Six word memoirs from sunrise
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We all start with little wings.
Stuck somewhere floating in the clouds.
Igniting my potential, enjoying the fireworks.
Didn't even fit in at home.
I am obsessed with my dog.
Time flies by way too fast.
I am anxious about getting anxious.
Trying loots, failing some, smiling anyway.
Six words to condense complicated lives?
Doesn't like not getting sleep enough.
Perpetually cold fingers grasping at warmth.
Introspective sometimes, mostly not so much.
Aspiring to didacticism, currently learning myself.
Cozying up, cooling down, chilling out.
Quietly typing my thoughts on screen.
Cool as a cucumber under pressure. --PV
Tried, intensified, and died; still alive. –GA
Milk glass. Half empty, half full. –JG
Clock struck twelve. Got my wishes. –TS
lost in the open, found within --CB
Two wet noses, two new hearts.
My legs shook, not my voice.
I lost sight of the sun. --AE
Auschwitz survivor. Loves life. Teaching freedom.
— Noemi Ban, Holocaust survivor, author and speaker
I'm fine, your results might vary.
— Ed Bereal, artist
Passionate, obsessive, independent, empathetic, sometimes irritating.
— Barbara Brenner, Co. Council member
Light, dark, rich, bittersweet — like chocolate.
— Carolyn Dale, associate journalism professor, WWU
One with nature, I grow old.
— John Doerper, food and travel writer
Never enough shoes. Shopping cures all.
— Wendy Eickmeyer, owner, WAECOMM Strategic Communications
Shirley loves her 1978 orange Fiesta.
— Shirley Forslof, Whatcom Co.auditor
Once roamed Arctic, now grocery stores.
— Margi Fox, lecturer, English department, WWU.
Hair black, hair white, still smiling.
— Bliss Goldstein, lecturer, English department, WWU
Some examples or guidebooks would help.
— Mike Haslip, Blaine police chief
You can't. You can. We did.
— Swil Kanim, violinist, storyteller
Climbed trees yesterday, will again tomorrow.
— Debra Lev, judge, Bellingham Municipal Court
Everywhere I live, there's a garden.
— Lane Morgan, teacher, writer, food blogger
B.A., M.A., M.A., Ph.D. unequals me.
— Nancy Pagh, poet and English lecturer, WWU
Politically correct with nothing to say.
— Ward Nelson, County Council member
I'm just a plain Blaine guy.
— Gary Tomsic, Blaine city manager
All is greater than I deserve.
— Gary Vis, director, Lynden Chamber of Commerce
Retired. Active. Family. Leader. Marine. Travel.
— Art Anderson, retired contractor, Toys for Tots coordinator
Slow start, healthy run, finishing strong.
— James Berg, history writer
Bit my tongue, became a poet.
— James Bertolino, president of Whatcom Poetry Series Inc.
Time goes by
At an undesirable pace
You wonder why
But all you have is space. PB
slower than slow
I just need to go
uncontrollable and frustrating
I’m going to start speeding --MB
Blinded I ignore, broken I kneel.
The empty demand, the full deny.
Sought my answers—accepted their responses.
When tested: true, when safe: synthetic.
Remarking the evident, evidencing the remarkable.
Competed with expectation (reduced to sabotage).
Having disregarded self-confidence, I pursue self-awareness.
Amiable shell, lost of face,
Wrought by being, denied by space.
Thou redundant self, shan’t yet live,
Whilst scorned by all, thatgod may give. --MOB
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