tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46750070838287946012012-01-10T21:12:44.016-08:00Connie Waynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898292087123863001noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675007083828794601.post-59231024123720988182008-03-26T02:57:00.000-07:002011-09-02T02:57:54.957-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />2008 Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere<br /><br />Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com will again host the Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere Election for the 4th year in a row with nominations beginning April 1, 2008. The Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere is the only laureateship chosen by readers. Billy asked for help getting the word out, if interested you can check out the details @:<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4675007083828794601-5923102412372098818?l=word-for-ward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Waynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898292087123863001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675007083828794601.post-30791138549077802302008-03-13T02:55:00.000-07:002011-09-02T02:57:17.332-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />It all appeared so well ordered<br />A family – a household really<br />A fully functional, well-oiled machine<br /><br />From outside looking in, there was even<br />A perceived warmth<br />A polite, comfortable life<br />There were disagreements, sure<br />It wasn’t fake, plastic or cold<br />Don’t think that<br /><br />But those eyes looking in were not the only ones<br />Who fell prey to the deception<br />The family itself and even the traitor in their midst<br />Had been taken in by the belief<br />That this home’s foundations would hold up<br />Against those treacherous winds<br /><br />But in truth this foundation<br />Was not built upon anything substantial<br />Merely routines, smoke and mirrors<br />So much so<br />That when the duplicitous actions of one of it’s members<br />Was exposed<br />It fell like a house of cards<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4675007083828794601-3079113854907780230?l=word-for-ward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Waynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898292087123863001noreply@blogger.com0