Cupid's Arrow Gotten, a Poem

My heart isn't mine anymore 

Was stolen by Cupid's arrow 

Clean through her arrow pierced my heart 

Defeat, surrendered with no fight 

On paper I drew my heart's plight 

Happy heart now belongs to her 

I've carried that picture always 

Years and years my love forever 

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Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2016, All Rights Resereved

Today I'm linked with Kerry O'Conner at the Imaginary Gardem. 

http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/because-it-is-my-heart-micro-poetry.html

Dear Daddy ~~ a Postcard Poem project

Dear Daddy, wish you were here!
 . We are at the Coney Island Beach
today. I hope you would have been
proud of me last week in Ohio.
I was with 99 other women at the
Republican National Convention  . . . . . . . . . . The Rev Greer Thompkins 
 . There was a demonstration for . . . . . . . . . . 611 Spoonbill Road
women, what women stand for, . . . . . . . . . . . Snodville Lakeview, IA
to show we aren't the bimbos that
Trump calls us. We were naked, 
Daddy, 100 of us at the convention.
 . You will read about it, Huffington.
Google it Daddy, there you'll find that our "photography project was a peaceful protest against the hateful, anti-woman rhetoric present in the Republican Party."
 . Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Daddy, I Love You.
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Poem Copyright, © 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Today I'm linked with Kerry O'Conner at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, "Kerry Says ~ Let's Send a Postcard.  http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/kerry-says-lets-send-postcard.html

Kerry has found several vintage postcards which are to give us ideas for writing.  I chose one from her find of "collection of vintage postcards from 1900 - 1910, which showcases "Women's Beauty" on Bored Panda Web site shown on Kerry's link above.  The writing on my 'postcard' is based on an actual demonstration of 100 naked women to help in the protest and the photography project.  Google it!

Circus Life ~~ a Poem for the Tuesday Platfom

My Young Life; it was a Circus

Whiled away a day and a half
There in Podunk, Mississippi
I happened upon, magic lure
The circus was in town big time

Big time for the big top right there
Right there in that little town.  Clowns!
I always dreamed of meeting one
Now here in Podunk six bold ones

They took me in, a meal then some
I watched their rehearsal, was sold
I would grow up to be a clown
A big nosed clown make people laugh

I could juggle, I showed my stuff
And ride a unicycle too
Can you come with us, we need you
I went that day, performed that night

The crowd laughed and clapped, this young lass
He stole the show that night but then.
The other clowns they cried.  Jealous.
Poisoned me.  Now I'm side show help 

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Photos and Poem Copyright © 2012 and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
Photos:  http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-alphabe-thursday-k-things-in-row-two.html, a mostly circus posting where we took a granddaughter, KP, at age three.

Poem prompt Sunday, July 25, from Magaly Guerrero at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Play it Again post, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/play-it-again-toads.html .

And also I'm linked today with the Marian at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Tuesday Platform, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-tuesday-platform_26.html .
 
In 'Playing Again' "Words Count with Mama Zen: “Is your life a circus?” (A dangerous thing to ask these days, I know.)""  Mom Zee put a maximum word count of 90 which I did not pick up until I finished writing my 'poem'.  I exceed that, my count without the title is 134, but "there is a next time."

Lollipop Pole; and it's Fairy ~~ a Ditty Poem for 'Until Later'

Lollipop Pole;
and it's Fairy

Totem Pole's far cousin is lurking near
Fueled by her fairy, waiting to lure you
Boys and girls beware, her danger is near
She's kind, will leave candy and coin for you

But her pole contains the magic power
Pick its fruit, good to the taste, sweet morsels
Bad as Adam's apple, this demon girl
She's bidding for queen, Queen of Boys and Girls

Lollipops are her weapons.  Innocent?
No, not this fairy nor her fruit come free
Their price is tooth decay, the dentist's joy
Tooth Fairy is on our dentists' payrolls
 
Beware of her lure, the Lollipop Pole
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Photos** and Poem Copyright © 2012** and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved
**Photos found at http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2012/08/lollipops-lily-pads-and-laxatives-my.html



Today I'm linked with Hannah in the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads,
Transforming with Nature's Wonders
at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/transforming-with-natures-wonders.html

Notes: 

1. Searching the Totem Pole animal list (link) did not yield the Tooth Fairy.  But it did include the imaginary animal, the Unicorn: 

Unicorn

Purity, innocence, dreamer, personal power, gentle, spiritual vision, other realms, faith, healing.

2. Why is the Tooth Fairy not on this list? A creation of dentists, they may also have invented these delightful fairy creatures knowing that they would bring in more $$$$ than their blood sucking leeches could ever (my belief).

Playing Catch Up ~~ a Nice Day ditty/poem

Today I'm laying low, catch up
Playing catch up, bills and phone calls
Grabbed a buy-one get-one coupon
Late lunch with my friend*, mine was free

A grandkid was over tonight
My friend* and she, they baked a cake
No candles in the house, made do
Daughter came, Happy Birthday song

Champagne and cake our supper made
Swam with kid, shower and P.J's
No poem tonight, a ditty here
Play catch up with my Facebook friends
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Photo** and Poem Copyright © 2013** and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Today I'm linked with Kerry O'Conner at
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-tuesday-platform_19.html

Notes:  
1. **Photo is my Facebook profile picture taken in Greece at a very old mountain top monastery during a 2013 Venis to Istabpnbul to the Black Sea and back to Athens (Link). 
2. * "My friend" here is Mrs. Jim. Most of this poem/ditty is true.  A picture of the nice cake may come later, I'm posting it now.
3. Tonight, nice write up by Kerry.  My bit:

Tuesday Platform theme, Domestic.

