Saturday, November 28, 2009

Supernatural Fairy Tales

Supernatural Fairy Tales

Fairy Tale Poem by Guest Writer Chrissa Sandlin

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:33 AM PST

The Land of Never Tell
Don't open a door, don't look at a man
(Inspired by the fairy tale, East of the Sun West of the Moon)
I live in the land of Never Tell
Where the richest of secrets
Is the depth of a soul, a man
And to see his full measure
Will soon break the spell.

East of the sun in a Lapland fur
On the borders of the land
I dig my fingers deep
In the snow beyond the snow
West of the moon and his curse.

Witches hide curses in rude boys
Who grown them silent within.
Never Tell is their secret place
In a sacred unfastening, skins,
And girls with golden toys.

Sister wives would know me,
Telling me their shall-nots
Like half-welcome guests,
Lifting the sun to the morn
With patience, wearily.

On our circumscribed quest
We girdle the entire globe
In a fairy tale of kindness
Borrowing our way on
To being kindly kept.

Give me my husband! Bid
My tongue to silent lie
Like my body beside him.
Bear me up, bear me up!
In Never Tell I live.
Posted by Literature at 5:19 AM 0 comments

Friday, November 27, 2009

The Winner IS...

The Winner IS...

The Winner IS...

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:56 PM PST

I was right, this was a hard one to call. I read and reread the comments a number of times. I thought about them and came to the conclusion that all of the comments are worthy of winning. Unfortunately I have to pick one. Let's take a look at some of the comments. To start I must say that Small Footprints gave the best answer for what thanksgiving meant with this description:

"We come together, appreciating each other and the bonds we've created. We enjoy a meal ... the bounty of the year's harvest which the earth provided. And ... we take stock in our lives and recognize all the "good" that is there. It's a day that reminds us to be grateful, not just on the last Thursday in November, but for all the other 364 days of the year."


Many, like the following comment is the sentiment of many in our nation today:

"I am thankful that my husband goes to work every day."


These are excellent examples of being thankful and why we are thankful but one comment wins the prize. I selected this comment because of one statement. This statement captured the essence of thanksgiving and the reason we celebrate the holiday. I think you will agree after reading it:

"My heart is so full on this Thanksgiving that I hardly know how to express it."


Being so blessed, recognizing those blessings and being so moved that you can't express it is truly a remarkable thing to behold.

Congratulations Michelle McLean! You have won the New Author Thanksgiving contest!!

I thank all of you for entering and have no fear, I have another contest planned for the Christmas holiday so stayed tuned.
Posted by Literature at 5:42 PM 0 comments
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