#inrumford

[torrentialmonsoon]

Thanks for this cool tag @infamouslyroggylives and @takingstockofwhatmattersmost !

friends. friends. make a little fishbowl for your blog.

I tag @the-hollow-quiet @ladymaze @wordrummager @madworlddiary @street-heart-posts @cruxymox @vbkpoetry @randomlyjay @fantodsdhrit @dg-fragments @teaspirationss @mortalghost @inrumford @mariposaheart @anjo-by-the-sea @petrow

[worldsandemanations]

Twilight with You. inrumford

[instruth]

TODAY, I VISITED THE PAST

My memory takes a heavy toll on me

As I return to where I used to be

A pilgrim walking ever so desolately

Reliving the past times desperately

Silence summons me with the echo of a

deathly knell

Lifting me to heaven, then flings me down to hell

Stimulates my will to revisit old times too carelessly wasted

By a grace of imagination, with an elixir left untasted

Unveiling the potential of nature's resourceful essence

Essential to an ailing soul thirsting for a meagre sense

of revival to restore what's already lost in transition

While excavating the remains of a conquered acquisition

From innocence to corruption demolishing a simplicity

To make way for prosperity busily building a complexity

Now, lifelessness and desolation capture a pathetic scene below

The palm trees exhibit long scraggy hairs with heads hung low

Stirring the murky puddle opens the window of a desolate soul

For the sinner with a hidden score has his sins to answer for

Reaching into the mirror of darkness, a mirror of shrewd notion

Sadness and grief cause me to look elsewhere for consolation

See! The bowing of the swaying willows beside the stream

Like ballerinas skating and sketching a wondrous dream

To the symphony of whistling wind before a captivated crowd

Of long, wild grass on the opposite bank, clapping quietly aloud

Dangling over the glassy water with a soft and gentle dip

Sending ripples across for a deserving decorated pip

A passing breeze comes to oblige every sensuous call

For an encore, begging for a repeat performance, a recall

To cherish the abounding richness of beauty and bliss

To recover the lost treasure of a sanctuary missed

As evening heralds the cold embrace of a misty night

The clouded moon tries to hide its melancholic sight

Whilst the distant stars blink in fear with utter confusion

The dark night lingers to set up a virtual illusion

That I am lost, never to find what I am searching for

To break my spirit and my will, never to find the Door

to my Destiny - just peering at the distant dark horizon

Where death awaits me, for the light of life is gone

Silent perseverance eliminates the drunken state of pain

Revival of a forgotten past to a gracious presence of future gain

With renewed hope that the sun will soon be rising again.

Where daily prayer and dream conceive a realm in desert rain

- J. P. Lee

18 November 2019

[alexandraswritingblock]

Thank You.

I just really wanted to say Thank You, to all who has sent a kind message checking up on me or helping me through this. It means so much to me. To have people I can trust to share this with, seek advice from or just be in the company of whilst being so conflicted and confused or hurt and angry from the pain of what happened. 

In all honesty, I always grew up thinking I’d always be alone to face what I had to with no help or support. Tumblr has allowed me to meet a few of the most incredible friends and people I could’ve never thought to meet. I’ve learned so much about respecting myself, internalizing their kind voices instead of the abusive ones I grew up with and being vulnerable and trusting because there are the very few people who more than deserve that. People I respect with my entire heart inside out. 

Despite what life throws at me, knowing I’ve had your company or presence in my life makes me feel ever grateful and blessed. I hope I can give something back to your lives too. 

No matter how much darkness or bad there might be in the world, knowing there are lights like you whom exist with your kindness and wisdom inspires me to continue fighting. 

I hope I can be such a light in another’s life in the future as you have been to mine. 

