Sandy's Scribbles, Poetry and Prose

  I enjoy writing poems. To add to the fun, I find writing tips, exercises and writing prompts. Here are 3 exercises of writing prompts and my recent poems.  Do you have any writing tips, writing prompts, writing exercises that help you? Please share in the comments, I would love to hear from you. PROMPTS: silence, name, remember, animal, motion, voice Remember the silence of a sly fox Slowly pouncing in motion My voice does not echo this animal’s name   PROMPTS: canal, ladder, crack, love, drum, book as you climb the ladder or sail through the canal of love hear the sound of a drum or the crack as you open the book   PROMPTS: body, dancing, cupboard, alphabet, wreckage, say Your body is moving To dancing motions But when you open the cupboard The wreckage of odds and ends Flow to the floor As if to say we have jumbled the alphabet

While I was in high school, I had cash paying jobs such as babysitting and cleaning houses. However, in 1976, I started my first real job, and I received my first paycheck, with a paystub and deductions.  I was so excited to have a “real” job.  I was a snack bar attendant at Polar Palace Ice Rink located in La Habra California. My job consisted of working behind the snack bar, selling popcorn, hamburgers, candy and other unhealthy snacks to the customers.   I also had to clean the grill, empty out the old grease for French fries and other fried food, clean the floors, clean the counter, and so on. This job did come nice perks, such as getting to ice skate for free anytime they were open and I was not on duty. My co-workers and I also played broom hockey after hours. I worked part time making a mere $2.50 an hour, which was minimum wage at the time.   Of course, there was always someone who wanted the day off, and would call in sick, so I would be asked to fill in...

  Another 5-minute Free Write. What are the word prompts you would like to use for the following?  Encounter; After work; Morning Routine; Nature; Animal; Sharp; Soft; Road Encounter: Stranger After work: Take a walk Morning routine: Prayers Nature: Flowers   Animal: Dog Sharp: Sun rays Soft: Breeze A road: Winding                THE WALK Leisurely walking, Glimmering sun rays filter through Tapestry Golden hair of flowers Whispering breeze Along the winding road I pass a stranger The companionship of the dog Offering loyalty and love In which prayers and dreams are made of

                                    laughter and giggles fading away time that we remember in a different way a younger age dates were written the setting, the clothing hints of what era, what age, what location relive our memories is this happy is this a place we wanted to be joys of love and memories times gone by people who touched our lives milestones of life our ambitions our dreams our life’s photographs