
art by Walter Koessler

Can you find the self-portrait by Walter with his cartoon self?

here is the cartoon of Walter and I he drew for my Feb 5th Birthday
Jeanne Poland's Poetry Blog
24 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in Koessler's Gallery, Poetry Tags: art on an iPad, cartoon self, Feb 5 Birthday, forever young, Koessler's Gallery, pen and ink, self portrait

art by Walter Koessler

Can you find the self-portrait by Walter with his cartoon self?

here is the cartoon of Walter and I he drew for my Feb 5th Birthday
23 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in honey, Poetry Tags: Alessandra Bertuzzo, bite its sticky licky quicky, honey, honey still works, mix with apples, spread it thickly

honey still works
spread it thickly
mix with apples
bite its sticky
lick-y quick-y
22 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in Jamie Mc Handsome, Poetry Tags: and growl affectionately, but all fall in love easily, Jamie McHandsome, JBSchachner, nibble gingerly, not all Siamese are cross-eyed, use their manly voice to claim allegiance

JBSchachner’s Jamie McHandsome
not all Siamese are cross-eyed
but all fall in love easily
and growl affectionately
nibble gingerly
and use their manly voice to claim allegiance
21 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in Gallery of Owen, Poetry Tags: Alfredo on Face Time guiding him, Frank &Owen, Frank Alfredo Owen, Frank Scotti photos, Gallery of Owen, ingenious friends forever, Owen &Alfredo, Owen installed a ceiling fan, Owen on Long Island

Owen and Alfredo

Frank and Owen

Owen on Long Island

Frank Alfredo Owen
Yesterday Owen installed a fan in his bathroom ceiling.
Alfredo guided him with a Facetime call on the iPhone.
Ingenious friends forever!
Thank you Frank Scotti for all the photos!
20 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in Poetry Tags: amore breaks the ground, Calligraphy, deflate gently to the bottom, drop kite-like, extra thin lines, fine point pen, fly across an "O", from a heart, harmony, itsy bitsy Majuscule letters, John Stevens, rotate, simplicity, tap a shoulder of an "r", wing a flourish

calligraphy by John Stevens
wing a flourish
from a heart
rotate
fly across an “O”
tap a shoulder of an “r”
and drop kite-like
deflate gently to the bottom
where “amore”
breaks the ground
( Note the harmony possible with the fine point pen, the extra thin lines, and the
itsy bitsy Majuscule letters)
19 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in Poetry, the colors of february Tags: breath deeply, green gathering pink, shield those delicates, the colors of february, wrap those arms around



wrap those arms around
shield those delicates
green gathering pink
breathe deeply
18 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in Poetry, Travel in a book Tags: new discoveries, opens your eyes, swoosh, the light shines on your face, Travel in a book, warms your nose, you fly

illustrator: Drubaker
the light shines on your face
warms your nose
opens your eyes
and swoosh
you fly
to
new discoveries!
16 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in culturing your friends, Poetry Tags: breath deeply, calcium, center myself, culturing your friends, elbows, face to face, hurricaine, I'm not falling again, increments, magnesium, mobility, molded shoes, orient, pause, pivot, recumbent stationary bike, thrive, women after 60, women before 60, zinc

women before 60 too!
Kristi asked for advice on how to stop breaking her wrist:
I shared:
dear Kristi
I have broken my wrist 3 x and now I’m 78 and not falling again.
I had to live with 2 fingers only and ended up using my elbows.
What I’ve done to have mobility:
1 had the podiatrist and Medicare fit me for molded shoes (fiberglass) and leather to allow maximum balance to every surface. Once a year prescription.
2 I purchased a Hurricane and use it every time there are steps with no railing. It gives me a fulcrum to stabilize.
3 When I stand from sitting or bed, I pause, and orient the direction toward which I’ll be setting out and then take the first step.
4 If I have to PIVOT, I do it in increments. This stabilizes my hip, knee, ankle, and foot surgeries.
5. I take calcium, magnesium and zinc supplement every night before bed.
6. I ride the recumbent stationary bike every day for 10 to 30 minutes and meditate.
7. I only speak to people face to face. Not from another room or opposite end of the house.
8 I breath deeply and focus to center myself all day long. My 40 year old son and daughter do the same. (They’re chips off the block!)
It is wonderful to share with you, kristi holl.
Love your blog,
Jeanne Poland
https://thevibrantchanneledcreator.wordpress.com/2019/02/13/we-thrive-in-italy/#respond
13 Feb 2019 1 Comment
in Poetry, we thrive in italy Tags: amore, artistic genius, fresh food, land of family, open hearts, scientific discovery, tradition, we thrive in italy

Dana and daughter in Italy
land of family
tradition,
open hearts
fresh food
artistic genius
scientific discovery
amore!!!!!!
12 Feb 2019 2 Comments
in Oxygen, Poetry Tags: alpha-lipoic acid, body and soul, breath well, crooked teeth ground, energized, eyelids grew puffy, home, hospital, Oxygen, selfie, smile, smiled with the oxygen, turmeric relieved swelling, wrinkles
selfie of Jeanne and her supplemental Oxygen
while in hospital
I purified myself
of alpha-lipoic acid
which eases wrinkles away
so they came around to smile.
My crooked teeth began to recede
as I ground the poor caps.
They smiled with the oxygen too;
it energized them.
Finally, my eye lids grew puffy.
Turmeric relieved the swelling.
But before I got home,
they smiled too.
My whole face
my whole body and soul
smiled with oxygen
and the ability to breath well!