Love, 

L.Y.S.S

[dirtysouthpawpoetry]

Original post/poem by @inrumford

http://inrumford.tumblr.com/post/174448840013/i-want-to-crawl-across-your-skin-one-pore-at-a

Music: https://youtu.be/urReAfXiWoI (Hate/Dark Music Box Version)

[distilled-prose]

TWC Poetry Roadtrip Post a favorite travel poem and/or a favorite travel photo - then tag a couple other poets!

Eleven Something Seventeen

......................Somewhere Near Teaneck New Jersey.............................

earlier today I passed the eastern beginning of I 80 heard her calling to me plaintively crying out for her freedom

I’ve seen the expanse of her beauty ............................you know in the western states as she carried me past the Salt Flats I’ve sat in Reno at the intersection of indecision between Sacramento or Elko it never really matters to her she always carries me wherever I want to go always surprises me with where I need to go

like a new lover I need to explore every inch of her and like a new lover she lets me always welcoming with a half-smile and a held breath I can go as fast as I like or as slow as I want

her embrace spans the continent with a reality more solid than just the asphalt and concrete ribbon running her length her embrace holds more than my imagination and every morning I dream of following the sun across her smile and into her dream Tagging @ituckyouinmypocket @yo-imagino @inrumford @thelovelymazza6 @quaintobsessions @goneahead

[theolivebird]

Dear writers and poets,

I invite you to answer this question:

What is hope?

Love,

Olivebird

P.s. Please tag me for repost

@dhritkavya-rasayana @j2parman @smakkabagms @smittenbypoetry @savage-words @inrumford @mikefrawley @definegodliness @drearydaffodil @gracebriarwoodwrites @katrinnac

[genvieve-of-the-wood]

Genvieve-of-the-wood selfie: an exploration of the “of-the-wood” portion

For @definegodliness - see if you can find me!

If not, it’s because I am truly a part of the woods and not the person who took this pic of one of my state park haunts.

Someday I will do what is considered a normal selfie, but until then pretend I’m one of those magical creatures your camera seems to take a pic of at first, only to have it quickly fade out of sight- you know you saw it. You aren’t hallucinating. I was right there. No matter how many times you take a pic, or with what device, I disappear except for an occasional orb manifestation in the day or just a pair of glowing eyes in the night. I disappear faster than Snapchat pics.

As a reclusive magical being, I will not compel, trick or enchant any of the following to do a selfie. But since I have half-ass participated in the game, if you should feel you want to put a selfie out there:    @inrumford​  @write-on-world​  @en-la-casademiamor​  @quaintobsessions​ @gracebriarwoodwrites​ @glitterkittythefabulous​  @fakesurprise​ @tenjin-no-fude​ @readsal​

[capiolumen]

Summer 2020 iPhoneXR Hipstamatic Photography Original Photographers Photographers On Tumblr Jane Lens, DreamCanvas Film, No Flash 

Nine years ago today I posted six snapshots on Tumblr for the first time. These snapshots were photographed using an iPhone in combination with Hipstamatic app. In the past nine years of posting snapshots I have never missed a day putting an image up on Tumblr. All the images have been snapped using the same combination of iPhone with the Hipstamatic app. 

The image I posted nine years ago where very similar to today’s posting, a mundane/everyday image documenting what I found visually interesting with the past few days. Nothing spectacular, just boring stuff that documents what life around here is made of. As I approached this nine year mild stone I started asking myself what and why I was still putting images up on social media at my age. I have come to the realization that posting daily has provide me with a great vehicle for viewing and most importantly enjoying and being inspired by other artist work.  

It’s well past time that I acknowledge and thank those of you whose creativity inspires me to keeping posting on a daily bases.

 In no particular order THANK YOU.

