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missing my companion -- our canine family has lost one today

this isn't a tribute to tawny, but it does bring bad news

after many years together we have no more time together. tawny girl has died.

she was old but not really elderly, she was not at her peak of health, nor was she hurting.

for some reason, she died this morning while i was at work.

i found her in the back yard when i got home this evening.


it is very sad for us, she was a part of our family and we will miss her very much!

she was a sweet dog, she was a happy dog, and she loved us all very much!


so we have a hole in our hearts that tawny filled == good bye baby girl we miss you lots!

another old post, written for a weekly challenge quest

wwc#7, 06 july2008, deborah

i was flying one day




once upon a time
i remembered to step lightly
on fertile ground where only the earth abounds

i was flying one day
high in the sky
the blue sky, so blue
you could touch the moon

there were no sounds
not even the wind
ever so softly, it rang in my ears

that sound of silence
bringing forth the tear
when a piece played in
my heart that sang so clear

through the years
of abundance this life passes
towards that sweet moment of


flying so high
one can almost touch the sky




moral: board a flying carpet each chance you get!

journey through the storm

revised 07jul2006, deborah steele

journey through the storm

The air is warm and dry, the wind is blowing out of the South and brings the chance of a thunderstorm. If the storm holds true, it will hit in the early hours of the morning when most are sleeping. My lover and I are not sleeping, we are just there enjoying each other and the wonderful life given us. Whenever there is a thunderstorm in the early morning hours we always know it has been sent for us.

When does one know, when does one become aware of the difference and changes that might be? Never, never whispers the wind. One will never know when the chance of an early morning thunderstorm comes through or passes you by.

The breezes of life will be your memories and the times will change your life. There is no guarantee and there is nothing you can do to change it. There is only now and there is only tomorrow. Forever, I will be the promise of tomorrow. Forever, you will be that time of dreams. The world stands still while the lightening strikes and walks across the field. The wind does blow with a smooth, a warning; strength held within. When we finally sleep, will there be a tomorrow?

In our dreams we awake from a nightmare, only to find the truth, the real. The fantasy is but a dream. Dreaming while you sleep, BUT were you really asleep? The storm passed and it feathered our dreams. The storm passed and we were there together in each other's arms.

Hold on tight to the dreams and don't let the wind whip them from your heart. The mind will play tricks, but the heart will know the dream and the reality.

Fortunate people will experience many thunderstorms in the early mornings. Unfortunate people will hide from the experiences of life. Those who survive the storm will readily educate those who seek guidance.

Forever let us dream and forever let us feel all that is and all that is to come. Forever let us share and prepare each other for the next storm.


A storm, a beautiful creation; which shall be forever welcome in reality. Dreaming the dream of the storm can only be one journey made together. Make the journey with others and you will survive, but make the journey alone and you may NOT like the dream.


our senses and why

some of you will remember the post about the hats and shoes we wear .... this blog post is along the same lines, except takes it a bit further



i thought about favorite colors and why
i thought about preferences in textures and why
i thought about tastes in fruits and vegetables and why


my favorite colors are blue, green, and purple -- but i like red and yellow too ...

i prefer cotton rather than nylon -- but silk is nice too ...

most fruits are very good and many vegetables too, but a good steak is the best in my opinion.


the true question is 'why'

the answer i don't always know, the ... 'why'

because i like it that way, because that is how i feel, because!

what are your answers, what makes you (why) decide?

i request you add to the questions that we ask ourselves and why.



bath water should be hot, unless you are in a natural spring -- think i should visit florida again!

goes along the same lines as ........

well, it does -- i can't seem to remember what i was supposed to forget (maybe that is backwards?)


we follow the rules, we participate fairly
you break my back, you hold me down clearly
i reject this attack, i object assertively


will this torture end in a lifetime?
will this reign take a life?
will this continue to drive through the generations?





sadly, i think corporate america and international communitees are (and have been for decades) taking advantage of human resources to no avail. the promises, the excuses, the lies, and the false-truths -- too bad for us, but worse for humanity. has it always been this way since we became 'civilized' ???

this is not what i signed up for. this is not what was going to happen when i put a good effort into it. i've dedicated a long while into working for the corporations and what have i gotten in return .......

a lousy wage, a long work day, a kick in the ass. i wish i hadn't signed up for this one!


i wish i would have forgotten what is was supposed to have remembered
maybe then i could never remember what is was supposed to have forgotten
and i would not be as confussed and frustrated as i am with this CRAP!

can't seem to remember .....

i can't seem to remember what i was thinking about earlier . . .

it had something to do with the things that i was thinking about . . .

and then, i had to do something more important and i can't seem to recall . . .

what it was i was going to write down.


it was not important, nor was it urgent

it was not mind-changing, nor was it impressive

it was only something i wanted to express




but for now, it is gone.

(sidenote: maybe it'll come back to me in a minute -- ha, ha) thanks for reading the show!

never-ending road

along a road that winds with twists
many bumps and holes to navigate


along a trip of miles and miles
many steep inclines and rapid decents


towards our destination of a lifetime
we creep


towards a point of reaching that goal
we find


yet another goal waiting
to appreciate.



another never-ending road to navigate?

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i wrote this today and i have a bit of history behing my words. thanks for reading ya'll!

sometimes i feel powerless and unimportant in this life. sometimes i feel my strengths are forgotten. i think you all feel the same sometimes also. i hope the never-ending road takes you down a goal to find another to navigate. i'm stuck in limbo right now, but i have an idea only a slight curve in my road will make all the difference!

again, thanks for reading my friends. deborah.

these times last far too long

and so my friends i post again a 'writing on a whim' piece . . . . i hope it isn't too boring, but i don't know what my mind is doing. living in a fog . . . .



spring winds are blowing

the sun is shining

birds are singing

a renewed day

i sit waiting

to begin again


these times last far too long



between them i am caught

like a kite that can't take flight

like a seed -- trying to root

the ground is so hard and dry here



may your days find you in a warm moist enviornment where growing will bring you fruit.
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that is writing on a whim .... maybe you'll be inspired to write your own whim. feel free to share your whim with me this day.

those hidden happenings

i've been experiencing hidden things (happenings) that make one (me) feel priviledged.

like when you come home to find that no love was lost while you were gone.

like when you go to visit and there are many who welcome your presence.

like when you become 'a fly on the wall' and see things in a different perspective.



these hidden happenings . . . .

can we capture them in photos?

can we repeat them in rhymn?

can we ever express the feelings so true?



they happen to all of us. they've happened to me and to you. most of you have been able to express them in your blogs and with your photos and art, but there are more hidden happenings never shown . . . .

i know there are many more, because you are all so gifted in expressing emotion.


i post this today to express my appreciation for hidden happenings. i bid you peace and love in your lives. the talents you share are worth more than all the wealth of any nation.

standing here, i sit

while pondering this life and time

i stand before the fortress of mankind


with promise of primetime

i sit between those fine lines


stand here, sit there, become one



is this really a team effort?