Saturday, June 30, 2012

Two Years of Rhymes = Lots of Good Times

Highlights from Year Two for You
by Rachel Hoyt
image by anankkml via freedigitalphotos.net


Happy Blogoversary to me!
It's time to start year three!!!
Did you enjoy year number two?
I've cherished every comment from you.
They help me to carry on
waking up each day at dawn
to search for fun stories to share
with a bit of added rhyming flare.

To celebrate, I will list this year's Top 10
poems that you might want to read (again?):



#8 - Mickle









I also published some fun poems about tea
and would like to thank Tea Magazine for supporting me.


Lastly, if you haven't yet, visit Clickety Clack, We Talk Back,
where I rhyme online comments into a word snack,
as a new columnist who riffs on those talking smack.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Friday Photo Fun - Something Spinning



Something Spinning
by Rachel Hoyt


Uses less electricity than a single light
and saves even more when operated right.
In the late 1800s we invented this tool
to help our days feel fresh and cool.

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

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Friday Photo Fun is when I share a randomly captured moment,
or perhaps a photo experiment with more purposeful intent,
then pair it with a rhyming riddle to exercise your mind
and teach you more weird facts to which you once were blind.

After the answer is guessed, I will post a second, non-abstract photo...
and just in case you wanted to know,
the first is not a photoshopped version of the second -
they're shot using different techniques that to me beckon.


Eric (Bubba) Alder guessed correctly that we can
keep our days fresh and cool with a ceiling fan.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Thursday Thoughts - Paper, Pens and Handwriting

Image by gt_pann via freedigitalphotos.net


My fellow humans of the modern world,

When was the last time your fingers were curled
around a pen through which your thoughts were hurled
onto a blank piece of paper or a greeting card?
Was the sensation odd? Were the finger movements hard?

Do your pads of paper look like antiques?
Were you worried that your pen's ink may have gone dry?
If you got a paper cut would it make you cry?

If you fear that your handwriting
is becoming less and less inviting,
braving such fears is the only way
to get your actual writing skills to stay.

You never know when you will need the ability
to scrawl a quick note without technology.
Perhaps there will be a vast power outage
or you'll be stranded somewhere on the edge.

No fancy cell phone cover can help your phone swim the sea
if you are trapped on an island, hungry and lonely,
but a neatly scrawled S.O.S. in the sand
might attract a kind helping hand.

So be careful passing too many days
without practicing the ancient ways
You'll need it some day.  Don't ask me when.

Do you want to be average or send messages with style?

What's your choice?

Rachel Hoyt
of Rhyme Me a Smile


© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


Read the news that inspired the rhyme here.


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Does getting cards in the mail make you smile?
Why not get one from me once in a while?

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Wacky Word Wednesday - Jocundity

Jocundity
by Rachel Hoyt


image by Federico Stevanin via freedigitalphotos.net
To be filled with jocundity
is never a pity.
It makes you look pretty,
but not more witty.
One's inner cheer, their merry,
is called jocundity.

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
Every week I rhyme and define a new wacky word.
Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.
And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Friday Photo Fun - Something Soft

Something Soft
by Rachel Hoyt



Loved by people who have gone crazy
or taken drugs until their vision is hazy
because it's soothing to touch and pet
(though if caught doing that you may feel regret).

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
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Friday Photo Fun is when I share a randomly captured moment,
or perhaps a photo experiment with more purposeful intent,
then pair it with a rhyming riddle to exercise your mind
and teach you more weird facts to which you once were blind.

After the answer is guessed, I will post a second, non-abstract photo...
and just in case you wanted to know,
the first is not a photoshopped version of the second -
they're shot using different techniques that to me beckon.



No one guessed the full answer, padded walls,
but Wanda knew velvety things are soft like paws.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Thursday Thoughts - Computer Glitches and Ronald Page

image by Salvatore Vuono via freedigitalphotos.net



I hear you had quite an exploit
because one ATM functioned quite maladroit.
One might wonder if it was programmed to fail
at discerning who's a buffoon and who's a whale
though it need only check one basic fact:
is this account cash empty or packed?