Road , Black lives, Blue lives, peace not rage

 

Eating challenge poem - In the Market for Poems

To market she
 

To the market she would go 

Mostly for the samples 

She was a poor thing, stooped 

Lunch on the go they said 

Saving her pennies scarce 

The merchants knew her well 

Showing, giving their wares 

Fruit from all the nations 

 One day she didn't show 

Then the next and the next 

Where's their freeloader friend 

Would she not soon return

Collected money they 

Went to her door they knocked 

Jailed they said, shoplifting 

Sad, to the jail they went 

Jailer said, poor thing stooped 

Her words to them,  "When I

was poor you fed me well 

Visit now, God bless you." **

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Photo and Poem Copyright © 2006 and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Today I'm linked to "Outlawyer" at 
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/weekend-mini-challenge-in-market-for.html 

** Notes and Links:
1. Top 2006 photo taken of Mrs. Jim at the market in Paleramo, Sicily, Italy.
2. My favorite market is the Borough Market in London (Link)
3. Jim's (my) other blog search on "market"  (Link)
4. Matthew 25:35-40  The Bible, New International Version (NIV) (Link) 
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'

The Painter and the Model ~~ a Words Count poem

May I paint you with the ring in your nose
Could I lead you around in my garden
Might I feel your pain when they pull your chain

My chain is light and my pull will be gentle
We can stop in the garden house, repose
For you a daisy bouquet I will bring 

I so want to feel your pain 
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Bottom Photo and Poem Copyright © 2012 and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Top Picture is a Milena Pavlović Barili painting by posted by Mama Zen with her instructions to write no more than 60 words (I have exactly 60.).  Find Mama Z at the blog post, Words Count, of The Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/07/words-count-with-mama-zen.html.

Note that the boy in the top picture has a ring in his nose.

Dragons Around ~~ a Sunday "Mini-Challenge Poem"

.
This isn't an old haunt that burned last weekend.  
I was only there once, it was with my Dad.  
(More of my 2007 blog post)  

Dragons Around** 

Should we all remember those days? 
Those hot days of "Burn, Baby, Burn" 
They accomplished so very much 
Hit them where it hurts, deep purses 

Deep purses pay, economics 
"Profits Matter", rule of the day 
No lives were lost, only money 
Has America forgotten? 

Dragons still below and within** 
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Photo and Poem Copyright © 2007 and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

2007 Photo of a burned restaurant was a part of this Jim's Little Blog post:

http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2007/03/another-first-my-first-drink-in-public.html

I am linked with Brendan at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Sunday Mini-Challenge, Shallows, Deeply (link)

** Brendan's words, see his link here

Knots, not love ~~

Tied in Knots

 

I'm tied up in knots 

Don't know what to do

My heart knows its wants

But I don't know what

 

Lord, loosen the knots

Can't go on no more

My body's heaving

Sobbing since we split  

 

Now I have these knots

Since I left that night

"Me or you, one goes"

Knots around my gut

 

And in my gut knots

Knots won't go away

I'm tied up in knots

Don't know what to do

 

You can't help my knots

You're pain worse than they

So I'll stay away

Not love anymore

 

 

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  Photos and Poem Copyright © 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Top photo posted By Fireblossom at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, 
 Secret Love  where I'm linking (link) this poem, written today.

Ugh, ugh ~~ a 'Mind the Sign' poem

Source Unknown

Sign says

Sign says don't do that, but
do they really mean 'that'

Will exceptions be made
Money, power, boldness

Those blessing will far
Don't be afraid to ask

A dollar or a pound
Opens doors, goes places

If for art or for hire
Makes a difference sure

Take your chances today
'Morrow I might say no

Today I'm on the take
Another day means "no"

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 Bottom Photo and Poem Copyright © 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

Top photo posted By Kerry O'Connor at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads,
The Tuesday Platform where I'm linking (link) this poem, written today.
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War ~~ Wave your flag wildly ~~ a 55 Plus Poem

I'm not into war

I don't read about wars

I don't watch war movies

I don't like to talk about war

 

Why should I write about wars

I will tell you what I have to say

I am thankful for those who fought

They fought for your and my freedoms

 

Five Army years I spent

 

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Photo and Poem Copyright © 2008 and 2016 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

2008 Photo of my beagle dog, Adi, was a part of this Jim's Little Blog post:

http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2012/08/adis-retirement-six-word-saturday.html

 

I'm linked with Kerry O'Conner at the

Imaginary Garden with Real Toads,  Flash 55 Plus! (link)

Today she wants EXACTLY 55 Word, not more, no less

 

Note: 

 - A college dropout when I went in, I learned electronics during my second hitch at a NIKE Hercules school for maintaining the computer and radars.  After I was discharged my education and experience qualified me for a job as a Philco Corporation Tech Rep Field Engineer. 

 - I held engineering slots with the company, then Ford Aerospace, being a Senior Aerospace Engineer when I left the company and NASA for a teaching career.  Thank you, Army  training.