Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…
Friday at last!
You know when you’ve had a week of muddiness, forgotten appointments, lost documents, running to stand still, nothing ever quite working out first time…? And then one smile, one small gesture, one call from a friend can change everything?
Well, the lovely friend who worked this miracle turnaround in my mood is Sharon from World of Woosha, who has nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger Award. She writes wonderful poetry – and it’s not just me who says so, two of her poems have recently been selected for an anthology! Just ‘listen’ (that is the operative word) to this autumnal haiku:
Towering tree trunks
wrapped in twilight mist, capture
words from root to leaf
Doesn’t that make you want to read more? Please go and visit her blog, if you don’t know her already, and say hello from me.
I know some people think blogging awards have a whiff of chain-letters and teenage conspiracy about them, but I have to admit I still get excited about them. I love the opportunity they give me of discovering interesting new blogs. After all, it’s a personal recommendation from another writer whose style and opinions I respect!
BUT does the world really need to know another random 7 facts about me? I think not.
So instead, I will nominate another seven bloggers whom I really look forward to reading and whom I think you might enjoy too. As usual, they can choose (or not) to take up this award. In fact, they are so good I am sure that many of them have the award already, but if not, I hope they will now and I hope you like them.
The journey towards first-time publication: My Pen Name Only
A young poet, risk-taker, lover: KD DeFehr
Completely mad, completely addictive poetry that will sear you: Nicholas Gagnier
Honest, insightful blogging about the hard work of writing: Vikki from The View Outside
The epitome of thoughtful expat living in Japan: Mona McDiarmid
Funny, fierce, undaunted seeker of narrative truth: Workin’ With What I’ve Got
Haunting poetry that takes your soul prisoner: Claudia Schoenfeld
Thank you again, Woosha/Sharon, and a good end of the week to you all!
A well deserved award. Thank you for your kind words about my poetry. Have a great weekend too. Keep writing and inspiring!
Congratulations on becoming a Beautiful Blogger ~ well deserved!
Thanks. Now, if only it would make me personally more beautiful…!
Marina Sofia – Congratulations and well-done! Your blog and your writing are excellent and I’m glad they are getting recognition
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Oh, Margot, I really appreciate that, since I respect your blog so much. Funnily enough, I don’t seem to write as much about crime as I want to.
Congrats on the award, beautiful writer lady! : )
Thank you, Britt. How’s your leg? So sorry to hear about your woes.
Good news, actually. Just received confirmation from the ortho that it’s only an ankle sprain. Yesterday my doc thought she saw a fracture in the x-ray, but I’m good. Hobbling a bit, but good. Thanks for asking. : )
Congratulations on your award! I think your poetry is lovely and though I may not comment every day, I do read and am inspired by what you write.
Oh, who has time to comment every day? Especially when you are homeschooling too! I would probably not even have the energy to dribble (not as in football, but as in saliva) after a day like yours. Any visit of yours is hugely appreciated! And yours is a blog worth reading too – I should have added it to the list and pretended that I can’t count.
Congratulations on your award! And thank you so much for your kind words about my blog. I’m exploring poetry more (again) these days, so I hope to “visit” more often. I have been moved by the poems I’ve read here and look forward to visiting the sites you’ve suggested. Thank you again.
Thanks for coming by and visiting (I know time is always tight). And let me know how your poetry and other writing goes.
Congratulations, and thank you so much!
Xx
thanks for including me marina…need to check out some of the others as well…and i agree…the smile or some nice words from a friend can change everything..
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