I never thought I'd live to see a crime
that resembled that "pennies for everyone" line
that Peter Gibbons used in Office Space
to justify the great big smile on his face
caused by a purposeful computer glitch
which succeeded, though with a small hitch.

When you realized you could continue withdrawing
cash despite a negative balance (quite appalling)
did you think that it must be "cash for free day"?
A special, one time gift to gamble away?
That fate had finally sent your reward
so during retirement you wouldn't be bored?

I know we all thought those government bailouts
would eventually help the people's worries and pouts,
but I don't think that the government intended
for lending practices to be quite this amended
or for one guy to get 1.5 million for free
while nothing trickles down to the masses (and me).

And, call me crazy, but I think every human knows
if they can afford to use dollars to blow their nose.
So, who is the Milton in this wacky scenario
helping lessen your time in jail (if you go)?
Did you steal his coveted Swingline
stapler which makes days more sublime?

I can't imagine another good reason why
anyone would defend your silent outcry
for a more lavish retirement fund...
but the prosecution did.  I'm stunned!
Then again, there's no chance for restitution
if you're in jail or a mental institution...

So much for retiring in style!

Good luck!

Rachel Hoyt
of Rhyme Me a Smile

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt.  All rights reserved.


Read the news that inspired the rhyme here.


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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Wacky Word Wednesday - Agerasia

Agerasia
by Rachel Hoyt

image by photostock via freedigitalphotos.com

Agerasia is a noun
that shouldn't make you frown
if it gets written down
or said about you around town.

It means you're youthfully old.
(At least that's what I'm told.)
Agerasia is an aged one who lives bold
and who's skin has hardly begun to fold.

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt.  All rights reserved.


Thank you, Corrine, for suggesting this word!
It was definitely not one I had previously heard.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Friday Photo Fun - Something Swinging

Something Swinging
by Rachel Hoyt



This item has a much longer history than many know.
Many probably buy them solely for a pretty show,
Yet once upon a time they were used for protection,
To send evil spirits running the other direction.

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


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Friday Photo Fun is when I share a randomly captured moment,
or perhaps a photo experiment with more purposeful intent,
then pair it with a rhyming riddle to exercise your mind
and teach you more weird facts to which you once were blind.

After the answer is guessed, I will post a second, non-abstract photo...
and just in case you wanted to know,
the first is not a photoshopped version of the second -
they're shot using different techniques that to me beckon.


Bryan guessed the answer quite quickly this week -
wind chimes were the item of which I speak.





Thursday, June 14, 2012

Thursday Thoughts - Turtle Marriage is Tough Too

Tortoise Photo by Michael Elliott via freedigitalphotos.net



I was saddened to hear that your wedding bliss has turned moldy
and that you're demanding that your future days be lived solely
for thine own pleasure with plenty of private space to treasure
because your marriage has evolved into boring, mundane leisure.

I know you've already endured bits of counseling
and feel your desires have little to no chance of bouncing
back to the early days when your skin glowed
and your love for one another proudly showed...

Yet I can't help but wonder if a reconstructed environment
could somehow help you begin to invent
a new life where you aren't completely alone
and are both happy to call your home?

Perhaps an architect and expert in fung shui
would be the type to guide the way.
What you need is a space that feels totally new,
has space for twosome time and some for just you.

Maybe adopting a "child" would give your relationship new purpose
like the pigs loved by a tiger or the hippo who is friends with a tortoise?
We all need a drastic change of pace sometimes,
but ditching friends and loved ones is like trading lemons for limes.

Turtley sour times shall pass if you're patient a while.

Take care,

Rachel Hoyt
of Rhyme Me a Smile


© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


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For more turtle and tortoise news, be sure to visit my other blog: Pokey's Pals.


