I sat eating breakfast with a heap of bloggers recently. One asked of another, “What kind of blog do you write?”
“A humor blog,” the blogger replied.
“Oh yeah? Well, say something funny.”
She didn’t. Instead we observed a moment of silence during which no one breathed or made eye contact, which wasn’t funny at all. It was just kind of weird and uncomfortable.
Last week, Leah wrote, “I also have the author of My Mommy’s Place who is stinking hilarious,” in a post outlining the guest blogger schedule.
Stinking hilarious.
Wow. I loved that compliment. But I’ve been avoiding eye contact with my guest post ever since. And I fear this post is going to be like that long, silent moment over breakfast.
Are you breathing?
Fribble.
(That’s the funniest word I can think of.)
I’ve got stage fright. I’ve been trying to imagine all of you in your underwear, but I don’t know what you look like, so it doesn’t help much. And when I imagine funny-looking people in their skivvies, it’s funny, but also unseemly. I can’t imagine it does much for you, as the picture lives in my brain and I’m a terrible artist.
So, instead of trying to be stinking hilarious, I’ll just share with you what’s in my heart today. The tune my heart loves most to sing is haiku and my darling daughters are my muses.
Your smile is sunshine.
Your laughter, like air. I breathe.
Life is new again.
And when it is dark,
my chest is tight, I hold you.
I give back the light.
I give you my breath.
All that I am is yours, Dear.
‘Til you smile again.
Your smile is sunshine.
Your laughter, like air. I breathe.
Life is new again.
That haiku is called Watching The Sunrise, Again. Gah! Teething SUCKS!
Hey Leslie – as a fellow guest blogger at Informal Matriarch, I would like to welcome you, since Leah’s self-imposed exile prevents her from doing so.
Your guest post was fab.
FRIBBLE is fun to say loud.
So is POOT, you think?
I love the banner over on My Mommy’s Place. I hope it is a result of some clever photo manipulation.
Leslie, you ARE flipping hysterical!! Also ( if I may be a bit sci-fi geeky) frakking hilarious.
love the title of the haiku and thanks for sharing this blog with me on twitter! Gonna add it to my list!
Yay Leslie. And for the record, I am actually in my underwear. (What?! It’s early here.)
Guest blogger #1 is humbled by your wit, skill and just plain cool blogginess. Thanks for the giggle…fribble.
I have never before pictured fellow bloggers in their skivvies – oh dear – not sure I should have started!!!!!
I love you here, I love you there (mymommysplace.com), I think I love you everywhere!
Why hello… just clicking over from My Mommy’s Place (I really felt like I needed the karma today). And yeah, Leslie is as funny here as she is on her own turf.
And now I will stick around and click around… y’know, for the fribble of it.
Looooove the haiku. You’re all poet-y and stuff.