Thank you so much! grins

Thank you, I appreciate this, I was going for powerful. smiles

Thank you all for your comments on this peice, it is a piece from a challenge. smiles

Thank you Theres, I appreciate that.

This is one of my paintings.I just wanted ya'll to see it, leave a comment, hugs and blessings.

Thank you, I liked that line too, ooh, I love the mardi gra theme you got going on with the avatar, very nice, smiles

Thank you my friend, but hugs aren't always needed, sometimes a poem is just a poem, a way to pour it out so you can move on to the next poem or moment. smiles, but your hugs are always welcome, you know that, winks. smiles

Thank you so much.

This is my Creative writing and poetry group on multiply, come take a look, if you like, stick around. hugs from Miss Garcia

http://creativerealms.multiply.com/

She sits and ponders,
wanders around in her head
some half truth
a mystery
weak,
but painful enough instead,
so why bother,
why let it linger here
like acid trips on lacerated memories
why trip at all, she thinks,
those two never gave me an inch,
a chain can choke a simple mind
if it is linked with others,
but choke yourself
and its the vine
that flows from within
the one with the grapes,
you know that one,
it strangles everyone
every now and than,
so whip it
trip it,
snuff it out,
ain't no doubt
it's gonna come back
because when you can't forget it
your still
unforgiven.

By Veronica Garcia 12-17-08
Part of the Pathos Collection

Red is for roses

Rose Red dances in my dreams
Some things are suppose to be what they seem
But she was never more than his toy
A marionette
A sex thing
A simple juicy fling,
But the hunter was never what he seemed
Always something hiding
Behind his calm
Something simmering
Something quite, oddly, wrong,
Winter killed the roses
Guilt killed her tongue,
His kisses in her dreams
Made her heart thrum,
But whispers would follow
Into the dark
As his easy touch
Was too loose and too free
She knew his cinnamon skin
Must taste of cashews and creams
His lips must taste of caramel
His arms must feel like home
But if he never held her
Than how would she ever know?

challenge poem on Creative Realms Multiply
by Veronica Garcia 12-17-08

Here is a site I found for critiquing and discussing creative writing.

http://www.writingforums.org/

I think the blue monkey is as cold as I am. Brrrrr!

It's a cold cold night, even my hair is cold, LOL

Cutting it down-(picture of Valhalla)

Living in fear

the signs were all there

I was falling

on the feild

but just as I turned in red

I remembered her trembling face

her stumbling pace

and I could not in good conscience

fall without avenging her.

As the masked warrior came to my right,

I stood up for her,

I circled round him

he was huge,

I was not intimidated

I was ready to die.

He struck at an odd angle

perfect, I thought, he was intimidating me,

I proved him wrong

stabbed him in the stomach

under the ribcage

up to the heart

I watched his face

I think I snarled with a surging thrill

as I watched him die

and I spoke,

"This is for the little girl I once was,

you will never enter Valhalla!"

By Veronica G. 12-17-08

That was awesome! and to think you took it from a photo, way cool. Good job!

Welcome to the madhouse of minds

Hi, my name is Veronica Garcia, I also have a pen name, Nica Bane or Sanctuary Rose. I have been published locally in 6 anthologies and two magazines and countless newsletters. I have been a judge in 9 contests locally and I have supported the schools in poetry month. I have currently just finished my first poetry book called, Fervent Dreams and Pathos Exposures followed by the second book as a companion to that entitled The Pathos Collection, a continuation from Pathos Exposures.
I have recently put a trilogy to rest for a time and have begun to finish up a side project novel called, Sanctuary's Shadow of which I have had over 1 million 3 hundred thousand hits on blogger to the character blog written from the point of view of Bob, Skull the Conquerer about Sanctuary Shadow and his experiences living with her as her pet.


1. Who are your favorite authors and why do you like reading their books?

Anne Rice, R.A. Salvatore, Elaine Cunningham, J.R.Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, William Blake, Mike Carson, Natalie Goldberg, Karen Marie Moning, Amanda Ashley, maggie Shayne, Ronda Thompson, Rowenna Cherry, J.R.R. Tolkein, J.K.Rowling, and the list goes on endlessly... They are exciting and raw and edgy. I like to write like that, it is my style.

2. Why do you enjoy writing? It is the best source of relaxation and creativity I know that is an excellent outlet for emotions and thoughts. I find writing to be almost theraputic but not quite. It borders on the edge of all ideas and lets us plunge into endless thoughts and universes. It makes me feel, alive.

3. What are your goals concerning writing? Are you planning to write a novel? What kind of novel?
I am currently working on one novel at a time, allthough I had dived into a trilogy all at once, soon discovering, it burnt me out faster than you can spin your christmas lollipop. LOL The novel I am currently working on is fantasy.

4. What critical advice would you give someone if they asked you about how to start a novel? Start with an idea, write it down quick, thank have fun, dream, dream, and brainstorm some more. Write down important things like the little details, clothes, language, timeline, ages of characters, make sure you have all your research done before going into the deeper parts of your piece. Make sure all your characters have a whole life history written out, even the insignificant ones can become significant because of this. It definatly helps. When writing historical fiction, make sure your facts are up to date and straight, no one likes mistakes there, it can go bad real fast if you don't get them right. When writing romance, read romance, lots of it. Same goes for anything else.

5. Do you get writer’s block and if so explain how do you resolve the problem? Well, first of all, writers block shouldn't last more than a month, if it does, maybe there is something else going on other than just writers block like maybe a little depression. But lets not go there, yes, I do get writers block, but when I feel good and my physical health is fair, I can sit and write for hours on end. If I need inspiration, I go to another site that has weekly writing challenges and do one of them if I have not submitted yet to them. Like Multiply for instance, there are plenty of creative writing groups there and the atmosphere is pleasant. I have a group there called Creative Realms. I also look at books like Natalie Goldbergs Writing down the bones and Wild Mind. Or the book Fruitflesh for those more intense peices. Reading helps alot, you could even read outside of your norm and get something out of it. Take a walk, look for specific colors, list them when you get home. now write something. Write on a drawing pad. Listen to foriegn music. Dance, sing, act like a fool. Just get happy, get out of your shell, and write.

6. What websites can you offer to people that can help find more information on writing?
hmmm, there are so many, give me time, I will gather some. for now, here is my group on multiply for boosting your creativity in challenges http://creativerealms.multiply.com/

7. What is your favorite word?
I have too many.

8. If you had a chance to learn from a professional writer (author), who would it be?
J.R. Ward

9. At what time of the day do you get ideas for your writing projects? At all times, doesn't matter.

10. Do you type on your computer or do you write it out on paper first? Both, of course.

Got some more pics up ya'll! yay! giggles, thank you all for your comments, it means so much to me. Warm cinnamon hugs to all.

I am very happy, and in love with life today, smiles, stay warm.