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| poem and photo by heidi helmer |
heidi
written 5/8/14
I think you may see more of these.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
racing time
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| photo and poem by heidi helmer |
written 5/7/14
My sweetie asked me how people know what to write. Is it you think of a word and something comes from that, or you see something, or is it just random thoughts? For me it's all of those things and then some. He said "So I could give you seven words and you could write something?" I said that I'd try and I let him expand to seven things, people, concepts. Here's the list he gave me:
George Carlin, summer, children ,ice cream , amusement parks, orange (color), sweaters
I have found Pixlr* in the past few days and have also started exploring Instagram*, so I looked through my pictures to see if there was something that I thought would give me a place to start. The only image editing I did with this picture was to add the text with Pixlr. I can't remember what this picure is of, I think a Christmas tree. I was trying out the $5.00 digital camera I bought myself for Christmas (It has no frills!)
I thought that I would ask you to please leave you thoughts on writing if you are commenting on this post. I am interested and I think my sweetie would be as well.
*This is not a sponsored post. I am just having a lot of fun with both Pixlr and Instagram. :)
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Sunday Afternoon
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| photo by heidi helmer |
The breeze gently glides
through the tall grass on
this
Sunday afternoon.
It is has been a pleasant, spring day
and not only
are my sinuses clear,
but
my tummy is full.
(The roast and root vegetables sitting under a slab of apple pie.)
The glass of sweet tea
(no mint today, thanks)
is under my fingers
as I lean back in my chair
on the back porch.
I feel so grateful
to have moved here,
to this old farmhouse
in rural Alabama.
My house is at the end of
a gravel road
which is just my
long-ass
driveway.
Saturday nights
I sing along with
the bluegrass program
on NPR.
The people stuck in the cities
seem
so
unlucky
to me.
I hear the familiar click
as the trap springs
and I see the red spray
in the distance.
The animals know better than to go near the traps,
but the zombies seem to fall for them every time.
heidi
written 5/5/14
submitted to Free Write Friday with Kellie Elmore
This piece came about because I wanted to write something, and nothing was happening. Kellie Elmore's Free Write prompts are excellent for kick-starting some writing, and this last Friday's prompt was a word bank using these words:
Red – Mint – Gravel – Sing – Unlucky
which then reminded me of a Twitter conversation I had with @LatinoDeepSouth about the article "Would Alabamians Survive a Zombie Apocolypse?" and, I was off writing.
I wrote initially as straight-on prose, but it looked like a huge word block, so I did this with it. Is this prosetry? Or am I having a hard time shaking NaPoWriMo?
While you're online, why not hastag #BringBackOurGirls, and check out the Latinos in the Deep South website and Twitter. They are doing some awesome work!
Sunday, May 4, 2014
An Open Thank You to Gay Reiser Cannon
Dear Gay,
For the April 10, 2014 dVerse Meeting the Bar post, you challenged us to create our own form. I created the Geburstag, which uses the writer's birthday to determine lines and either word or syllable count. In my comments, you wrote that it would also be a good ways to write poems for other people using their birthday. Your challenge and comment opened a whole new way of celebrating my friends for me. I have been using it for birthdays and to commemorate any other special day. (I don't know if my friends like it as much...) But it has been such a fun way for me to remember and reappreciate people who are important to me. I just wanted to thank you for the cool inspiration!
With Gratitude,
heidi
For the April 10, 2014 dVerse Meeting the Bar post, you challenged us to create our own form. I created the Geburstag, which uses the writer's birthday to determine lines and either word or syllable count. In my comments, you wrote that it would also be a good ways to write poems for other people using their birthday. Your challenge and comment opened a whole new way of celebrating my friends for me. I have been using it for birthdays and to commemorate any other special day. (I don't know if my friends like it as much...) But it has been such a fun way for me to remember and reappreciate people who are important to me. I just wanted to thank you for the cool inspiration!