@megageorgeous @gedditor @eopederson @peintre-stephane @sidekickwife @mystrategyis @plattlandtmann @textless @inlandwest @tvoom @sharonbphotos @htfphoto @bdesannorat @seagirl49 @stephiramona @brucespencer @trishamaeva @johbeil @nurnielfa @pupsik11 @caeliriva @tonyherzog @tokarphoto @henricoudoux @min-ute-s @lovefromalgy @sangocrayon @gaetanopezzella @james-was @jellytussle @fotoitalien @walking-geema @pointandshooter@missinvisibleandco @skyoverhamburg @logwire @e-promenade @maramarella @bluenote7 @klaasfoto @ramonasphotos @meolog @andrea-arcangel @lightcolours @nuretmen @camilaruizuniverse @ksjanes @bluelunaphotography @aubriestar @themazette @angel12jp @skyoverhamburg @thethingsiveseen-photography @tonbo775 @inrumford @thevortexofourminds @jr-pictures @93cnicole @lillianhowan @minhngoquang @mel-men @heterotopian @alittletasteofmint @jasmine7031 @goodglass01

So can I do ten years with missing a post? Well I honestly don’t think so. I am 69 and 10/12. With COVID tearing everyone’s life apart I find increasingly difficult to venture out of my house. When I do venture out it’s to my daughter’s house a few blocks away. I now drive over as opposed to walking the short distance and taking snapshots as go. I live in the city of Orange which is in Orange County. This area is the center of Southern California. If you read the news you recognize the Southern California/Orange County is a major COVID hot spot right now.  Bottom line it’s not safe for and old person like me to be out and about thanking snapshots. 

I have a few images in the queue and after they are posted we will have to see how it goes...Thank You Michael

[instruth]

FALLEN LEAVES

Fallen leaves

Crumpled red

Clean cut cleaves

Severed kindred

Separated twins

Sour wine, deadly gas

Sculptors akin

Painter without canvas

A misty hue

Over trampled grass

Quilts of blue

On broken glass

Souls in agony

As the seasons clash

Hide the melancholy

By a rainbow splash

- J. P. Lee

17 November 2019

[wachtuiltje]

In answer to @inrumford poem "sometimes you don't know where to begin"

I

I like to say to you

'Let's skip it man

start from point zero

you know we can'

but then i remember

I got things to do

a new begin means

I must skip them too

It asks for courage

to blow up the past

and if i do it

I must do it fast

I have a desire

to not drown in dirt

but friends i have told this

find my plan absurd

the hardwr they try to convince

me it's bad

the more i say 'yes, coz the past

drove me mad'

now i 'm about to wave my goodbye

to all that i had

i am sure

I'll get by

*

wachtuiltje 2020🗿

[painted-poems]

8 People I’d Like to Get to Know (Tag)

Thank you so much, Mark (@definegodliness), for tagging me!

I. Name: Weronika

II. Birthday: 4th July

III. Zodiac Sign: Cancer

IV. Height: 1.64m (5′5″)

V. Hobbies: Photography, writing, travelling (or rather wandering around).

VI. Favorite color: Blue

VII. Favorite books: Duma Key by Stephen King, One Day by David Nicholls, The Doll by Boleslaw Prus, Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho, The Daydreamer by Ian McEwan.

VIII. Last song I listened to: Daughter - "Smother"

IX. Last movie I watched: Gone Girl. Sooo great...

X. Inspiration/muse: Lately - nature. In general - everything. People, music, tv series, my imagination. Mixed together with my own memories and experiences let me dive deep in the universe and create something new.

XI. Dream job: The one which will never bore me.

I am tagging: @teaberrybee @nadaclouds @strikezilla01 @inrumford @jonaswpoetry @ambroseharte @replicant1955 @caramel-stardust

[definegodliness]

Hi DG, I've seen a couple of people recommending their favorite Tumblr poets lately and I find it really nice! I have discovered a few writers I didn't know about and whose work I really like. I was wondering if maybe you had some faves of your own to recommend?

