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COMMUNICATION IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!

by Seabreeze

Rated: E · Book · Writing · #2184267

Thoughts, we all have them. What is yours?

What is on your mind? I love all type of topics and will talk about almost anything! So, what is happening with you lately?

Come, tell me about yourself. What excites you about writing? What other things do you do: Art, music, animals?

Photo: The Huntington Japanese Gardens, photo by Seabreeze

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Jeff

a day ago
In response to "Blog Harbor Prompt #2"

Great advice! As I reach the "mid-career" level of my life, I find myself thinking more and more about retirement and what planning I should do now to make sure that those later years are properly financed. But I'm honestly surprised at how many people my age don't have ANY retirement savings. Or much savings. Many of them are the result extenuating life circumstances (which no one can control), but there are quite a few who just "haven't gotten around to thinking about it" yet. That terrifies me because, as you said, starting earlier in life is the best way to ensure later success!

Tiggy

a day ago
In response to "Blog Harbor Prompt #5"

I had heard of Narcolepsy but I didn't really know what it meant, so I found this very informative! I can imagine that it must have been quite scary at times.

JACE

Mar 24, 2025 at 10:24am
In response to "Blog Harbor Prompt #4"

I was struck by your choice to compare dogs with horses. I love dogs, mostly the mutt variety. I've always thought they are the most down-to-earth animals. We always had a dog when I was growing up.

My wife is a cat person of the first magnitude. So for the past 12 years I've been getting to know a number of cats. Our one cat remaining has grown on me. My wife also loves horses. I wish her all the best ... but my horses remain on the television.

I guess it's the changes in life that makes us grow. And by the way, keep it up with the Blog Harbor prompts.

JACE

Mar 16, 2025 at 10:27am
In response to "Poetry Forms"

I'm not sure I have the bones to be a real poet. But I do enjoy dabbling with the many forms there are. Fourteen years ago I joined a group called Poetic Explorations. It no longer exists, but its purpose was to have members write a poem using a different form each week for 50 weeks. I actually made it through week 29 before life interruptus happened.

My efforts are in a folder called "Poetic Explorations"

. I really enjoyed writing form poetry.

I'm a member of "The Poet's Place "

, but haven't been as active as I might be.

Enjoy your poetic endeavors.

Nixie 🦊

Mar 16, 2025 at 9:48am
In response to "What Are You Thankful For?"

1. Coffee in the morning.

2. My daughter lives near me and helps when I ask. Or she volunteers. She's truly a blessing.

3. I don't have a car, which is okay. No car payment or car insurance.

4. I'm thankful for my view of the lake.

5. I adore my grandsons.

6. Thanks to my mom. She helps me out financially so I can live in a nice apartment.

7. I'm thankful for my friends here. I have no others in the real world.

8. I'm thankful for cloudy weather and cool temperatures.

9. Even though my budget is tight, I'm thankful for what I do have.

10. My oldest brother is my rock.

Ricardo Pomalaza

Jan 21, 2025 at 7:59pm
In response to "Communication"

Yeah it is amazing all the things you can do once you upgrade, I'm happy with my upgrade.

Seabreeze

Jan 19, 2025 at 11:45am
In response to "Communication"

yOU ARE SO WELCOME.

Ichabod Crane-writing-reading.

Jan 19, 2025 at 10:03am
In response to "Communication"

Thank you for the lovely trinket. Great painting.

KingsSideCastle

Dec 21, 2024 at 9:27pm
In response to "From the Gates of Hell"

Thank you very much for this trinket. Merry Christmas.

Seabreeze

Feb 28, 2021 at 11:41pm
In response to "Child Confusion or Abuse"

To: Fathertymme, Winter Edition. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on the issue of transgenderism. You have made some excellent point/questions that I would hope more people would put to heart before taking that road as an answer. The one thing I do not hear asked or questioned by professionals is, "How much of the physical environment affect a person who is unhappy or thinks they are in the wrong body?" What I mean is, how much do we know of the environment (chemicals in the air; what may affect the baby in the womb that may have been cause by health of the mother or self-inflicted; vaccinations; over-the-counter drugs we take; media influence; physical and mental abuse; divorce and I am there are more I am leaving out.

The human body is very complex, especially the brain, and even professionals now say that brain in not fully developed until around age 25; and they say adult and teen brains work differently.

I just remembered, for the other individual who asked about a three year old who wanted to change gender, I will leave the link(s) below of info that is available.

Thanks again for your contribution to this issue.

Links: https://geniuspregnancy.com/news/3-year-olds-gender-change.html
https://www.kqed.org/futu reofyou/440851/can-you-really-know-that-a-3-year-old-is-transgender
https://www.webmd.com /parenting/features/could-my-child-be-transgender#1
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sex-chan ge-treatment-for-kids-on-the-rise/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-parenting- idUSKBN14B1C8

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March 16, 2025 at 9:01am

#1085502

Poetry Forms

Poetry has so much to offer. I use to think it was all about rhythm. But once you get into poetry, you see that there are so many different forms. I recently tried the pantoum form. At first, I wasn't sure I could complete my poem because of the unique structure that was required to pen your poem. Rhyming word, repeating lines and doing this in a certain order. It takes a little tracking. I am not sure if this is a left brain, right brain thing but my brain was feeling it.

If you have not tried this particular form, I suggest you give it a try. Here are some links to its format:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantoum
https://classicalpoets.org/2016/09/how-to-write-a-pantoum-with-example/
https://interestingliterature.com/2021/03/best-examples-of-pantoum-form-english/...

Here is my poem about my little dog:

STATIC

Little Guy

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A Pantoum Poem About My Dog
#2336713 by Seabreeze

Have fun! That is what it is all about!

Seabreeze

P.S. If you wonder where I go for this great info on writing poetry, visit:

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The Poet's Place

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Poets can discuss, review, request reviews, etc. of their unique form of writing.
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