Thanks for your support!
I have received awards from many friends online, and comments that have raised my spirits and touched my heart. The online poetry community has been such a source of delight and surprise to me this year. And so I have created this award from a photo of one recent moment of my year, and offer it to these 12 online friends whose work continually gives me cause for celebration. Please visit their pages:
Jamie Dedes
Buttercup600
Kavita
Luke
Jingle
Lord Emmanuel
Kathryn
Trisha
Heartspell
Adam
Morganna
Brian (who won’t take it, but gets it anyway)
Celebrating a Year 
thanks a ton for thinking of me..
very lovely award.
;)
Jingle
September 5, 2010 at 11:08 am
You are so welcome. Your Poets Rally is a source of much happiness for me. Thank YOU!
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 11:13 am
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Jingle
September 5, 2010 at 1:55 pm
ah but i appreciate the thought…i do accept it…just from you…smiles. happy sunday and well deserved on your part..
brian
September 5, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Yea– you made my day :-) Thanks so much for all you do!
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Emmanuel Ibok
September 5, 2010 at 12:50 pm
So glad you are back w/ us!
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Congrats to those recieving your award…they are indeed fine writers.
slpmartin
September 5, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Thanks! These folks have made the web a v.interesting place for me this year!
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Oh hey nice surprise… a meaningful award, which I accept with thanks
warmest salad
Luke
Luke Prater
September 5, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Always enjoy your work and your comments!
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 5:58 pm
oh by the way – which widget did you use to be able to have a search poem by category down your R hand side there? I have enough content now to warrant one I think… ppl on Facebook continually ask me about forms and it would be very handy to have that so I don’t have to keep explaining or referring them to a specific poem directly
Thanks a lot
Luke Prater
September 5, 2010 at 4:18 pm
You need to have each poem type as a category for the post. If it’s only a tag you can change it to a category right on WordPress– forgotten how but I did it & it was easy. Then I used a text widget & this bit of code:
, obviously changing the name for each poem type. A friend figured it out for me, I’m not really intuitive about this sort of thing. Good luck!
[Oh I see the code didn’t show up, but can you take the “sonnet” and see what it is by clicking the html tab? If not, email me off-page & I’ll send it to you.]
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 6:17 pm
You brighten my day and having you in my life, makes me a better person Marilynn. I thank you for this award. Much love ~ Amanda x
buttercup600
September 5, 2010 at 9:12 pm
you are so welcome Amanda! Your writing and comments are always a delight!
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 9:25 pm
please feel free to take the awards in the post , share each award with 1 to 10 friends,
Awards 4 u
Happy Sunday!
Happy September
Jingle
September 5, 2010 at 9:33 pm
You are just awesome Marilynn. You know when some time periods just seem to have too much stuff swirling around in them to be able to get a grasp on life? My life has felt a little like that as of late. Last week it was a LOT like that actually. Being able to come and find like-minded individuals here in blogland really does brighten up my days at some points. I really appreciate you offering me this and said as much in my post today. Thank you dear lady.
Katherine
September 5, 2010 at 9:34 pm
You are 100% welcome!… I am just back from your page and am honored and touched by your post. We’ll keep the faith together!
mairmusic
September 5, 2010 at 9:50 pm
thanks a lot marilynn, I am honoured and happy. Its a beautiful pic (I just love the photographs of sunrise and sunset).
love.
Trisha
September 6, 2010 at 11:17 am
You are so welcome, Trisha!
mairmusic
September 6, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Thank you so much for this award and your kind words!
Morganna
September 6, 2010 at 1:40 pm
You are welcome; I meant every word!
mairmusic
September 6, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Oh my dear Marilynn:
You, your lovely poems, pictures, and the simple joy you spread – this is all a treat to us!!
Congratulations on the beautiful award, sweet friend.. you soooo deserve it!!
And thank you (a 10000000 times over) for sharing it with us here… thanks of thinking of me this award, M… it means a lot to me!
Take care, and have a great time teaching, loving, learning, living! A very very HAPPY WEEK ahead!! Enjoyyyyy… :)
Kavita
September 6, 2010 at 10:17 pm
I made this award from a picture of a lovely day to give a “hug” to you & the others whose work creates my online neighborhood. Happy week to you too!
mairmusic
September 6, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Marilynn, From the top of my heart, thank you for this honor…such a beautiful serene photo this is. I apologize for the lateness of this comment, but I have just returned this afternoon from my son’s Basic Training Graduation of the Air Force. I will post this on my blog very soon as I catch up here, now that I am back. Hope all is well… will be visiting your blog often… Thanks for sharing your words and for this lovely gift. Heartspell :)
heartspell
September 7, 2010 at 12:21 am
You are completely welcome! I knew you were away from your blog–congratulations on your son’s achievements! This is simply an online “hug” for all you do, and as such can be accepted anytime, and posted when and if you wish.
mairmusic
September 7, 2010 at 8:23 am
This is very nice, Marilynn. Thank you. It’s a bit of wrap around tranquility. I will treasure it…
Thanks for all your fine posts, pixs, and music…
Jamie Dedes
September 12, 2010 at 9:26 am
Thank YOU! I truly think your blog is one of the most interesting I read! Your reflections are a joy to me.
mairmusic
September 12, 2010 at 9:47 am