If you want to read more of my rhymes
based on comments found online,
visit my column at the Santa Barbara Independent sometime.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Wacky Word Wednesday - Ubiety

Ubiety
by Rachel Hoyt


Ubiety seems like that philosophy,
"Wherever you go, there you'll be."
It means the quality of possessing locality.
Your "whereness" is your ubiety.

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt.  All rights reserved.


Every week I rhyme and define a new wacky word.
Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.
And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Friday Photo Fun - Something Saved

Something Saved
by Rachel Hoyt


(The item in this abstract photo is an antique bowl made with the item described in the riddle.
Can you guess what my great great uncle chose to save though it would seem to be worth piddle?


Rumored to have been invented to protect
white gloves of fair maidens (who's opinions they'd usually neglect).
At the time, the fine thing it adorned
wasn't an enjoyment for which people were scorned.

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

Friday Photo Fun is when I share a randomly captured moment,
or perhaps a photo experiment with more purposeful intent,
then pair it with a rhyming riddle to exercise your mind
and teach you more weird facts to which you once were blind.
After the answer is guessed, I will post a second, non-abstract photo,
and just in case you wanted to know,
the first is not a photoshopped version of the second -
they're shot using different techniques that to me beckon.



This week I did not have a riddle solving star
who could figure out the answer was the band/label on a cigar.


Thursday, June 7, 2012

Thursday Thoughts - Urinals, Games and Advertising



Esteemed urinal designers of the world,

Such crazy creations you've recently unfurled!
Games and peeing are officially swirled
into one enjoyable activity
which was already fun enough (if you ask me).

Many bring cell phones into the stall,
which germaphobes totally, completely appal.
while they stand erect and pee in line?

It's nice to imagine men emerging proud
and stating their high score out loud
then high fiving bro's for hitting the mark,
but how long 'til they see who's the best in the dark?

That is not a rock concert I'm dying to see.
How can one avoid creating over spray
when spraying a "guitar" in order to play?

While the diagnostic urinal sounds quite helpful
I can foresee many issues with which you would wrestle.
Men would likely trust what the little box said
though the sample's not sterile enough to be read.

It seems like you want to sell lame advertising,
interrupt our solitude and cause an uprising.
Women will revolt if the mess gets messier
and men will destroy ads yelling, "Wi, wi Miseur!"

Good luck with your plans to change men's peeing style!

Sincerely,

Rachel Hoyt
of Rhyme Me a Smile

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Wacky Word Wednesday - Abri

Abri
by Rachel Hoyt

image by federico stevanin via freedigitalphotos.net

When you're looking for an abri,
You may settle for the first you see,
Because you may be running from something scary
Towards a shelter or refuge - an abri.

© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

Every week I rhyme and define a new wacky word.
Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.
And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Sunday Fun Day - Tweeting the Breeze Limerick

Tweeting the Breeze
by Rachel Hoyt

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    A fellow was shooting the breeze
    on Twitter where he felt at ease
    to school a rapper
    who was quite a yapper.

    © 2012 Rachel Hoyt.  All rights reserved.


    Written for MadKane's limerick contest

    Friday, June 1, 2012

    Friday Photo Fun - Something Special

    Something Special
    by Rachel Hoyt



    Recently discovered to be more closely related
    to birds than previously shown through fossils we've dated.
    Once used to make guitar picks,
    Now, for other reasons, is hunted by hicks.

    © 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
    Friday Photo Fun is when I share a randomly captured moment,
    or perhaps a photo experiment with more purposeful intent,
    then pair it with a rhyming riddle to exercise your mind
    and teach you more weird facts to which you once were blind.

    After the answer is guessed, I will post a second, non-abstract photo,
    and just in case you wanted to know,
    the first is not a photoshopped version of the second -
    they're shot using different techniques that to me beckon.


    Wanda should not be sorry for knowing me well
    and getting here early to guess correctly: turtle shell.



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