tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23432861383497771252024-03-14T02:41:14.337-07:00PrettyPurpleGoodyHoodNadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-23669948224931695362010-08-21T15:57:00.000-07:002010-08-21T16:10:59.220-07:00The 48 Rules of POWER, Robert GreeneThis is an awesome book. The "laws" are<br />great habits to adopt. Also, the little<br />parables in red make good conversation.<br /><br /><strong>The 48 Rules of Power</strong><br /><br /><strong>#4 - <strong>Always </strong><em>say </em>less <em><strong>than </strong></em><strong>necessary</strong>.</strong>The more you say, the more common you seem.<br />Basically, you will often have more power<br />when you zip your lips.<br /><br /><em>Spiritual </em><em>truth</em>: <em>Proverbs </em>2:11 -<br /><em>Discretion will preserve you.</em><br /><br />...<br /><br /><strong>#9 - Win through your actions, never through argument.</strong><br />Words are a dime a dozen. No one can argue with demonstrated proof.<br />The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.<br /><br /><em>Spiritual truth: Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is <em>like</em></em><em>releasing </em><em>water</em>.<br /><br />...<br /><br /><strong><strong><strong>#19 - Know who you are dealing with. Do not offend or decieve the</strong>wrong person.</strong></strong>Learn others. Take into account their pride and insecurities.<br /><br /><em><em><em>Spiritual truth: Proverbs 20:5 Counsel in the heart of man and</em>woman is like deep water.</em></em><br /><br />More Power Laws will be added along the way. However, pick up this<br />book, supremely interesting.<strong></strong>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-652355457997610212010-08-12T17:30:00.000-07:002010-08-12T17:52:48.731-07:00chapter 2gathering up her soft heart<br />she bade farewell to the holy ideals<br />bitten deep into her lost youth<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />8.12Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-50671645230209694002010-08-07T17:52:00.000-07:002010-08-07T18:08:30.920-07:00Heads Up<strong>http://mariankihogo.com/</strong><br /><br />A most excellent cutting-edge blog.Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-363620109115637372010-07-29T09:13:00.000-07:002010-07-29T21:39:55.762-07:00silhouette<em>you are so beautiful, and so long coming undressed</em><br /><br /><br />at<br />the edge<br />of my heart<br /><br />a<br />past lover<br />lingers, <br /><br />lilac scented<br />breath<br /><br />skin<br />shimmering<br />moist in night's <br />gown, <br /><br />patient <br />for her<br />unveiling<br /><br />beneath<br />the moon's glow<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Nadege</em><br />7.29Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-13548294809570366362010-07-19T01:13:00.000-07:002010-07-19T09:22:25.399-07:00why not ?<strong>P</strong>lease the <em>One </em>who loves you<br /><strong>R</strong>eflect on things that are good<br /><strong>A</strong>llow yourself to walk in faith<br /><strong>Y</strong>ield to that sudden joyfulness<br /><strong>E</strong>xcel using your talent within<br /><strong>R</strong>estore a broken heart when you can<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br /><br />http://acrosticonly.blogspot.com<br /><br /><br />* The choice of Prayer acrostic was impressed upon <br />me by the spiritual poems of Write Girl and AJ.Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-11132245582447649292010-07-01T06:22:00.000-07:002010-07-02T06:44:27.157-07:00<em>On Loving Rain </em><br /><br /><br />I'm the highest<br /><br />note drifting into<br /><br />your mind<br /><br />allow me to open up <br /><br />your sweet cells<br /><br />one-by-one<br /><br />and live there<br /><br />whispering poems on<br /><br />the tenderest parts<br /><br />of your flesh<br /><br />until there comes<br /> <br />a time<br /><br />when others say<br /><br />to you:<br /><br />how are you?<br /><br />and you'll speak<br /><br />in lilacs<br /><br />confessing feelings<br /><br />as perfect and small<br /><br />the rain drops<br /><br />hidden inside your<br /><br />mauve petals...<br /><br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />7/1/10Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-58169593398734009892010-06-21T03:03:00.000-07:002010-06-21T15:51:26.909-07:00open up ...fear of love<br />rises with the full moon tide<br />washes over her starved flesh<br /><br />if only she would open her heart<br />as easily as she opens her body<br />stand blindfolded and believing<br /><br />falling in a moment's length<br />into love inescapable<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />6/10Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-63674480461878552882010-05-31T17:49:00.000-07:002010-05-31T18:08:38.116-07:00small stones~ read me here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ahandfulofstones.blogspot.com/">http://www.ahandfulofstones.blogspot.com/</a><br />[march 30, najah parker]<br /><br />& why not submit one of your own?Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-6919814255717557192010-05-16T21:27:00.000-07:002010-05-16T21:39:01.507-07:00ode to night or you ...night<br />strokes sky<br />casts time away<br /><br />with<br />you a<br />star in my<br /><br />heart<br /><br /><br />NadegeNadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-54548587620683750482010-04-24T15:48:00.000-07:002010-04-26T04:01:23.306-07:00Alwaysin the deepest sea blue night<br />you will drown in my mouth<br /><br />my lips there<br /><br />in the white morning the<br />voice of my breath calls you<br /><br />trembling all you are<br /><br />the clouds will chain you to me<br />helpless and in love<br /><br />while my body skims over your<br />flesh...always elusive<br /><br /><br />NadegeNadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-2344457562936149172010-04-18T15:40:00.000-07:002010-04-20T16:06:45.761-07:00dance"a love like ours will never die,<br />as long as I have you near me..."