Certainly:

@haikkun@cruxymox@soulreserve@storiavitali@praggya1993@electricarmchair@vasilinaorlova@drearydaffodil@lzlabs@mylovaboxa@adamantseal@gracebabcockwrites@alexandraswritingblock@mikefrawley@x-changes@readsal@hangingoninquietdesparation@aubriestar@wrote-you-a-poem@takingstockofwhatmattersmost@thespiandrummer@poetbitesback@just-4-thought@fakesurprise@randomlyjay@katrinnac@purplemonkeysexgod69@anjo-da-guarda-me@heartofmuse@infranaut@inrumford@jonaswpoetry@st-bullshit@imperiallefty@wordrummager@write-as-rains@dolores-hazy@jasongrabowski@sunsbythethousands@teacup13@theaesopforgotten@theheightofdepression@fifty-shades-of-apathy@teaberrybee@a-silent-lover@mariposaheart@dhritwritesforherentirety@thesingersgirlrevisited@justinloveletters@undertheheart@robertjw4688@darkredrogue@ellenya@voidlightmoon@drmorbius12@writteninjoy2@madworlddiary@josy57

err…

I’m out – hope I didn’t forget anyone [ nightmare with such an extensive list ] but among these blogs surely there’ll be new ones to discover! Cheers!

[arturizmo]

Thank you all for your support, reblogs, comments and likes!

@koshigurajumy

@gdmtblr

@ponderation

@boschintegral

@artistic-inspirations-for-you

@thewolvesatnight

@periscope9

@blackandwhite--photos

@owltingle

@ml-image

@0riginal-sharing

@athazagoraphobic-nymph

@6reat-photos

@ariko-nanakawa

@23degres

@inrumford

@coolcatgroup

@yeswearemagazine

and other reblogers and likes:) Sorry if I missed someone!

[unmondefou]

Tagged by: @heartofmuse

RULES: simply answer the following 21 questions and then tag 21 (or however many) people you’d love to get to know more!

name/nickname: lot of nicknames, but I prefer Hee as one

zodiac sign: Aries

height: 5’3

hogwarts house: ---

last thing I googled: hypnosis for sleep

favorite musician/s: my play-list contains various artists and they're all my favorite, it wouldn't be fair to choose.

last song I listened to:  Yan Benimle by Sila

song stuck in my head: Hier Encore by Aurora Chanson

followers: A wonderful group of beautiful people

following: A beautiful group of wonderful people

amount of sleep: 2-5 hrs per day

lucky number: I have no lucky number

what I’m wearing:  t-shirt and long pants

dream job:  A Manga writer

dream trip: I want to travel the world

favorite food: Pastilla  

instruments:  I wish I knew how to play instruments, but unfortunately I can only enjoy their show :)

languages: Arabic, French and English  

favorite song/s:  a lot of songs and it's hard to choose but most are slow ballads

random fact: I can't cry anymore, my tears are tired from weeping 

aesthetic: the oxidation of white paper to yellow, Sea roar, Petrichor...

People I’d love to get to know more about: @hajarnasr ,  @voidlightmoon , @inrumford , @ambroseharte ,  @harrybpoetry

[catthefearless]

The path back to you

I need to find my way back to you

Need to feel your kisses again

Need to know how much I want you

Feel your loving arms around me

I have been missing this so much

Lost track of where we were

Lost my love along the way

I need to feel your warmth again

Know you will always be there

I need to find my love for you again

Need to know we are still in love

Need to feel our passion again

Feel you with me again

I need to find my way back to you

@september-stardust @fragments-of-my-mind@theincaprincess @deepestfirefun @pixiedurango @abiwim @bellevox @patanghill17 @cd1242 @loki-the-fox @mypatronusisastag-osaurus@blankdblank @armitageadoration @calicoskatts @tomssweetbouquet @bofursunboundbraids @sweeticedtea @amarabliss @fizzyxcustard @thestorybookmistress @ra-of-light @chameleon-g @fandomgalcentral @heartofmuse @thedarlingwriter @thorins-magnificent-ass @shikin83 @thegreyberet @xxbyimm @c-s-stars @strikezilla01 @replicant1955 @inspireamuse @inrumford @bella-asatru