LUCKY No. 13 ANNIVERSARY

Yes, you’ve read it right! 13 years ago, I signed up with WordPress. Hard to believe that amount of time has gone by! Though, to be honest, I didn’t really have a clue how to use it properly or tap into it’s blogging potential.In fact, I think it took me the 1st 10 years to figure out how to use it. 😛😉😂

And the next 3 years to see WordPress’s potential and begin to properly utilise it. In that time I’ve made some genuine new friends; read many wonderful poems & seen my own poetry/writing evolve from it’s traditional rhyming scheme into a more diverse; mature & insightful style.

Here’s to 13 more years of blogging; new poetry and enriching friendships. Sincere thanks to you all who’ve supported; followed & read my blog/poetry along the way. The blog wouldn’t be what it is without ye’re support & feedback! 🙏😊😁

BLOG GOALS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Hey folks! Hope ye all had a lovely weekend! 🤞🙏 Welcome back to my weekly Blog Goals for the Week Ahead where I set out my blog schedule and creative goals for the coming week. Hope it helps inspire & motivate ye as much as it does me! 🤞🙏😁

I’ve already posted my 1st motivational running quote of the week for ye earlier and there’ll be 3 more where they came from on Wednesday; Friday & Saturday mornings. So please tune in for them! 🙏😁

Tomorrow, with it being Valentine’s Day and all that, will be all about the love. Will be doing a special reblog of my popular “Love Is…” poem featuring my own reflections on love. Hope ye will enjoy reading that again or perhaps for the 1st time!

It’s also, strangely enough, the 4th anniversary of my mum’s passing. So I’ll also be reposting a poem called “Freeze Time” reflecting on my then wish to stop time and prevent her death from ever happening. And showing some poetic love to ye guys and gals for all the support

On Wednesday, I hope to respond to Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt and d’Verse’s latest Poetics Prompt respectively. Should you wish to participate in Sadje’s prompt then you can access it through the following link: https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/02/13/what-do-you-see-173-13th-february-2023/

From Thursday onwards, I’ve nothing planned as kids will be off school so difficult to plan stuff. However, I’ll still be responding to various poetry prompts from Moonwashed Weekly Prompt to Ragtag Daily Prompts to Reena’s Xploration Challenge & WeaveWrittenWeekly etc whenever the opportunity & inspiration arises.

On Sunday, I’ll be rounding it all up with my regular Sunday Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week. I trust you’ll all join me for that & keep following for regular updates. Thanks again for your support; encouragement and feedback.

BLOG GOALS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Hey folks! How are ye all doing? Hope you all had a lovely weekend. 🙏🤞😁 Welcome back to my weekly Blog Goals for the Week Ahead where I set out my blog schedule and creative goals for the coming week. Having already posted my 1st motivational running quote of the week, I’ll get cracking with tomorrow’s lineup. 😀

First up, tomorrow morning I hope to publish my first poem of the week titled TASTE THE FEAR inspired by something my oldest girl Grace said to me last week: “Daddy when you were young and afraid, did you taste the fear? This will be followed up by Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. If you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link: https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/11/14/what-do-you-see-160-november-14-2022/

On Wednesday, I’ll be sharing my 2nd motivational running quote of the week which will, hopefully, be followed up by a d’Verse inspired Quadrille Prompt. Idea is to write a 44 word poem using a word or theme of their choice.

On Thursday, I plan to publish my 4th poem of the week which will be written in response to d’Verse’s latest Poetics Prompt. Later on that day I hope to return to my Throwback Thursday series of Poetry Readings where I will recite an old poem of mine with a written version of it underneath the video for you to read along with. 🤞😁📖 This week’s poem will be SILVER SCREEN OF MEMORY taken from SNOWSTORM OF DOUBT AND GRACE, my 1st collection of poems.

Then on Friday, I’ll be posting my third motivational running quote of the week followed up my regular Poetry Quotes Blog where we reflect on some favourite poetry quotes of mine, break them down; analyse them & apply the lessons learned to our lives as poets and readers alike.

On Saturday then, I’ll be sharing my last motivational running quote and poem of the week which has yet to be decided. Could be from a Ragtag; W3 Weave Written Weekly or Moonwashed Poetry Prompt. Who knows? 😁 And we’ll wrap it all up with my weekly Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week.