<br />~<br /><br />tonight she dances<br />with her shadow<br /><br />deep amber drink<br />half gone, my facade slips as<br /><br />her lipstick forms a<br />ruby wet heart<br /><br />at the thick edge of the glass<br />and I feel a desire to ...<br /><br />my own heart,<br />unprotected<br /><br />this bar drenched in candles<br />our bodies dip in passionate song<br /><br />I taste the first tear<br />my heart leaps<br /><br />as our masks fall away...<br />morning breaks<br /><br />and I love her.<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />4.18.10<br /><br />* the beatles.Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-60669318217069572972010-04-03T09:37:00.000-07:002010-04-03T09:40:36.228-07:00haiku<em>rain</em>drops glimmer<br />light on <em>wet</em> pavement<br />your thighs after <em>love</em><br /><br />NadegeNadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-53446001367459665032010-04-01T16:58:00.000-07:002010-04-03T09:41:47.016-07:00Five Languages of LoveAn enlightening read!<br /><br />According to Gary Chapman there are five languages of<br />love and we each have a primary language of love that<br />particulary <em>answers</em> our emotional soul.<br /><br />1. Words of Affirmation - hearing positive words about yourself.<br /><br />2. Gifts - receiving gifts that reflect who you are.<br /><br />3. Acts of Service - having a loved one do something for you.<br /><br />4. Qualitity Time - spending a long chunk of time with a loved one.<br />also under this category: quality conversation or quality listening.<br /><br />5. Physical Touch - physical affection, not connected to sex.<br /><br />Naturally, most of us may say we'll take all of the above. However,<br />not always true. Many of us can do without one, two or three of<br />the languages on the list. However, there is usually one or two that<br />we must have or we do not connect to the person on an emotional<br />or romantic level.<br /><br />The trick is to figure out your primary language, usually it is how<br />we interact - we put out what we want,{ that is not written in<br />stone, <em>sometimes</em> we show love one way and desire to be shown<br />love in another way.}<br /><br />A good way is to remember how a past lover or loved one made<br />you feel - truly loved. Often why we can't forget certain people -<br />because they read us completely right and followed through<br />with action.<br /><br />Anyway, figure out what you need and then decipher what<br />a lover or loved one: mom, dad, bro, sis, best friend, good nabe,<br />favorite co-worker may need to feel emotionally ecstatic.<br />Emotinally ecstatic = open, safe and ready for committed love.<br /><br /><em>As</em> <em>well</em> as improved relationships with family members we<br />previously felt didn't love us or vice versa {old friends, etc.}<br />A matter of love language clueless-ness.<br /><br />And if you have children - don't forget to take into consideration<br />their primary language of love - mucho important.<br /><br />I enjoyed the book and find myself having a good time discerning<br />my primary love language - I have two, actually {so there} & the<br />love language of the people in my life that matter to me.<br /><br />An excellent book and very smart to keep in the home library.<br /><br /><br /><br />Nadege<br /><br />Of course this entire post is a huge paraphrase, and my perceptions<br />naturally may have slid in.Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-10062836137335519422010-03-29T06:42:00.000-07:002010-03-29T06:46:09.662-07:00*Book Club: Non-Fiction [April]<br /># 3. The Five Love Languages, G. ChapmanNadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-1189842106742593972010-03-27T15:35:00.000-07:002010-03-27T16:01:28.061-07:00devotionred veil<br />obeys the wind's thrust<br />timeless dance<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />3/27<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://haikubones.blogspot.com/">http://haikubones.blogspot.com</a>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-65261103933657427512010-03-14T08:23:00.000-07:002010-03-26T16:24:57.495-07:00murmur me this, darlingin these<br /><br />violet evenings of dusk<br />i hear your love murmuring quietly<br /><br />a nun's prayer, for me only<br />your form dominated by my shadow<br /><br />your mouth seeks mine<br />and your face becomes steeped in desire<br /><br />i can't get enough<br />of the sound of your murmurs, so i pull you<br /><br />further down our faithful bed<br />until your triangle meets my sweetest lips<br /><br />and all you have ever murmured<br />is answered.<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br /><br />3-10<br /><br />--- <a href="http://onesingleimpression.blogspot.com/">http://onesingleimpression.blogspot.com/</a>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-39040086992109946462010-03-06T17:48:00.000-08:002010-03-06T18:14:07.501-08:00sacred kisses from a frail lovermy lover's frailities<br />break me<br /><br />pieces I feed to her<br />as sacred wafers<br /><br />amazing truth of my<br /><br />heart<br />kisses her eager lips...<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />3.6Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-75750829855279915692010-02-27T03:06:00.000-08:002010-02-27T03:09:41.747-08:00Hay{na}ku for Haiti<a href="http://haynakupoetry.blogspot.com/">http://haynakupoetry.