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POSITVELY only positive thoughts...No NEGATIVE nasties

Blog Posted:12/22/2015 11:40:00 AM

?I want to say right up front that I don't celebrate Christmas, and while I respect the rights of all of you to do so, I only ask two things if you wish to comment here...1. No mention of Christmas (it IS my blog-lol) and 2. NO NEGATIVE comments about anything or anyone.

I will begin by saying that I've written for years, but until now I've never shared them publically. Many of you have become special to me, and I want to thank you for being kind and generous with your comments. I love the humor that flows so easily from the pens of some of you, the romanticism that draws me in, and those with a more serious side, I applaud you for writing with depth of emotion.

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John
Lawless

Date: 12/23/2015 3:54:00 PM

Lin....thanks for being here, for your poetry and input on mine. Just continue to celebrate life and poetry and......whatever!!!

Lin Lane
Date: 12/23/2015 4:17:00 PM

Hi, John. Life is worth celebrating. Thanks for the joining us.

Michael
Tor

Date: 12/23/2015 12:34:00 AM

Lin I wish you good cheer and happiness for the season and new Year. Your poetry is always a pleasure to read. I always look forward to reading your writes. I also enjoy reading your thoughtful comments. Your blog is positive encouraging Happy thoughts and feelings. We need more of these style of blogs...

Lin Lane
Date: 12/23/2015 4:30:00 AM

Thanks, Michael! Smiles and laughter are infectious, so a positive attitude is a dose of medicine to jump start us.

Robert
Lindley

Date: 12/22/2015 10:54:00 PM

I have found you to be of sound mind, gentle disposition, high intellect and an inspirational and quite talented poet. So I have to ask this . So why are you hanging with we crazy poets ? A joke my friends! We all know that we are not normal if we write our hearts out to complete strangers! Merry Christmas to one and all!

Lin Lane
Date: 12/23/2015 4:28:00 AM

Thanks for those kind thoughts, Robert, but ask around and you'll discover that my crazy side does indeed exist. lol I don't celebrate the holidays but I appreciate your well wishes.

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 12/22/2015 3:17:00 PM

Today, my friend's husband passed away after a battle with lung cancer. He did not smoke, was an avid cyclist, ate healthier than most, did not work around chemicals nor was he a firefighter. From discovering the cancer until today, less than five months. It is impossible to understand, to take in. I am grateful for my family and my darling daughter... I am grateful for life, itself, and the beauty it offers, regardless of its length. Good blog. Wishing you joy, however, whenever and wherever you find it. Cyndi

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 12/22/2015 3:38:00 PM

Thanks, Lin... I was considering removing my comment... its just that your door seemed the most welcoming and open to discuss my emotions... I have put up a blog for those of us who are a wee bit blue, right now. Thanks again.

Lin Lane
Date: 12/22/2015 3:24:00 PM

That's sorrowful news, but it made you realize the importance of life, so that's a positive thought. Thanks, Cyndi

Skat
A

Date: 12/22/2015 3:06:00 PM

:) Sweet... SKAT

Lin Lane
Date: 12/22/2015 3:22:00 PM

Thanks

Eve
Roper

Date: 12/22/2015 12:51:00 PM

Just the name of Arthur Vaso or Jan Allison should make you smile besides all the other smart funny people on this website. I can not forget about Broken Wing she too has brought me close to thoughts I needed to remember of those that were truely close to my heart and I have lost. Broken Wing you have a special place of love in my heart.

Lin Lane
Date: 12/22/2015 2:20:00 PM

tut tut, Jan...you're close to bringing a frown with the first part of your message, I'll concentrate on your limerick contest for smiles ;)

Jan Allison
Date: 12/22/2015 2:15:00 PM

Thanks Eve - I am sure some would disagree with your tribute to me but to be honest I am past caring:-) People are so quick to judge us but have no idea about the real person behind the avatar - I will be hosting a limerick contest I do hope you will be joining in I want to see some fun back on the site :-( hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane
Date: 12/22/2015 12:58:00 PM

Lots of names bring smiles to me, Eve. I'm glad you have friends close to you.

Lin
Lane

Date: 12/22/2015 12:27:00 PM

OK. I appreciate the nice things said about me, but let's open up about other things or people...that give us reason for being thankful, just something that made you smile or laugh

Jan
Allison

Date: 12/22/2015 11:56:00 AM

I WISH all blogs were like this Lin:-) I really enjoy reading your poems and look forward to reading many more next year:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane
Date: 12/22/2015 11:58:00 AM

Thank you, JAN. I always enjoy your works as well. ((Jan))

Eve
Roper

Date: 12/22/2015 11:49:00 AM

Awe, love you too, but you are going to have to remind me often of the christmas part. I seriously do have short term memory, so if i do repeat myself forgive me. Hugs sweet friend.

