So the Word of the Day is Rotation and this strangely correlates to a recent incident at work where we all came together to discuss the fair distribution of a task that no one seems to want to do. The idea was to reassure reluctant people that others were taking their fair share and you’d let the team down if you didn’t do the same…
I observed that Rota’s are not required when the team pulls together and just gets on with it but become essential when there’s one or two that just don’t want to get involved.
I decided to write an Acrostic poem to put this into words:
Rotating word duties more fairly,
On reflection can cause a psychosis.
To be honest, I’d rather drink my tea,
Avoiding all work in the process.
The trouble with rhymes it that it depends a lot of how you pronounce the words where you are. Where I am, Psychosis and Process, while not technically a rhyme sound similar, but where you are that may not be the case…
It’s Valentine’s Day again, gosh that comes round quick. I cherish people every day of the year and not just today but it’s hard not to get swept up in the vibe.
I wanted to share a link to a post, a comedy poem I wrote a couple of years ago that hopefully will make you chuckle. 🙂
I wrote this poem and shared it back in February 2019. It was a different world back then, but I wanted to share it again with you and I hope it makes you laugh.
Esther Chilton on her blog has set a challenge to write a Limerick containing the word Crush. Click on the link below to see her post and take part in the challenge.
Seeing as the Word of the Day is Jingle, I couldn’t help having a go at singing a Christmas classic. Here is my version of the Jingle Bell Rock (I’m sure I won’t have the talent scouts knocking on my door, but I had fun 🙂 ) x
Last week I took part in Jim Adam’s Song Lyric Sunday Challenge, the theme was Communication, Information, News, Telephone suggested by Di of pensitivity101.
Heavenly Bodies, Planets, Moon, Sun, Stars, as suggested by King Ben’s Grandma.
The Song Lyric Sunday Challenge this week the theme is Atoll, Island, Key, Lagoon, Peninsula, Reef, Tropical suggested by Tales from the mind of Kristian (oh that’s me!) . I remember now suggesting this, but I can be so forgetful at times! This is a great challenge and I’d like to thank Jim Adams for hosting it and for including my suggestion for this week.
Click on the link below to see Jim Adam’s post and to take part in the challenge.
It made me thing quite deep and meaningfully about how we are all Islands being battered by the storms of life, occasionally we manage to build bridges with other Islands, but sometimes they are fragile and collapse and sometimes they endure.
My choice of song is called Island of Dreams, I may have posted this before but I do love it.
The Lyrics
I wandered the streets and the gay crowded places Trying to forget you but somehow it seems My thoughts ever stray to our last sweet embraces Over the sea on the island of dreams
High in the sky is the bird on the wing Please carry me with you Far far away from the mad rushing crowd Please carry me with you
Again I would wander where memories enfold me There on the beautiful island of dreams
High in the sky is the bird on the wing Please carry me with you Far far away from the mad rushing crowd Please carry me with you
Again I would wander where memories enfold me There on the beautiful island of dreams Far far away on the island of dreams
The Song was written by Tom Springfield who was the brother of Dusty Springfield who went on to have a famous solo career. The song was originally written and realeased in 1962 for the band that Tom and Dusty were in together called The Springfields, and here is a recording of them singing it.
Apart from the overly folksy sound, it’s still a great version and you could see that Dusty was bound to go far. Her voice is amazing.
Last week I took part in Jim Adam’s Song Lyric Sunday Challenge, the theme was Heavenly Bodies, Planets, Moon, Sun, Stars, as suggested by King Ben’s Grandma.
I started think about communications and the media and I remembered that back in the late 70’s or early 80’s when I was a wee nipper, there had been a song released by the Carpenters (in 1977) that referenced something called “World Contact Day”.
Rather than communication with humans, this was an attempt to send out a massive communication from Earth to any life forces out in the universe in the hope of obtaining even the merest vestige of a response. Of course any response would have been put down as a Swindle of some kind.
I remember the song well because despite being a huge fan of the Carpenters, my mother found this song to be totally balmy (in the informal sense of the word) and even repugnant!
The Introduction to the song was a talking bit that was supposed to be a radio DJ and then someone with a very strange voice dials in trying to make contact with humans. Then, the gorgeous voice of Karen Carpenter rings out.
It is the most bizaare song.
Lyrics
All Hit Radio! Alright, you’re listening to All Hit Radio And it’s 53 degrees at 30 minutes past the hour And right now on our all request line I’ve got Mike Ledgerwood on the phone Hey, babe, what would you like to hear? We’ve been observing your Earth Hey babe, I’m sorry, I can’t hear you too well You’re gonna have to speak a little closer into the phone Okay, babe? What would you like to hear again? We are observing your Earth Hey Mike, I’m sorry babe, but that’s not on our playlist And by the way, you sound great over the phone Anyway, if you’d give us your request We’ll be glad to play it for ya, babe So let’s hear it! We are observing your Earth Uh, listen Mike, I’m sorry babe but we can’t- And we’d like to make I’m sorry Mike, we there’s- A contact (uh) With you, baby
In your mind you have capacities, you know To telepath messages through the vast unknown Please close your eyes and concentrate With every thought you think Upon the recitation we’re about to sing
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft
You’ve been observing our Earth And we’d like to make A contact with you
We are your friends
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary, ultra emissaries
We’ve been observing your Earth And one night we’ll make A contact with you
We are your friends
Calling occupants of interplanetary, quite extraordinary craft
And please come in peace, we beseech you Only our love we will teach them Our Earth may never survive So do come, we beg you
Please, interstellar policeman Oh won’t you give us a sign Give us a sign That we’ve reached you Oh do
With your mind you have ability to form And transmit thought energy far beyond the norm You close your eyes, you concentrate Together, that’s the way To send the message we declare World Contact Day
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary, most extraordinary craft
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Calling occupants Calling occupants Calling occupants of interplanetary, anti-adversary craft
Tales from the mind of Kristian 
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