That’s all for this week folks. Thanks for stopping by and having a read of my blog. Please stay tuned for further updates and have a wonderful & creative week! 🤞🙏😁

SUNDAY BLOG RECAP

Afternoon folks! Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend! 🤞🙏😁Welcome back to my weekly Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week. For those who have busy lives outside of the WordPress blogosphere! 😛😁 So without further ado.

On Monday; Wednesday and Friday mornings as well as Saturday evening I shared 4 motivational running quotes with ye to help inspire ye with the joys of exercise. 😁 Here’s the links to all of them: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/10/31/running-aiding-an-optimistic-even-keel-of-mind/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/02/runners-gutsy-breed-of-limitation-pushers/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/04/running-changing-your-lifes-outlook/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/05/replenished-stamina-visitor-boundaries/?preview=true&preview_id=4184&preview_nonce=35be4487d9

On Monday I published the 1st of my 6 Poems for the week titled HALLOWEEN WASHOUT (Devil May Care Sequel). The link to it is here:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/10/31/halloween-washout-devil-may-care-sequel/?preview=true

Later on that day I shared with you some Blog updates. The link is here: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/10/31/halloween-blog-updates/?preview=true

Then on Tuesday, I published my 2nd poem titled: NOT SO SCARED-CROW in response to d’Verse’s latest Quadrille Prompt encouraging us to write a 44 word poem using the word: Scare. Here’s the link: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/01/not-so-scared-crow-dverse-quadrille-163-lets-scare-up-some-poems/?preview=true

On Wednesday I published the 3rd of my poems titled RED BRICK REVELATION; GREEN GARDENING MYSTERY inspired by Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. The link to it is below: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/02/red-brick-revelation-green-gardening-mystery/?preview=true

On Thursday I posted my 4th & 5th poems of the week respectively titled ESTA ES UN DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (d’Verse Poetics Prompt celebrating our deceased loved ones) and BURIED REMNANTS OF A NOVEL SUMMER: an acrostic poem of the the month November (a W3 Weave Written Weekly Prompt hosted by David Bogomolny over at the Sceptic’s Kaddish). Here’s the links to them: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/03/esta-es-un-dia-de-los-muertos-dverse-poetics-prompt/?preview=true&preview_id=4171&preview_nonce=b964c55d15

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/03/buried-remnants-of-a-novel-summer/?preview=true

On Friday I shared my latest poetry quotes reflection titled: FUNDAMENTAL RAYS OF RHYTHM; RHYME AND REALITY. The link to it is below: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/04/poetry-fundamental-rays-of-rhythm-rhyme-reality/?preview=true

And we wrapped it all up with my final poetic offering of the week titled: REPLENISHED STAMINA; VISITOR BOUNDARIES. Here’s the link to it:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/11/05/replenished-stamina-visitor-boundaries/?preview=true&preview_id=4184&preview_nonce=35be4487d9

Thanks for stopping by my blog and taking the time to read this post and all my posts throughout the past week. Ye’re support; encouragement and feedback are greatly appreciated! 🙏😁😊

HALLOWEEN BLOG UPDATES

Hey folks! How are ye all doing? It’s a bit of a Halloween Washout here so far. (Clue to my next poem)

The girls are on holidays from school this week so I won’t be blogging as much. As I simply won’t have the time. As a result I’m not going to try compose a Blog Goals for the Week Ahead as it’ll be difficult to stick to even if I did.

If I’ve time and am able to then I will post. If not then you’ll know why. 😁👍 Am not putting myself under undue pressure or neglecting the girls for the sake of the blog. Will be back to the usual schedule from next Monday. Thanks as always for ye’re understanding; support and encouragement. It’s much appreciated! 🙏😁😊

BLOG GOALS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Hey folks! Hope ye all had a lovely weekend! 🙏🤞😁 Welcome back to my weekly Blog Goals for the Week Ahead where I set out my blog schedule and creative goals for the coming week. Hope it helps inspire you! 🤞🤞 Having already posted my 1st motivational running quote of the week, I’ll kick off with Tuesday’s line up.

