What Happenned After David Beat Goliath?

The Little Man's Epigram

by Rachel Hoyt

image by ratch0013 via freedigitalphotos.net

When his sling made Goliath fall,

many "Davids" felt the same call,

then history showed us "one for all"

can grow new giants we appall.

Copyright © 2015 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

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Many of my fellow crafters are leaving Etsy,

but for now it is still the best place for me

to sell my candles to the public directly.

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A Love Sonnet for Valentine's Day

Love Sonnet

by Rachel Hoyt

image by Stuart Miles via freedigitalphotos.net

I feel it pounding all day long - da dum.

Somehow, a new beat beats upon my drum.

I wish I knew the words, could hum the tune.

I swear, when you last blinked, I heard a strum.

I long to sing the song and ride the boon.

I finally want to learn to play the spoon.

This beat could lead us to a place of beauty.

This beat might be the sound of sacred booty.

Come tell me that your beat has shifted too.

Come show me you know when the song began.

Come hold me until one beat forms from two.

Come listen with me and cement a plan.

Together we can write our special song -

the masterpiece meant for us all along.

Copyright © 2015 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

I can't say the news inspired my poem this week,
but here's some love themed "news" that's worth a peek:

Brain Pickings ~ The Missing Piece Meets The Big O: Shel Silverstein's Sweet Allegory for the Simple Secret of Love and the Key to Nurturing Relationships

Jezebel ~ Your Relationship is Only as Good as the Lies Holding it Together

Neatorama ~ How to Sweet Talk a Man, 1713

BuzzFeed Video ~ Women's Ideal Body Types Throughout History

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