Lin Lane
Date: 12/22/2015 11:53:00 AM

your short term memory is a negative thought.. I'll have to spank you for that. lol however, you are and will be forgiven. ((Eve))

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POSITVELY only positive thoughts...No NEGATIVE nasties Date Posted: 12/22/2015 11:40:00 AM

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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
5/1/2025	Keyboard Bullies	Rhyme	bullying,
4/29/2025	Wistful	Verse	memory,sad,
4/29/2025	What's Now Rather Than Then - Collaboration	Sonnet	change,friendship,
4/29/2025	Canadians: Elbows Up	Free verse	how i feel,
4/28/2025	In the Eyes of Our Progeny	Free verse	family,
4/28/2025	Ambrosia Upon the Tongue	Rhyme	love,
4/27/2025	Tears of a Clown	Rhyme	angst,sad,
4/27/2025	My Heart, Felled as a Tree	Free verse	lost love,
4/26/2025	A Wilderness of Mirrors	Free verse	angst,confusion,
4/26/2025	Cloud Darkened Sky	Rhyme	storm,
4/25/2025	One of the Herd is Missing!	Rhyme	humorous,
4/25/2025	Purple Dreams in Other Realms	Narrative	fantasy,
4/23/2025	It Is To Be	Free verse	how i feel,
4/22/2025	spring arrives	Haiku	spring,
4/22/2025	A Web, Love Spun	Rhyme	love,sorrow,
4/21/2025	Clothed in Poetry Parchment	Free verse	emotions,god,how i feel,
4/20/2025	Plagued By Memories	Elegy	lost love,
4/19/2025	Chicken Piccata	Epulaeryu	food,
4/19/2025	Golden Glimmers of the Sun	Alliteration	sunset,
4/18/2025	Eyes of a Lover	Free verse	passion,
4/17/2025	Cookies	Pleiades	food,
4/17/2025	The Chaos in My Heart	Free verse	lost love,
4/16/2025	Reflections	Free verse	poets,
4/16/2025	Threading Moonlight Through Poetry	Rhyme	beauty,moon,
4/15/2025	Not Today, Tumbleweeds	Free verse	slam,
4/15/2025	Softly Whisper My Name	Free verse	dream,
4/14/2025	Memento on the Moon	Rhyme	care,moon,
4/13/2025	If Wishing Makes it So	Rhyme	star,
4/13/2025	The Now Continuum	Free verse	encouraging,how i feel,
4/12/2025	The Cold Embrace of Death	Elegy	angst,death,fear,
4/10/2025	In Playground of Imagination	Rhyme	imagination,
4/9/2025	Amber Rays of Sun	Free verse	emotions,love,
4/9/2025	Butterfly on the Wing	Couplet	butterfly,garden,
4/8/2025	The Book of Souls	Free verse	conflict,surreal,
4/8/2025	Raindrops to Sunshine	Etheree	rain,sunshine,
4/5/2025	Death in the Desert	Free verse	death,environment,
4/4/2025	Kommandant in Chief	Limerick	conflict,corruption,
4/3/2025	Stars Shimmering in the Night	Free verse	beautiful,stars,
4/2/2025	Superstition	Rhyme	myth,
4/2/2025	What makes you feel	Monoku	farewell,friendship,
4/1/2025	Reflections of the Past, Visions of the Future	Dramatic Monologue	life,
4/1/2025	Beautiful is This Sunset	Rhyme	beautiful,sunset,
3/31/2025	Poetry I've Written	Rhyme	how i feel,poetry,
3/31/2025	wild roses	Haiku	spring,
3/30/2025	Beware the Ol' Schnozz	Rhyme	insect,perspective,
3/29/2025	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious	Rhyme	courage,flower,
3/27/2025	Feel the Merchant's Wrath	Sonnet	humor,
3/26/2025	Beautiful Journey to Love	Rhyme	love,
3/25/2025	I Will Not Dance With Death	Rhyme	dance,death,
3/25/2025	Stress Relief	Free verse	feelings,
3/24/2025	A Tipping Balance	Rhyme	analogy,happiness,life,
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3/23/2025	On Feathered Wings	Rhyme	allusion,
3/23/2025	Prisoner of Poetry	Rhyme	muse,
3/22/2025	Not Today I Say to Another Tumbleweed	Free verse	conflict,
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3/22/2025	In a Celestial World	Rhyme	moon,stars,
3/21/2025	McDougal's Irish Accent	Limerick	humor,image,
3/21/2025	Swimming in Grief	Free verse	grief,lost love,