I’ll be publishing a new poem I’ve been working on titled “EXERCISE IN VANITY” inspired by my running experiences. This will be followed up by my response to Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. If you want to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link: https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/10/24/what-do-you-see-13/

On Wednesday, I’ll be sharing my 2nd motivational running quote of the week with ye. That’ll be followed up later in the day by this week’s d’Verse Poetics Prompt which always promises to be interesting! 😁

On Thursday I’ll be returning to my regular Throwback Thursday Poetry Readings which I missed last week. I’ll be reciting a piece titled: TOOK THE PLUNGE with the written version of it underneath for you to read along with me. This will be followed up by my response to Moonwashed Weekly Prompt which will be revealed tomorrow.

On Friday I’ll be posting the 3rd of motivational running quotes of the week followed up by some more of my poetry quote reflections.

Saturday evening or Sunday morning will see my last running quote of the week. Who knows I might even participate in Sami Scribbles Weekly Writing Prompt and Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday once more. 🙏🤞😁

On Sunday afternoon, I’ll round it all up with my weekly Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week.

All blog schedules are subject to change of course what with this thing called real life having a tendency of interfering. 😛😉 So stay tuned for any changes or updates in that regard. Thanks again for stopping by and having a read of my blog. Until next Monday mind yourselves; stay creative and take care. 🤗😁

BLOG GOALS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Afternoon folks! Welcome back to my latest Blog Goals for the Week Ahead where I set out my blog schedule and creative goals for the coming week! 😁 Hope it helps inspire; motivate and put a smile on your face! 🙏🤞😁 I’ve already posted my 1st motivational running quote of the week for ye so I’ll get cracking with the rest of the week’s lineup.

First up, on Tuesday, I’ll be participating in Sadje’s weekly #WDYS #WhatDoYouSee Poetry Image prompt with a poem provisionally titled: TOOLS OF THE TRADE. If you’d like to get involved in it then you can access it through the following link: https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/10/03/what-do-you-see-154/

This will be followed up later in the day by an autumnal poem called THE FALL OF LEAVES.

Wednesday will see me tackling the latest d’Verse Poetics/Quadrille Prompt after my 2nd inspirational running quote of the week!

On Thursday, I’ll be bringing you the 2nd edition of my Throwback Thursday Poetry Recital. This week I’ll be reciting CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE, a watershed piece for me. And of course you’ll be able to read along as you listen to me recite. 👍😁

Friday will see me posting my 3rd motivational running quote for ye which will be followed up by some more reflection in my Favourite Poetry Quotes blog.

Then on Saturday, I’ll be sharing my final poem and motivational running quote of the week with ye. Who knows?! I might even do another Tanka Tuesday Poetry Prompt given the success of my LIGHTENING ROD piece. 👍😁 And I’ll round it all up on Sunday with my regular Blog Recap

That’s all for this week folks! Thanks for stopping by and reading this post. Do stay tuned with me throughout the week for all my blogs and any possible updates. 🙏😊😁

SUNDAY AFTERNOON BLOG RECAP

Afternoon folks! Hope you are all having a lovely weekend! 🤞🙏😁 Welcome back to my weekly Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week! 😀 So, without further ado.

First of all we had our first motivational running quote of the week on Monday, then 3 more on Wednesday & Friday morning and earlier today. Here are all the links:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/running-dont-dream-it-do-it/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/running-escape-peace-freedom-strength/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/23/running-shoes-spending-time-with-you/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/sunday-running-happiness/?preview=true

Later on Monday, I posted my Blog Goals for the Week Ahead where I set out my blog schedule and creative goals for the coming week. The link is below: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/blog-goals-for-the-week-ahead-4/?preview=true

Then on Tuesday I posted the 1st of my 4 poems for the week titled: PUNCHLINE inspired by d’Verse’s Quadrille Prompt challenging us to use the word punch in a poem of 44 words or a variation of it. You’ll find the link to it here: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/punchline-dverse-quadrille-packing-a-punch/?preview=true

This was followed up later in the day with my 2nd poetic offering called: SOURCE OF COMFORT inspired by Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. The link to it is here: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/20/source-of-comfort-sadjes-whatdoyousee-wdys-poetry-image-prompt/?preview=true

On Wednesday I had my motivational running quote as I already shared. Then on Thursday I published my 3rd poem of the week titled: ENOUGH THYME, a flavoursome interpretation of d’Verse’s Poetics Prompt. Here’s the link: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/enough-thyme-dverse-poetics-spicing-it-up/?preview=true

