity.
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Most Recent Blog Post
My First Blog
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Blog Posted:11/11/2011 11:47:00 AM
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Hi to everyone. Hope this Veterans Day is a good one for y'all. I want to take time to thank all who are serving and have served in the armed forces in order to preserve our freedom.
I wish I could spend more time on Poetry Soup but for the past few months have been putting my art first. It is hard juggling two different hobbies that I love. When I feel like writing, I don't draw and when I feel like drawing, I don't write. (I am not a good blogger so I took my sweet time in doing so.)
Right now I'm not getting much of anything done since I adopted a new black lab puppy for my husband who is still working and I'm the stay at home mom doing the training and entertaining.
I am anxoiusly waiting the birth of my fourth grandchild which will be my third grandson, and the first Muzzey, in January.
I will not bore y'all with too much, hopefully I won't take two years before I blog again.
Caryl
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 4/14/2013 | Spring Showers | Free verse (vers libre) | spring,green, |
| 4/14/2013 | Mountain Lake Inspiration Revised | Couplet | on writing and words,word |
| 4/11/2013 | Vowel - Consonant | Free verse (vers libre) | on writing and words,body |
| 3/4/2013 | Maker's Tapestry | Haiku | nature, |
| 3/2/2013 | Insects A to Z | ABC | for kids,science, |
| 2/26/2013 | Summertime Ellip | Haiku | seasons, |
| 2/25/2013 | Who Murdered the Easter Bunny | Quatrain | animal,humorous,easter,ea |
| 2/24/2013 | Kiss The Rain | Italian Sonnet | rain, |
| 2/23/2013 | Curled In Grandmother's Arms | Pantoum | dream,love,green, |
| 10/7/2012 | Morning Walk - Rewrite | Rhyme | nature, |
| 10/7/2012 | Fall Season | Tanka | seasons, |
| 10/6/2012 | Allhallows - Most Dreaded Night | Rispetto | for children,holiday,hall |
| 10/2/2012 | Lucille Ball - Clerihew | Clerihew | funny, |
| 7/29/2012 | What Dreams Are Made Of | Rhyme | on writing and words,long |
| 7/24/2012 | Innocence Duo-Rhyme | Rhyme | on writing and words, |
| 7/24/2012 | Disquieting Tears | Rhyme | life,loss,sad,heart,heart |
| 7/22/2012 | Out of The Darkness | Rhyme | death,loss,life, |
| 6/30/2012 | Andromeda | Verse | space, |
| 6/25/2012 | Collaborating In The Clouds | Rhyme | inspirational,life,me,pra |
| 6/24/2012 | An Impulsive Stroll | Pantoum | pets,heart,lost,heart,los |
| 6/10/2012 | Earth's Calamity | Haiku | death, |
| 6/10/2012 | Breast Cancer | Tanka | health,life, |
| 6/9/2012 | Passages to My Heart | Lyric | love,song-lyric,rain,life |
| 1/4/2012 | A Dragon's Tale | Narrative | fantasy,love,love,teen, |
| 1/1/2012 | January - God of the Doorway | Personification | nature, |
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Fav Poems
| Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| prayer (2001) | Verse | faithwords,me,light,day,l |
| The Long Drought | Rhyme | naturetime, |
| Jailhouse Blues | Monorhyme | adventure |
| THE ROSE GREETS THE DAWN | Haiku | nature |
| Watercolour Painted Skies | Rhyme | nature,seasonsautumn, |
| Brain Dead | Limerick | funny |
| Vanish | Dodoitsu | love |
| Waiting | Prose Poetry | introspection,lifetime, |
| Nevermore Will Raven Return | Narrative | mysteryhouse,loss,birthda |
| Burly-que | Monorhyme | funny |
| The Piano Speaks | Quatrain | music |
| The Fisher of Men | Limerick | funnywords, |
| Twins --- Gemini | Acrostic | introspection |
| A Fun Shower | Haiku | passion |
| A Recipe for Promiscuity | Tyburn | husband,wife, |
| Willingly | Quatrain | love, |
| Mama's Apron | Rhyme | mother, |
| My good name | Rhyme | visionary,me,name,betraya |
| We Danced in the Kitchen | Free verse (vers libre) | loss,romance,dance,dance, |
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