The Creative Soul

Wild Blackberries by Jill

2008-04-22T02:54:00.002-05:00

2008-04-22T02:34:00.007-05:00

One who loves you no matter what you do
One who accepts you no matter what you are
One who gives their life to you no questions, asking for no answer
One who looks inside, not out
One who's always there, never lost no matter when
One who never takes you for granted over and over again...
The meaning of the perfect friend.

Copyright Jill Melissa Jenkins 2008

Spider Tails

2008-03-12T04:27:00.000-05:00

2008-01-31T13:53:00.000-06:00

2008-01-25T09:07:00.000-06:00

Bless The Beasts

2008-01-12T19:14:00.000-06:00

How can we save the animals...
When we can't even save ourselves...
Animals are considered beasts
As we sit in our towers to feast
Animals have the right...
To Dignity
Should come natural despite
Us, we are born with the right...
To assume the human role so bright
To mindlessly do what we're doin'
Who cares as we roll along?
How can we save the animals?
When sure can't save ourselves.
© 2008 Jill Jenkins

Imagine Perfection

2008-01-04T03:31:00.000-06:00

Good Morning Frank! That was a wonderful video you sent! And yes, it would be beautiful if the human race would simply get along. Life would be perfect. The only problem is human nature being what it is, we will always have the part/portion of the human race who feels the need to fight. No matter what the reason! It could be politics / a way to put more money in the wallet or a person who's hyped up in a negative manner on the "opposite" side. So because of that stupid reasoning we will also always need the men and women who honestly believe in the concept of defending freedom and that peaceful way of life. On a personal level, I like nothing less than to view the horrible scenes of the fights/wars/battles going on all over this earth. It hurts right down to my soul. As I view the seasoned warrior with the battle cry in his eyes, I see a human male who obviously has a Mom and Dad! And we can go from there. So, yes I fully believe in the words you've written...if only it could be. Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7qaSxuZUg

This is an email reply sent to a very special person!

How to Write Good

2007-12-18T07:48:00.000-06:00

We don't know where this came from, but some is derived from William Safire's Rules for Writers.
*Always avoid alliteration.
*Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
*Avoid cliches like the plague—they're old hat.
*Employ the vernacular. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
*Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary. Parenthetical words however must be enclosed in commas. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Contractions aren't necessary.
*Do not use a foreign word when there is an adequate English quid pro quo.
*One should never generalize.
*Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."
*Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
*Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous. It behooves you to avoid archaic expressions.
*Avoid archaeic spellings too.
*Understatement is always best. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. *One-word sentences? Eliminate. Always!
*Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.
*The passive voice should not be used.
*Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
*Don't repeat yourself, or say again what you have said before.
*Who needs rhetorical questions?
*Don't use commas, that, are not, necessary.
*Do not use hyperbole; not one in a million can do it effectively.
*Never use a big word when a diminutive alternative would suffice.
*Subject and verb always has to agree.
*Be more or less specific.
*Placing a comma between subject and predicate, is not correct.
*Use youre spell chekker to avoid mispeling and to catch typograhpical errers.
*Don't repeat yourself, or say again what you have said before.
*Don't be redundant.
*Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its not needed.
*Don't never use no double negatives.
*Poofread carefully to see if you any words out. Hopefully, you will use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
*Eschew obfuscation.
*No sentence fragments.
*Don't indulge in sesquipedalian lexicological constructions.
*A writer must not shift your point of view.
*Don't overuse exclamation marks!!
*Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents.
*Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
*If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
*Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
*Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing. *Always pick on the correct idiom.
*The adverb always follows the verb.
*Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
*If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be by rereading and editing.

Native Beauty

2007-10-09T10:56:00.001-05:00

"Bleeding Hearts"

2007-10-06T08:42:00.001-05:00

Blue Illusions

2007-10-06T02:46:00.001-05:00

Beautiful Beau

2007-10-05T06:29:00.002-05:00

The Kreeping Rash!

2007-10-04T05:57:00.000-05:00

The Creeping Rash
Oh dear, oh my,
This rash does make me sigh
Like Alpine ash
or maybe, even
a flashing sasafras
Oh dear oh my,
This rash does make me itch
Like a blanket stitch
With a rolling hitch
When will it end?
My Dear Best Friend
Will I be doomed
As I fully bloom
And am consumed.

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Dedicated to my inspiration, my son।

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_ichthyosis

Ichthyosis is a family of genetic dermatological conditions seen in humans and domestic animals. The word comes from Greek ιχθύωσις lit. "forming fish", as people or animals with ichthyosis have scaly skin which can vaguely resemble the scales of a fish.
The term ichthyosis is sometimes used to refer to the specific condition ichthyosis vulgaris. Ichthyosis was formerly referred to as "pseudo-leprosy," as it can produce an appearance superficially similar to that of leprosy।

Weasels & Measels

2007-10-03T05:35:00.001-05:00

My Weasels & Measels
I woke up this morning to view what's left from my weasels!
I have the measels!
It's making me sneezle...
And what about my easel?
Will it be filled with diesel?
Oh yeazel...
Just me, my weasels & measels!
Copyright 2008 Jill Jenkins
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measels
From Wikipedia:Measles, also known as rubeola, is a disease caused by a virus , specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus। Reports of measles go as far back to at least 600 B.C. however, the first scientific description of the disease and its distinction from smallpox is attributed to the Persian physician Ibn Razi (Rhazes) 860-932 who published a book entitled "Smallpox and Measles" (in Arabic: Kitab fi al-jadari wa-al-hasbah). In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated from an 11-year old boy from the US, David Edmonston, and adapted and propagated on chick embryo tissue culture.[1] To date, 21 strains of the measles virus have been identified.[2] Licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became available in 1963.
Measles is spread through respiration (contact with fluids from an infected person's nose and mouth, either directly or through aerosol transmission), and is highly contagious—90% of people without immunity sharing a house with an infected person will catch it. Airborne precautions should be taken for all suspected cases of measles.
The incubation period usually lasts for 4–12 days (during which there are no symptoms).
Infected people remain contagious from the appearance of the first symptoms until 3–5 days after the rash appears.

As For Me & Mine

2007-10-03T01:03:00.001-05:00

As For Me & Mine…

As we go through life’s storms

As we live life’s norm

Our love for our Lord

Guarantees those not informed

That although our outer seems torn

We’ll shine with the forms

Of our strong inner songs…

As for Me & Mine

We serve The Lord

Copyright 2008 Jill Jenkins

The Dreaded Pink Eye Oh My!

2007-10-02T03:20:00.001-05:00

Aye…The Dreaded Pink Eye…Why

As I sit here and sigh

Why oh why

Will I die?

The dreaded pink eye

Maybe some lye

In the eye

Would stop my sighs

As I cry

Oh, my eyes feel so dry

From the dreaded pink eye

Copyright 2008 Jill Jenkins

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Conjunctivitis - "Pink Eye" An eye with viral conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis (commonly called "pinkeye" or bloodshot eyes in the USA and "Madras Eye" in India) is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids), most commonly due to an allergic reaction or an infection (usually bacterial or viral).
Blepharoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis with blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids).
Keratoconjunctivitis is the combination of conjunctivitis and keratitis (corneal inflammation).
Episcleritis is an inflammatory condition that produces a similar appearance to conjunctivitis, but without discharge or tearing.
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2007 Recepient of "The Editor's Choice" award from poetry.com

To my inspiration, my daughter।

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_eye

A View Into The Simple Mind

2007-09-29T03:26:00.001-05:00