Later I gave an update on my new goals for Throwback Thursday now that the film reviews are no more. The link to it is below:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/throwback-thursday-blog-update/?preview=true

On Friday I published my 4th & final poem of the week called CULTURALLY INCLINED celebrating CULTURE NIGHT here in Offaly and Ireland as a whole. Here’s the link: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/23/culturally-inclined-culture-night-offaly-2022/?preview=true&preview_id=3875&preview_nonce=64457077b4

There was no blogs on Saturday but today, Sunday, I shared 2 quotes, 1 running one and another quote reminding us not to say anything if we don’t have anything nice to say. Here’s the link to the latter: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/todays-quote-2/?preview=true

That’s all my blogs for this week folks! 👍 Thanks so much for joining me on this week’s catch up! 🙏😁😊 Hope that ye enjoyed it! 🤞🤞

THROWBACK THURSDAY : BLOG UPDATE

Evening folks! How are things with ye? Seeming as it’s Thursday and my Throwback Thursday series of Film Reviews is no more I’ve been thinking of what to publish in it’s place?! And I’ve a couple of ideas which I want to throw your way. And ye can give me some feedback on what ye think?! 🤞🙏😁

First up, and I’ve brought this idea up before, is to record me reciting a poem, an old poem of mine, and post it up on WordPress. Secondly I could post a poem up as per usual, but with a difference. These poems will be from my 1st book written 11 years ago. Both of them will have a Throwback Thursday feel to it but with the primary focus being on poetry.

Let me know what you all think and I’ll make my decision before next Monday in time for my Blog Goals for the Week Ahead. Looking forward to hearing back from you all! 😁👍

SUNDAY BLOG RECAP

Afternoon folks! 😁 Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend! 🤞🙏 Welcome back to my weekly Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week. Another eventful week in the blogging life of Poetry and Prose of Ken Hume so I won’t waste any time.

First up, on Monday; Wednesday and Friday mornings I shared my 3 motivational running quotes of the week with ye! 😁 Here are the links to them: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/morning-run-building-muscle-fighting-depression-lowering-blood-pressure/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/14/morning-run-a-runners-high/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/16/running-finding-your-second-wind/?preview=true

On Monday I reached and surpassed the lofty number of 10,000 views for my blog. Here’s the link celebrating that: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/thanks-a-10000-for-the-views/?preview=true

On Tuesday, I published the 1st of my 4 poems for ye titled FILTHY GENIUS; ALIEN SHADOWS inspired by Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. The link is here: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/13/filthy-genius-alien-shadows-sadjes-wdys-whatdoyousee-poetryprompt-151/?preview=true

Then on Wednesday I published my 2nd poem of the week titled: BIRDS IN THE ASYLUM inspired by a d’Verse Ekphrastic Poetry Prompt based on 1 of a selection of surreal pictures by Lee Madgwick. The link is below:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/14/birds-in-the-asylum-dverse-ekphrastic-poetry-prompt/?preview=true&preview_id=3810&preview_nonce=ee8ffc524d

On Thursday I said goodbye to my Throwback Thursday series of Film Reviews that has run for just over a year. Time to focus on what lies ahead creatively not on the past. Here’s the link: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/15/3817/?preview=true

On Friday we reflected on poetry being the source of truth and a political act. Here’s the link to it: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/16/poetry-the-language-of-truth-telling-real-politics/?preview=true

Then on Saturday I published my 3rd & 4th poems of the week respectively titled: MOMENT IN THE SUN & RELUCTANT BUTTERFLY. They were written in response to 2 different prompts from Reena’s Xploration Challenge 248 & Butterfly Dreams interpretation over at mindlovesmiserysmenagerie. Here are the links: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/17/moment-in-the-sun-reenas-xploration-challenge-248/?preview=true&preview_id=3825&preview_nonce=7ef4d30523

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/17/reluctant-butterfly-butterfly-dreams-dream-interpretation-9/?preview=true

Finally today I reblogged an extremely useful blog post from Penny Wilson around tips for bloggers and blogger interaction. The link to it is below:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2022/09/18/10-tips-for-a-better-blogging-experience-revised/?preview=true

That’s all for this week folks! Thanks again for stopping by and taking the time to read my blogs and support me on journey. Until next week mind yourselves; stay creative and take care. 🙏🤞😁