Our Hibiscus is flowering again – don’t know how many times a year it does, but it does with no attention from me. Except to snip some of her beautiful blooms so I can paint them…
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Poetry Postcard: Eight Pots
Posted in Art as the Spark, Love, nature, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Romance, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaulayForde, Hibiscus, POEM:EightPots, poetry, romance on November 19, 2014| 1 Comment »
Jewel Drool…
Posted in Love, Poetry, Romance, Writing on November 18, 2014| 2 Comments »
Do you spend hours trawling through other people’s Pinterest boards? I’m absolutely hooked!
I’ve now made specific boards to house what I find – my own stash and it’s like jewel porn.
I found myself literally spending hours today, peaking at the boards of so many like-minded others and grabbing their finds to add to mine, so I can drool over them later. I got absolutely nothing done, except a Cinquain.
Legally ‘stealing’ magnificent tiaras and priceless gems made me so happy and very relaxed – perhaps it should be a recommended therapy.
Jewel
Like a
diamond
I don’t shine until
I’m pulled into the light.
Value?
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2014
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Art as the Spark
Posted in Art as the Spark, nature, Poetry, Writing, tagged @FrancesMForde, ArtAsTheSpark, JessicaMcCallum, poetry on November 16, 2014| 1 Comment »
Raincheck Exhibition Jessica McCallum© 2010
Raindrops
Like tears,
rain hits my umbrella.
Bouncing, bursting
droplets scattering,
spreading my pain.
Shimmering images.
Reflections of you.
Love like rain,
showers me
with tears.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2010
written to the artwork of Jessica McCallum ‘Raincheck Exhibition’, 2010.
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Poetry Postcard: Do I know you?
Posted in Art, Love, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Writing, tagged Art&Poetry, FrancesMacaulayForde, poetry, PoetryPostcards on November 15, 2014| 4 Comments »
All that glitters…
Posted in COMMUNITY, MOVIES, Poetry, Romance, Writing, tagged Christie'sAuction, Diamonds, ElizabethTaylor, FrancesMacaulayForde, LessonNo65, PreciousGems on November 14, 2014| 1 Comment »
© Daily Mail Article 2014
I’m drooling over this Daily Mail article about Elizabeth Taylor‘s jewels. Not just the perfectly matched natural stones (I don’t often see totally natural, they’re usually enhanced or created in my world) but also the artistry of the settings.
“Revealed in all its glittering glory: Elizabeth Taylor’s £100m collection of gems, gowns and art goes on display at Christie’s” according to the Daily Mail article today.
I shouldn’t be envious. It’s her beauty (even in her later years) and how she effortlessly engendered love. So much love, her suitors wanted to – not just adore her but adorn her, with precious gems. I’d LOVE to see the exhibition…
Oh, I know it’s decadent, frivolous – selfish to harbor materials which, selling just one could earn enough to feed a small country, but looking at pretty, shiny things makes me so happy!
They say a man who buys jewelry is rare… I have one and a great love. I know which I value more.
See, diamonds are hard
as everyone knows,
a girl must have metal
for this century’s woes.
Getting her rocks off
whether blond, red or brunette
no faking, no waiting – Helen,
woman hasn’t peaked yet.
While gentlemen play with image
cream blondes, brunettes achieve.
Red wears stainless steel bands
inscribed with ‘We must believe!’
Don’t strive for tabloid wants
look past the surface bling,
there’s more to a woman
tho’ the sparkle is tempting…
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2007
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“Sketching in Ireland”
Posted in Ireland, Poetry, Sketching In Ireland, Writing, tagged AdamFaith, FrancesMacaulayForde, poems, SketchingInIreland, WrittenInIreland on November 12, 2014| 2 Comments »
Is this the end of Faith?
(11.11 am 7th March 2003)
amongst the threats
(no regrets)
Mesopotamia’s verdant fields
about to be trodden by US heels…
a break from balletic visuals
three second take-off’s
while Kitty Hawk
danced on the waves
below
‘Adam Faith has died
at the age of 62’
after stage performance
a heart attack
such a trooper
parading…
performing…
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2003
(Work in Progress: ‘Sketching in Ireland’.)