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />please check out this excellent way to help. TYNadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-15656731951039269072010-02-24T18:44:00.000-08:002010-02-24T19:23:23.088-08:00enchantment<strong>~</strong> with full heart i love thee<br />in non-tidy occurances of joy<br />leaving your emotions eternally<br />tuned as i turn the key to your<br />being again & again & again...<br /><br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />2/24Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-47147509506618198592010-02-22T18:03:00.000-08:002010-02-22T18:20:33.068-08:00POC Reading ChallengeCommitted to reading 10 books<br />this year written by people of color-<br />However of course I have to add<br />my own spin which is WOC & we<br />know that means: <em>Women</em> of Color !<br />{the exception being -<br />The Audacity of Hope by the President<br />--- excellent and informative about<br />Washington's political scene.<br /><br />Read so far:<br /><br />The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama<br /><br />The Pagoda, Patricia Powell<br /><br />Currently reading - two<br /><br />Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende<br />and<br />Women Risktakers, Dr. Patricia D. Bailey<br /><br /><a href="http://pocreading.blogspot.com/">http://pocreading.blogspot.com</a>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-31974109438501542032010-02-11T17:09:00.000-08:002010-02-13T09:40:00.255-08:00Inside this Love...Inside this love<br />I will never depart<br />inside this love<br />you will always fill my heart<br /><br />Inside your love<br />all of me is treasured<br />inside your love<br />my worth is never measured<br /><br />Inside my love<br />I desire you to free your soul<br />inside my love<br />your heart i will forever enfold<br /><br />Inside our love<br />each touch a revelation<br />inside our love<br />We cherish a present salvation<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />2.11<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Happy Valentines' Day to all you Beauties...</span></em>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-27127395203801604962010-01-30T14:34:00.000-08:002010-02-05T17:43:27.875-08:00Creative Five ~check out <em><span style="color:#ffff00;">visonary</span></em> <em><span style="color:#ffff00;">butterfly's</span> creative<strong>5</strong></em> -<br /><a href="http://visionarybutterfly.blogspot.com/">http://visionarybutterfly.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />check out <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">write</span></em> <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">girl's</span> </em>creative<strong>5 </strong>-<br /><a href="http://writeinmotion.blogspot.com/">http://writeinmotion.blogspot.com/</a>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-17194419352703211682010-01-24T07:21:00.000-08:002010-02-05T17:16:44.905-08:00Creative Fivewith these five words:<br />hang, delicate, knit, wash, burn<br />write a 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 word poem,<br />or prose piece, with one internal rhyme.<br />leave a link to your poem <em>and</em> if you so<br />desire your poem will also be posted here.<br /><br /><br /><em>Nadege</em><br /><br /><em>mine...</em>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-41240039994609832072010-01-24T06:58:00.000-08:002010-01-24T10:47:23.938-08:0025Beloved<br /><br />she hangs poems on my ear,<br />burning words for me, washes<br />away my pain until it disappears;<br />knits me anew with delicate hands<br />of love.<br /><br /><br /><em>Nadege</em><br /><em>1.23.10</em>Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343286138349777125.post-62182104935258450642010-01-16T05:25:00.000-08:002010-01-26T16:37:43.516-08:00undressing chloeher braid ripples around<br />the brass headboard<br />her neck as vulnerable<br />as leda's, the small<br /><br />ache of the throat<br />caught<br /><br />she murmurs<br />half-finished<br />poems<br /><br />her eyes slow-blink wide<br />like a beloved doll I once had<br />as a child<br /><br />and never got over<br /><em>Chloe</em><br /><em></em><br />she was named chloe<br />because I adored<br />dressing and undressing her<br />she was all about the clothes<br /><br />and those deep pool eyes <br />my god, the lashes alone<br />drove me insane!<br /><br />the bow of her fruit-stained<br />stilled mouth<br /><em>with nothing to do but wait<br /></em><br />I have my real-life chloe, now<br />all eyes, quiet lips,<br />with very little to say accept<br /><br />shadow poems written in her mind<br />never birthed upon paper<br />little pieces of her she plants<br />inside my ear<br /><br />she is <em>held,</em> bound at an angle<br />worthy of a prima ballerina<br />I trace her slim form<br /><br />my leather gloves are scapel-like<br />merciless in profound attention<br />to the skin of her, I become a cartographer<br /><br />make love to her<br />in any way that pleases me<br />charting hills and valleys<br />wander about drawn-out discoveries<br />with my hot mouth which is rarely quiet<br /><br />her sublime acquiesence <em>thrills</em><br />past boundaries previously set<br />in the small life she had<br />before she returned to me<br /><br /><em>I</em> <em>listen</em> <em>now</em> as chloe's voice travels<br />beyond her sweet poems to arias filling the room<br /><br />the wet roses<br />she walked in with<br />shiver their petals<br />onto the glass coffee table<br /><br />red petals echoing<br />the sticky blood drops<br />of a virgin<br /><br /><em>clinging hysterically</em>...<br /><br /><br />Nadege<br />1/16/10Nadegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165880447473013492noreply@blogger.com10