The Scent of Roses

Daily Writing Practice Prompt for Wednesday, July 29, 2009: “Write about a scent.”

I miss the scent of roses
they smell so nice in the early spring
when the first blooms open
and birds begin to sing.

Summer is now here
and it's too hot for roses to bloom
all though the birds still sing,
I miss the scent of roses
and the cool spring.

Some Poem Ideas

Walking gives a person ideas, in this case, some very good ideas for poems. In the last week or so I have encountered flowers I never expected to see. I would not have noticed those flowers if I were driving a car. Last week I encountered a yellow spring flower related to a tulip, I still am not sure about the name of the flower.

However, this week I do know the names of the flowers I encountered. Today I encountered roses on my way home. I took a different route home today because I went to the bank after work to make a deposit. I got off the Maryland Parkway bus on Oakey and walked down that street until I came to 17th Street. Normally, when I take that route I go straight down Oakey to Bruce, but today I decided to take 17th to Bracken. I am glad I did.

Someone planted the roses in front of a house right next to the sidewalk. They smelled so good and refreshing. I never expected to see roses this time of year in Las Vegas, but there they were in full bloom. Beautiful pink, white, and light red blossoms, life is good when you stop to smell the roses.

Pink roses bloom
beneath the afternoon sun
energizing scent

Writing Related Items I'd like for my birthday

11 Qawl 164 B.E. - Sunday, December 2, 2007 about 6:00 PM PST

My birthday is December 24, there are nineteen writing related items I would like.

1. A Premium membership on writing.com
2. A set of four colored ink pens with blue, purple, black and green ink
3. A new leather bound pen and ink journal
4. My own web site with a .com after the name
5. The complete works of H.P. Lovecraft
6. A notebook computer
7. A digital camera to photo graph stuff for my blog
8. A voice activated tape recorder to record my ideas
9. A printer that has scanner and fax capabilities
10. A $100 gas card so that I can drive out of Las Vegas and look at the stars (this has to do with writing poems)
11. DSL Internet hook-up this makes it easier to use tab browsing without loosing the Internet connection
12. A vacation to a writers' conference
13. An office that isn't in my living room
14. Another telephone line into the house
15. A central air unit that is big enough to keep the entire house warm without raising the electric bill (writing in a warm house would be nice for a change)
16. Roses in my front and back yard instead of oleanders (roses don't make me sneeze and it's easier to write on the patio or in the front yard if I'm not sneezing)
17. Less spam in my in box and junk mail folder (this will give me more time for writing)
18. A house that cleans itself (this has to do with more time for writing)
19. A new office chair for my computer desk (the one I have was used when I got it and it's about had all the use it can take without falling apart)