O is for Orange

Okay, all my poetry loving friends.....

Drum-roll please....

Did you know that there is a word that rhymes with orange?

I didn't, 

until I wrote this post. 

Sporange is a sac where spores are made--

Verification is here: Oxford Dictionary

N is for Naughty

A bright sunny day is making Fiona squint like Clint. 

Famous stars and actresses become the ‘face’ of Lancôme or Revlon cosmetics. Here we have the ‘face’ of naughtiness. Plain and simple—this is it—in case you wondered—and now you know. 

M is Motivational Messages

These motivational messages came from my heart:

1 

Listen. Sometimes a stranger can say something remarkable. 

2 

You are unique and an integral piece of a large puzzle. 

3 

Change what happens by starting something new today. 

4 

Perseverance is the only way to reach perfection. 

5 

Human contact and face-to-face communication is 

better than the fastest internet connection or wireless phone. 

6 

You don’t have to choose between style, beauty and intelligence. 

Embrace your entire package. 

7 

Since we have the ability to love, then using our heart should be easy. 

8 

Keep the sad parts of your life story

 for someone who will listen, care and appreciate your pain. 

9

This morning...

 the world is waiting for your good ideas. 

10 

Plan a strategy for ruling more than your side of the sink.

L is for Love

Love is my prayer

Love inside.

Love outside.

Love in the front yard.

Love in the backyard.

Love when it hurts.

Love when things are going well.

Love in the cold.

Love in the heat.

Love up.

Love down.

Love all around.

Eve Gaal
Inspired by Saint Patrick's famous prayer

J is for Just

Is it foolish to defend a word?

I keep seeing articles about how the word just is nonsense and we shouldn't use it when writing.

What about....

Just a minute...?

Just because...?

Just between you and me...?

Just the two of us...?
Just for Men?

Just  you wait, Henry Higgins, just you wait?

Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down...?

and

“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!”

or for those of you watching and following The Voice:

Christina Aguilera & Blake Shelton
 Just A Fool 

Just keep those home fires burning! 

Some people are taking this word 

straight to the bank!

I is for Islands

Did you honestly think I could go through the entire 

alphabet without promoting Penniless Hearts?

Besides, there are a few zillion people who haven't read it yet

 and they might enjoy a hula-style nudge. 

Islands, luau, flowers and love....

What can go wrong besides everything?

This is what the front and the back of the print copy looks like.
Isn't it nice? It was designed by Collin Beishir.
Also available for all your favorite eReaders.

H is for Home

Home

Home is more than a state of mind.

It's a feeling you get when the key turns.

It's a smile in your heart when YOUR flowers bloom.

It's a view,

A smell-

A comfortable room.

It's sunshine

Bouncing off YOUR ceiling. 

Home should be YOUR warmest place.

The prize after a hectic day.

A haven offering solace when your're tired,

A cup of cocoa,

A place to unwind.

Or hide under covers, 

While rain beats on YOUR roof.

Home is worth the trouble.

Noisy neighbors and their dogs-

 Mortgage, taxes and association dues.

Even field mice and ants-

Weeds and mello-roos.

Scrubbing, cleaning polishing

 'til YOUR fingers turn blue.

Because of LOVE.

Without love we stand on Real Estate.

On carpet between walls-

In kitchens,

And cold empty halls.

Without love-

We stand alone...

Without friends and family-

We don't own a home.

--Eve Gaal

1992