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The Eleventh…
Posted in COMMUNITY, Poetry, War Years 1939-45, Writing, tagged 100thWW1, BattleOfLongTan, CentenaryWW1, FrancesMacaulayForde, LestWeForget, RemembranceDay on November 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Lest we forget
our freedom hard won,
young lads marched bravely.
We owe them so much;
minute of silence
– indestructibility!
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2014
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‘Flowers from Chris’
Posted in McAlpine Bell Publishing, nature, Poetry, Writing, tagged FlowerCalendar, FlowersFromChris, FranesMacaulayForde, LULUCalendar, PhotoMugs, PODLulu, VistaPrint on November 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
It’s become somewhat of a tradition to put together a calendar of family photos and give a copy to my son, daughter and ex-mother-in-law as a gift for Christmas.
So, most of today has been taken up by sorting family photos (and getting distracted) from 2014, to fill pages of our calender for 2015. I have so many photos and my grandchildren photograph so well, it’s difficult to choose just one or two…or sometimes three for each page.
Our family calender is private and only for us but now I’ve got the hang of it, and as Lulu makes it so easy, I’ve put together another one ‘Flowers for Chris’. My brother Chris gave me a gorgeous bunch of flowers which I photographed – hence the name. It’s available now for anyone to buy. Next project is a calendar of poems…
I did, however, do my usual and order some photo mugs from VistaPrint because they had a special offer of 4 x $20 which is very cheap and as I responded today, there was also a ‘no postage’ deal. As I finished the order I was then offered another free mug if I bought it within 10 minutes, so I ordered that as well! The result was 5 x 5 photo wrapped mugs for $20 landed in Oz . Score!
A Rose
Made of perfect petals,
Each one molded softly.
From a bud exquisite,
It blooms to velvet beauty.
Softly colored from peace white,
To reds, apricots and golds…
Only a few of the many shades
Found in the lovely folds
Of one, more than just an earthly flower
But surely a gift from heavenly bowers.
A gift of love, of peace that grows
Within the depths of beauty ~ a rose.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 1968
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Speak Softly
Posted in COMMUNITY, Poetry, Writing, tagged Ambiverts, CreativeRevelations, Extroverts, FrancesMacaulayForde, Introverts, SusanCain, TEDTalks on November 10, 2014| 2 Comments »
People think I’m an extrovert because it’s hard to get me out of my ‘bat cave’.
According to the latest TED Talk by Susan Cain , the world needs introverts but works hard to turn us all into extroverts.
I’ve added her book “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” to my wish list.
May I recommend you spend just 19 minutes listening to this lady…
Speak Softly
I think I’m an ‘ambivert’ because solutions matter
but the spotlight is necessary to share my revelations.
Take me back to a Culture of Characters, not Personality
and I will fit in again, feel like I can take time to myself,
create in silence and only, when I’m ready, reveal all.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2014
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A delicious dance.
Posted in Books, Hidden Capacity, Love, Poetry, Romance, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaulayForde, HiddenCapacity, POEM:ADeliciousDance, poetry, Recipies on November 9, 2014| 3 Comments »
A delicious dance
In my kitchen
I contemplate a new mix,
a special combination
with heightened flavours.
The perfected recipe.
At last, a chance
to bite into real love!
The thrill of discovery
I’ve tried unsuccessfully
to master, for years.
Many times before,
I tried blending,
picking ingredients
so carefully…
impatiently
stirring the pot.
But I wrongly used
wooden utensils –
failed to find
the perfect dish,
until you added
that extra dash.
That mysterious tang
which previously
eluded my search –
the ultimate formula.
Tempting my taste buds,
leaving them bereft
of that special essence;
everlasting love.
You are the recipe
and lust the icing
on my now perfected
carrot cake of life.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2002
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