3/20/2025	budding of spring	Haiku	spring,
3/19/2025	Mulberries and Monarchs	Rhyme	butterfly,nature,tree,
3/19/2025	Shadows of the Valley	Free verse	emotions,fear,hope,
3/18/2025	Elbows Up!	Limerick	how i feel,perspective,
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3/17/2025	Don't Serve Me Anything Old and Cheesy	Rhyme	how i feel,humor,
3/16/2025	Autumn's Fallen Leaves	Free verse	autumn,
3/15/2025	Thinking About Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars	Ekphrasis	music,
3/14/2025	Suddenly Spring	Free verse	spring,
3/14/2025	Memories Lost Within a Frozen Mist	Rhyme	age,memory,
3/13/2025	Irish Holiday	Limerick	how i feel,
3/13/2025	The Wind’s Rhapsody	Free verse	environment,
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3/10/2025	The Echo Returns Not	Rhyme	emotions,eulogy,
3/10/2025	This is a Man's World	Free verse	how i feel,
3/9/2025	The Dawning Sun	Rhyme	morning,sun,
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3/8/2025	Not today, Tumbleweed	Free verse	humor,
3/7/2025	Treasured Moments	Free verse	meaningful,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Stupid Questions	Free verse	angst,dog,guitar,humorous
Where Now Shines Light and Love	Sonnet	art,beautiful,creation,li
Without Lament	Sonnet	introspection,
Winter's Gods - For Contest	Free verse	winter,
Fragmented Fantasies	Quatrain	angst,betrayal,break up,e
No Tomorrows Without You	Verse	love,
You Call Me Love	Sonnet	beauty,hope,identity,love
Lady of the Stream	Sonnet	analogy,beautiful,friends
In Dreams I'Ve Wandered Far Beneath	Free verse	love,
Tranquility	Couplet	children,god,granddaughte
Tonight	Rhyme	first love,moon,nostalgia
The Curse: Collaboration	Limerick	body,humor,
The End of Time	Quatrain	death,destiny,time,
Love's Reflection	Sonnet	giving,love,
Love's Eternal Death	Sonnet	emotions,lost love,
Under the Stars	Romanticism	autumn,love,poetry,romanc
Loving Years	Rhyme	autumn,beach,husband,love
How Jan and Lin Slayed the Dragon	Limerick	fantasy,humor,
Someone Else's Handiwork	Rhyme	art,home,
What a Week	Limerick	humorous,
Would You	Free verse	love,political,
All Too Soon	Quatrain	death,life,
He's Mr Know It All - Now a Collaboration	Limerick	humorous,voice,
The Male Menopause - Please Feel Free To Join In the Collaboration	Limerick	age,body,humorous,men,
tell the night to hold me -	Lyric	forgiveness,heartbreak,he
Nothing But Words	Free verse	beauty,
Oops - It's a Bit of a Cock Up	Limerick	humorous,lust,natural dis
Unmarked Grave - Still Alive	Free verse	books,silence,
In the Garden of Life	Free verse	emotions,life,me,
In Dreams, Her Spirit Sallied Forth: With Lin Lane	Rhyme	appreciation,art,creation
Where Have All the Poets Gone	Lyric	anti bullying,life,poets,
Of Treasures Sought, Diving For Forbidden Dark Pearls	Rhyme	beauty,dedication,emotion
Mountain Memories	Sonnet	beauty,mountains,nature,
She Gathered Roses	Free verse	flower,for her,
With Love For You	Rhyme	love,nature,romantic,
Aphrodite of the Morning Sun	Rhyme	desire,love,lust,
Dancing On the Wind	Free verse	sky,wind,
Not Just People	Free verse	care,hope,love,
That Monet Moment	Haiku	sunset,
Too Good To Ever Last	Lyric	break up,feelings,heartbr
Farewell, Youthful Days of Wading In Crystal Clear Streams	Sonnet	art,beauty,creation,dedic
Bring Me Your Trolls	Rhyme	anti bullying,
Stubborn Pig	Limerick	animal,humorous,
The Knickerless Vicar - Contains Innuendo :- Collaboration With Nina Parmenter	Rhyme	clothes,
Farewell Lin Lane	Sonnet	dedication,
It's My Birthday and I'Ll Cry If I Want To - Emotive Poem	Free verse	memory,mother daughter,
Now I Can Use the Can	Limerick	body,health,humorous,
