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Another busy day today – I did over 14 000 steps, mostly while sweeping and mopping my floors! So I have clean floors, but still managed some work (household chores don’t count as work – they are just a tedious necessity). I added nine new book reviews to Aussiereviews, including three by other reviewers. I also helped Pemberthy to compose a new poem – his first for quite some time – in

I haven't written a poem for quite a while, but today I was inspired by a writing prompt posted by Elizabeth at Writing to Inspire. She challaned readers to: Write a story or poem that is based on receiving or not receiving a trophy.

So, after some tinkering, I have written a peom about an imaginary Bear Awards Ceremony. Hope you like it.

An invitation in the mail
Invites me to attend
The annual Bear Awards night
And I can bring a friend!

Primula is frocked up
And I have my bow-tie;
We both look rather lovely –
I cannot tell a lie.

We enter the grand ball room
Abuzz with bruins and beaus
Dressed to the nines and tizzed up
From their tops down to their toes.

The dinner it is sumptuous
The company top-rate;
Then comes the time for prizes -
To win one would be great

Best Singing Bear is first announced
That could be me, I think.
But no such luck, the prize goes to
Albear Humperdink

Best Shelf-Sitter – I was once that;
Perhaps it’s me they’ll choose
But not this time, it seems the best
Is old Bearyl Recluse.

And so it goes, right down the list
They do not call me out.
That’s okay, I console myself,
Winning’s not what it’s about.

But then Prim nudges me
I sit up with a jog
They’ve called my name for the Best Bear
At writing his own Blog!

I swell with pride
And slowly stand, trembling with pleasure
Such an award I never dreamed
But now it’s my great treasure.

And now back in the toy room
My trophy’s on display
And I can see it as I sit
And write poems every day.

I have been tagged by Joh at johblogs. I’ve never been tagged before, but figure I’ll give it a go. Here’s how it works: Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.Let each person know that they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their

The Downfall of Sauron, March 25th

The Tolkien Society had many reasons for choosing this anniversary to celebrate Tolkien Reading Day, but I like this one best:

It is a date of renewal: the change from the Third Age to the Fourth, the change from fear and oppression to new hope. Re-reading Tolkien (or, for many, reading him for the first time) will be an act of renewal and refreshening their appreciation of his works.