The blog of Pamela Schloesser Canepa….reflections on writing, family, dogs, learning, books, and almost everything from mundane to weird.
(c) 2017, Pamela Schloesser Canepa
I am only silent
since I think before I speak.
I am only silent
because I’m not ready. Don’t rush me.
I’m silent because I think things through,
because there is so much,
Not because I’m less than you.
I’m silent not because there’s nothing there,
but because there’s so much there
beyond this moment.
When all is shuffled and well-placed,
I shall no more be silent.
Photo taken of me in 1991 while in CO.
(c) 2017, by Pamela Schloesser Canepa
Yesterday I was young,
but a new day has begun.
Every day is youngest at its dawn
If I look ahead I can go on.
Yesterday has brought me here,
why would I deny it?
Yet, I can’t stop at yesterday,
Nor can I sit beside it.
Let’s sing a song of yesterday,
when we were fresher, younger,
then put such thoughts safely away,
and as new people, strive onward.
*I’ve joined the April A to Z Blogger’s Challenge! Can you believe it’s almost over? I’ve just about done it! Each day this month, I have written something based on the next letter in the alphabet. It’s been challenging and fun while giving me a chance to pause for reflection as well.
Want to know more about the A-Z blog challenge? Visit http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com
Photo courtesy of Pixabay.
Beware the underdog
Who is simply a wolf
In the clothes of the last sheep
He roughed up.
#AtoZChallenge I am blogging for every letter of the alphabet in the month of April. Each post will tell you a little something about me. This one is a free verse poem that is a spin on the old proverb and speaks as to some of my experiences. I have long befriended the underdog. Still, when the underdog becomes king of the hill simply due to his victim story, don’t be the one who put him there. Especially if he stepped on you to get there. Was it his main aim to simply be king? Then he’s not too concerned with the other underdogs, and there are plenty in this world. Nothing original in these thoughts here; it’s a story as old as time itself. Steeped in metaphors.
Each day I will write something based on the next letter in the alphabet. It’s been fun so far, yet it has really given me a chance to pause for reflection as well.
Want to know more about the A-Z blog challenge? Visit http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com
T is for Tree, a poem by Pamela Schloesser Canepa, (c) 2017.
The wind rustles through
The branches of a tree,
As if I hear a voice
Calling to me.
You sent your message,
A whisper on the wind
Telling me that all is well,
And I may begin again.
**This post is part of my A to Z Blogger’s Challenge. My theme is “about me.” Not too difficult, right? This post reflects a peaceful walk after a hectic day that included, among other things, a fire in the oven that required the fire extinguisher. No joke! Let’s start over anew tomorrow, please.
Each day I will write something based on the next letter in the alphabet. It’s been fun so far, yet it has really given me a chance to pause for reflection as well.
Want to know more about the A-Z blog challenge? Visit http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com
Here I am in TN at Hands Across America, 1984 or 1985, with my Olivia Newton- John hairstyle. 🙂 I forgot to wear sunglasses, so I’m squinting.
The 1980s, a Free Verse Reflection, (c) 2017
by Pamela Schloesser Canepa
Now I call them the days of my youth,
the moments of my folly,
as I binge watch Stranger Things.
Let us speak of the 1980s,
Of David Bowie, Prince,
Robin Williams, and Great White.
Let us dance in the Purple Rain,
With our waterproof fuchsia lipstick.
Let me dream of a college degree
while I try to look like Madonna
in crushed midnight eyeliner,
flirting with boys
who care to waste my time.
While Phil Collins is still young,
and the Cure’s just setting in,
let me marvel at this time,
before I wake up from this dream.
I’ll still channel my inner eighties girl at times (minus the fuchsia lipstick)!
**The AtoZ Challenge theme for my blog is “Who I am.” Yes, it’s wide open. In April, I will blog from A to Z to include little tidbits about me, poems I’ll share, and stories. Each day I will write something based on the next letter in the alphabet. It’s been fun so far!
Want to know more about the A-Z blog challenge? Visit http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/
A haiku in honor of Bixby, the one who is always excited to see me and go places with me!
By Pamela Schloesser Canepa
A Haiku
This is what I see:
Man with a dog in the rain.
HE is not alone.
*Photo taken 2015, Prisma filter added.
“This sure is some prime real estate, Jack,” Erin whispered. There was an eerie, yet reverent awe to her voice.
“We’re as far away from the front lines as we could be. It’s safe here.” Jack hoped this was true. The fighting had gotten dangerously close to their home, and he didn’t want the boys to live that way.
“How long?” Erin asked.
Jack noticed a note of worry in her voice. “I’m sorry, Erin.”
“No, don’t be, Jack. This place is beautiful. It is full of imagination. It’s just, the lack of sunlight is going to get to me in a little while, maybe a few weeks. On the plus side, it is cool down here. Much better than it was up top. I just don’t know how long I can stand it. I’ll start getting weird dreams, and after a while, I won’t be able to sleep.”
“How do you know, Erin?”
“Before the fighting started, my dad was Air Force, stationed in Alaska. We lived there with him. You know, they have those months with no sunlight. It got me, bad. Then, when I was fifteen, he went to serve in the war. So Mom and I came back here. He never came home.”
Jack sat down and laid out their provisions, which included a soft cushion for each of them to sleep on. Of course, they wouldn’t be staying here forever. Erin sat beside him.
“How did it come to this?” Erin asked.
Jack put his arm around her. “I’m sorry, Erin. We’ll get out of here as soon as we can. Think of it as a camping adventure. I know we should have evacuated when they first gave the warning. Now our home is in the middle of a battlefield. It’s like the Civil War or World War II out there. I never thought we’d go back to such primitive ways.”
“At least I didn’t lose you to the war,” Erin said, as she took their youngest, Jeremiah, by the hand and changed his shirt. He needed the longer sleeves.
“No, Erin, and you never will. As long as you and the boys can remember what I taught you about survival, we’ll never have to be a part of their evil ways.”
Erin rested her head on his shoulder while Jeremiah ran to catch up with Stephen, who was exploring another tunnel.
“I’m glad we’re so much more civilized. Even if it means living like this,” Erin said. She’d be okay, she decided right then and there. This was a matter of survival. Her fear was dissipating. She’d rise to the occasion and hold it together for her family. It would be alright.
~The End~
The #writephoto challenge prompt can be found at https://scvincent.com/2017/03/16/thursday-photo-prompt-deep-writephoto/
If you’d like to join the challenge, follow these instructions:
Don’t forget to use the #writephoto hashtag in your title so your posts can be found. You can find all last week’s entries in the round-up. Please visit and read the stories and poems and explore the sites of their writers.
I will feature as many entries as I can on the blog during the week, but given the volume of contributions we are getting every week, that will not be all of them! All posts will be included in a round up on Thursday 23rd March.
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