She's Barking Mad	Limerick	conflict,dog,home,
I Am Iron Man	Rhyme	anti bullying,
Memories: Friend and Foe, Collaboration With Lin Lane	Rhyme	appreciation,art,creation
Today's Weather Forecast: Severe Wind Warning	Rhyme	humorous,wind,
We'Ve Nothing To Go On	Rhyme	humorous,
The Black Cloak	Rhyme	death,evil,goodbye,grief,
Spring Sunrise	Haiku	appreciation,flower,sprin
Beautification	Narrative	allegory,anti bullying,bu
When a Child Is Born	Lento	birth,growing up,moving o
Queuing For His Cucumbers - Bawdy	Limerick	food,humorous,
I'M Happy We Are On Lock Down	Rhyme	environment,family,health
Malice In Blunderland	Senryu	animal,fantasy,word play,
Warm Breath of Summer	Haiku	summer,
Haiku - Storm	Haiku	storm,
Finding Laughter In Lockdown	Couplet	humorous,life,
The Good, the Bad and the Special About Me	Limerick	me,
Farewell To Teppo Gren	Limerick	miss you,tribute,
Cross Dresser	Limerick	clothes,humorous,
Separated By a Common Language	Rhyme	america,england,language,
Life's Valued Treasures	Rhyme	childhood,memory,
If We Were To Meet Again	Rhyme	feelings,
Kanga's Cheatin' Was His Unseatin'	Limerick	fantasy,humorous,race,wor
Words Roll Off My Tongue	Free verse	feelings,
Feathered Enchantment	Narrative	fantasy,imagination,
Give It a Chance	Rhyme	inspirational,
Overheard On Mt Rushmore	Rhyme	america,
The Poetry Soup - a Souper Site	Rhyme	tribute,
Spinning In the Woods, Oil On Canvas	Free verse	art,dance,love,nature,tre
The Art of the Troll	Rhyme	anti bullying,
The United States of America	Rhyme	america,patriotic,
Dr Fauci	Rhyme	truth,
Sailing Mystic Seas	Rhyme	sea,
We All Belong	Rhyme	racism,
My Springtime Walk	Haiku	animal,bird,nature,spring
Seek and Ye Shall Find	Limerick	fate,
Till We Meet Again	Free verse	death,faith,hope,longing,
Remembered	Free verse	longing,nostalgia,perspec
Smoke Wisps	Free verse	sensual,
Cruel Words	Rhyme	anger,pain,trust,words,
Safety Measures	Free verse	health,truth,
The End	Free verse	life,
Havoc	Rhyme	longing,love,
The Trump Virus	Free verse	anger,humanity,political,
Breaking Fart News	Rhyme	humor,
Poetry Soup Lists	Light Verse	fantasy,fun,humor,nonsens
My Winter's Wishes	Free verse	age,god,hope,introspectio
Not All Holidays Are Happy	Rhyme	death,grief,holiday,
Bellyacher	Rhyme	anti bullying,
The Return	Rhyme	anti bullying,
Lament Not	Rhyme	dream,life,spiritual,
Woolly Bully	Couplet	anti bullying,
Butterflies In the Snow	Rhyme	hope,
A Bright Light Has Gone Out In Soup Creek	Rhyme	america,friend,tribute,

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Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
Tim Smith	United States	Read
Keith Bickerstaffe	United Kingdom	Read
Winged Warrior	Canada	Read
Charlie Smith	United States	Read
Chris Green	United States	Read
Cameron Coolidge	United States	Read
Mark Koplin	United States	Read
Bill Baker	United States	Read
Tom Cunningham	United Kingdom	Read
Terry Flood	United Kingdom	Read
Deb M	Australia	Read
David Kavanagh	Ireland	Read
Tania Kitchin	United States	Read
Daniel Turner	United States	Read
Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib	Canada	Read
Ts Poetry	United States	Read
Daniel Henry Rodgers	United States	Read
Paul Willason	Australia	Read
Jeff Connelly	Antarctica	Read
Edward Ibeh	United States	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
John Lawless	United States	Read
Daniel Caplin	Ireland	Read
Duke Beaufort	United States	Read
Carly Lalion	Australia	Read
Di11y Da11y	United Kingdom	Read
John Read	United Kingdom	Read
Frederic Parker	United States	Read
Jerrold Prothero	United States	Read
Ink Empress	Maldives	Read
Anonomus Scorpio	United States	Read