List of Some of My Poetry on Y!CN

This isn't a full list of my work on Y!CN (associatedcontent.com), but it is an introduction to some of my work. Some of the poems need editing. Keep in mind formatting a poem on the internet can be treacherous...in other words some poems do not line up the way I'd like them to.

If you have any questions leave them in the comment box please OR email me at the_lady_writes@yahoo.com At the bottom of each poem is a comment box, you can leave comments and questions in there as well. Thank-you for your support!
~Sam



Gothic Horror
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/538975/gothic_horror.html

Halloween haiku
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2272173/halloween_haiku.html?cat=42

Green Poetry
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1672142/green_poetry.html?cat=32

George Washington
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/958879/george_washington.html?cat=9

Freedom
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1509478/freedom.html

Constitution
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6046596/constitution.html

Cinco de Mayo Haiku
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7955737/cinco_de_mayo_haiku.html

Brainstorms (where I got the inspiration for the title of this blog)
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2474092/brainstorms.html?cat=42

To The Yanks
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2995832/baseball_poetry_to_the_yanks.html?cat=14

Spring Poem
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8030891/assignment_spring_poem.html?cat=42

Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquers All)
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/851015/amor_vincit_omnia_love_conquers_all.html

I Am Bovine (I could put this under humor as well)
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/556551/i_am_bovine.html?cat=10

Limericks
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/958869/limericks.html?cat=60

Love Poem
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/773469/love_poem.html

Memorial Day Poem: Boots On The Ground
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8028955/memorial_day_poem_boots_on_the_ground.html

Mother
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/696727/mother.html?cat=10

My Brush Lay Awake
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1209223/my_brush_lay_awake.html

Dictonary
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1659907/national_poetry_month_challenge_a_poem.html?cat=10

Northeastern Front
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2599985/northeastern_front.html?cat=42

Out of Gas (I could put this one under humor too )
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2599979/out_of_gas.html

Passover Haiku
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7955725/passover_haiku.html?cat=42

 Ramblings From Starbucks
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/704073/ramblings_from_starbucks.html

Rambling From Starbucks III
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2855540/ramblings_from_starbucks_iii.html

Ramblings From Starbucks IV
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5739980/ramblings_from_starbucks_iv.html?cat=47

Winter
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6109728/winter.html?cat=2

What I Am
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7707704/what_i_am.html?cat=42

Were You Shocked?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/563147/were_you_shocked.html

Unititled 1
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5460308/untitled.html?cat=42

Untitled 2
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1477808/untitled.html?cat=10

Under The Ocean
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/759517/under_the_ocean.html?cat=42

Twelve O'Clock Midnight
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1105867/twelve_oclock_midnight_halloween_poem.html?cat=10

Creativity Can Be Found at Starbucks

 I'm convinced that Starbucks brings out my creativity. Anytime I go there are always people working on something; textbooks out, notebooks out, laptops out.  For writers, such as myself, Starbucks is a source of constant inspiration. It is a great place for observing people as they go about doing things, their facial expressions, their clothing, their body language,etc. After all people from all walks of life come into Starbucks. They don't just cater to one type of person, which is part of makes Starbucks overflow with the electricity of creativity.  Observing folks helps me build stronger charcters as well as improve my obervation skills and my memory.

 The irony is I rarely drink coffee. I hav eto feel well and not be anxious in order to consume a cup of joe or else I get jittery and more anxious. Nine out of ten times I drink unsweetened iced green tea, which some how calms my mind and lifts my spirits. It's like an opening in rain clouds that allows the sunhine to come through. It inspired me so much I wrote a poem about it.

 Sometimes I just sit down and open my notebook and brainstorm--writing down what ever comes to mind first. That is  ironically how I came by the title of this b log. Sometimes my brainstorms can go on for pages and pages, and sometimes I sit at Starbucks for hours and hours. Then I go back and look at my brainstorms and occasionally somethign will stand out. One day when I was at Starbucks, I was jotting down ideas and sentences,etc, and I got stuck! It was if my brain became constipated; when the truth is a million thoughts were just competing for priority in my brain. So I stopped for a bit. I began to read a book I had with me. I heard a loud  noise! I looked up...and I thought "Caveat Lector!" and a las that is how that poem got written.

Maybe it's the lighting. Perhaps it's the chairs. Maybe it's the coffee or tea. Maybe i's the  barristas or those who go to Starbucks. Whatever the reason creativity lives and breathes at Starbucks!

Ok more shameless plugs (these are all Starbucks related)

Ramblings from Starbucks
Portrait of the Artist
Observations from Starbucks I
Observations from Starbucks II
Brainfarts from Starbucks
Lifeforms from Starbucks
Inspiration from Starbucks


There are many more, but p erhaps in another article I will give more shameless plugs