With Gratitude,
heidi
May the Fourth Be With You
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Han Solo you could always make my Kessel Run, even in only 12 parsecs.
heidi
written 5/4/14 for Star Wars Day
Okay...so it's naughty and it objectifies Harrison Ford and it's probably not the best thing I've ever written. But it makes me laugh. Plus if Harrison Ford is reading *swoons* I apologize and will be happy to show you how sorry I am! :)
Saturday, May 3, 2014
The Whole World Shines Brighter
the day begins with her
happy smile in
my mind
grateful
for my sweet mom
heidi
written 5/3/14
Happy Birthday Mom!
Friday, May 2, 2014
Racism and the Naughty White Guys
lately, race has been
all over the news
the racist white rancher
spewing his vomit
(while promoting treason and exercising his second amendment rights)
and the racist white basketball owner
who seems to have gotten a pass
for so many years...
and people can shake their heads
tut
tut
tut
and pat themselves on the back
for being open
and discussing race issues
but it seems
(to me at least)
we are still just
giving attention
to
the
naughty
white
guys...
while a whole village is still looking for their daughters
heidi
written 5/2/14
#BringBackOurGirls
So...I have realized that I want to take more chances with my writing and write about the stuff that makes me uncomfortable and still angry. I want to write about the things that I am still not sure that I have a vocabulary for. Somewhere along the way my inner activist has started to wake up and she is super pissed. Why are the discussions about race still focused on white men? And I am not trying to say this is "reverse racism" because there really is no such thing. I am worried about why the conversations about race are started with the actions of the white guys? And why is that more important than a school of missing girls?
Maybe it's apples and oranges, but I don't think so. I think that there is a link there that I am still trying to work out. So, you may see more of these types of posts here. And I am open to a grown up discussion in the comments about race. Although, I will delete any comments that are hate speech, or lies, or trolling. And, since you've already read to this point, and are still online, go hashtag #BringBackOurGirls on the social media of your choice. Thanks!
all over the news
the racist white rancher
spewing his vomit
(while promoting treason and exercising his second amendment rights)
and the racist white basketball owner
who seems to have gotten a pass
for so many years...
and people can shake their heads
tut
tut
tut
and pat themselves on the back
for being open
and discussing race issues
but it seems
(to me at least)
we are still just
giving attention
to
the
naughty
white
guys...
while a whole village is still looking for their daughters
heidi
written 5/2/14
#BringBackOurGirls
So...I have realized that I want to take more chances with my writing and write about the stuff that makes me uncomfortable and still angry. I want to write about the things that I am still not sure that I have a vocabulary for. Somewhere along the way my inner activist has started to wake up and she is super pissed. Why are the discussions about race still focused on white men? And I am not trying to say this is "reverse racism" because there really is no such thing. I am worried about why the conversations about race are started with the actions of the white guys? And why is that more important than a school of missing girls?
Maybe it's apples and oranges, but I don't think so. I think that there is a link there that I am still trying to work out. So, you may see more of these types of posts here. And I am open to a grown up discussion in the comments about race. Although, I will delete any comments that are hate speech, or lies, or trolling. And, since you've already read to this point, and are still online, go hashtag #BringBackOurGirls on the social media of your choice. Thanks!
Thursday, May 1, 2014
#BringBackOurGirls
Retweeted by BiggerThan ALasagna
BiggerThan ALasagna @bigrthanlasagna ·
234 girls kidnapped. They aren't worthless. The world must pay attention. #BringBackOurGirls http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27240677#TWEET1117252 … pic.twitter.com/VwWT8YLTgS
BiggerThan ALasagna @bigrthanlasagna ·
Retweeted by BiggerThan ALasagna
Women Rally In Nigeria To Demand More Action For 200 Kidnapped Girls http://bzfd.it/1nMnjeb #BringBackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/VsDX29XTjI
God is watching
and remembering what we do
for kidnapped girls.
h.
do not think
a world of mothers will
not fight back.
h.
an educated girl
becomes a community's best resource
rescue them now
h.
little girls are
not trophies for violent cowards
bring them home!
h.
234 girls stolen
and sold like cheap wares
who will help?
heidi
tweeted 5/1/14
If you are reading this, then you are online right now. Please take a minute to go to your favorite social media site and hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. Write an email, a letter, a blog post...ANYTHING!! These little girls were kidnapped TWO WEEKS AGO FROM SCHOOL! Help bring attention to these little girls and their families.
#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS
#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS
#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS
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