In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Half and Half.”
I am a writer and not a photographer, but when I saw the prompt Half and Half, I clung to it tenaciously and refused to look for a writing prompt. It echoed inside me, so it served as my prompt for Blogging 101 assignment Eleven.
I see me!
Two split parts of a whole.
Disgruntled me and Contented me.
Contented me. Your sunny child,
All cheery smiles and hearty spirit,
Blissfully happy and caring attitude,
Going Yay at everything. Let’s go! We can do it!
Thinking of all the possibilities and hiding the impossibilities,
At life, I look on with rose-colored spectacles,
Which tries to see an atom of good in everyone,
That me that always searches for the silver lining even in the darkest clouds,
A Progressive me, pushing to get ahead, to conquer the odds and every seeming insurmountable challenge.
Contented me, looks at the little blessings that grace my life each day, with gratitude.
Looking at how far I have come, at my beautiful family and whispers, a heartfelt thank you.
The Cultured me that takes in all the misadventures of life as a learning curve,
The Empathetic me seeking to make it better, doling out bits of comfort,
Wearing shock absorbers while tuning on the television
With ears adjusted to stable wavelength
So that I don’t hyperventilate from all the horrible news and more slick, slippery lying politicians
The Understanding me, the Honest me, the Encouraging Optimistic me, the Loyal me, the Confident Exuberant me, the Imaginative Helpful me and the list of me goes on.
The Me’s that paints a picture of perfection to cover the cracks of imperfection
Enters Disgruntled me.
The me that queries the why if at all? Why bother? Why not just laze around like a proverbial beach bum and watch the ships sail by?
The Disenfranchised me that battles with dreams that are yet to follow through. The incomplete and fragmented pictures of my life, simply getting on my nerves.
The Sunday horoscope is just never right!
The Tired me, not keen on playing good housewives and cooking until I find myself a darker shade in the face.
The Crazy me that wants to throw in the towel and run off barefoot with the rag-tag band of singing gypsies passing through town
The Impulsive me that wants to throw a fit and yell at the injustice of the World. The madness, the sad news and the toothy politicians.
A Sullen, Annoyed me wanting to take a bite out of someone’s blimpy backside
The Quarrelsome me, scouting for something to quarrel over. The sky is light blue and not pastel blue and you better not dare to disagree.
The Dissatisfied me, Depressed me, Finicky me, Pessimistic me, Conceited Arrogant me and God knows how many vices are tucked up my sleeves.
Well there you have it!
Contented me and Disgruntled me,
Mixed with some jiggery-pokery,
To make a Wholesome me.
A nice sweet and sour blend of humanness with a few grainy lumps,
A little rough at the edges but built for the long haul.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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Wow!
As always so inspiring dear friend. I like how you did this task. What I liked the most when writing poems is that there are no rules the same as our lives.
Keep up the great work!
🙂
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Thank you so much Azhar for taking the time to read, because I know how busy you are. I soak in your compliments like accolades for inspiration and strength.
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For me, you are my inspiration!
Just do more to impress me; one of your readers
🙂
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What a great take on it 🙂
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A resounding thank you for that 🙂 Your photo is simply calming and lovely.
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This is what I would like to do in my blog if I can get the time to prepare all these authentic words
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A little bit at a time will get you there. Just create a little time even if it once a week and slowly but surely. It’s a marathon and not a sprint.
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This captures the state of my heart and offer no apologies for being all of me, all the good and all the bad makes me uniquely me.
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Exactly my dear friend. Nothing to apologize about and no pretenses.
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Two sides to all of us…A mirror of myself in some of your words.Simply beautiful and “wordful” poem. Keep up the great writing!
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That’s it. We all have our positives and negatives. Thanks for reading, I appreciate
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We are the sum of our parts… I love the honesty of your poem. 🙂 Yes, we all have two sides and most of us present just one of them to the world. This is refreshing dear one. ❤
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Thank you Eliz for finding the time to stop by. I am glad you enjoyed reading it.
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I love this! It seems you have yourself all figured out, which is a huge step in getting through life.
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Thank you for visiting. I appreciate
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I love the full tour of such an amazing woman who knows that sweet and sour can create an interesting mix of food for the soul. ❤ Thank-You!
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Thank you Tracy for your kind words. You are welcome to my World. Thank you for stopping by.
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That is a Fantastic Half and Half I have read.
Shiva
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Thanks Shiva.
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WOW! Fantastic. Now reading all your posts…
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Thank you.
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You have grow into a wonderful person
P.S. I love your name, Jacqueline is my mother name, it is my favorite name in the whole world ❤
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Oh my! I sincerely appreciate those words Nadine 🙂 It is a slow transformation; sometimes, painful even, but worth it. Thank you for visiting and do have a lovely day. Kind regards Jacqueline
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Very nice post, unique and creative! You are awesome!
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Thanks my lady 🙂 You are awesome too!
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Thanks dear!
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You are most welcome 🙂
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Good Morning! I hope you like awards because I´ve nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award. You can check the rules in my post 🙂 https://chapeblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-versatile-blogger-award/
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Thank you Chape. I appreciate the gesture 🙂
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You are a huge supporter! Thank you Jacqueline 🙂
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Thank you too 🙂
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🙂
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I felt as if I were reading about myself…absolutely loved this!! Very creative and honest!! You have such a flair for writing. 🙂
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Hello Deb, thank you visiting my cyber abode today. I am happy to hear someone share their honest self with me. I do appreciate your comments and time.My kind regards 🙂
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You’re very welcome! I love your posts, they are so enjoyable and enlightening!! 🙂
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My appreciations Deb. Take care of yourself 🙂
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Thanks, you also!! 🙂
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🙂
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You’re beautiful inside and out! ❤ Always wonderful to read your words ( I have missed reading them <) and may I say…you are rockin those glasses 😉 xo
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((hugs)) that is so sweet Cavelle. Thank you.
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This is marvelous–you write wonderfully, and must be quite entertaining to those you’re close to: a fun wife and mom, and friend! I so relate to needing shock absorbers when watching TV… I gather you enjoy cooking, which I do as well–do you have some great recipes to share?
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Hmm! I do have one or two recipes, though I have never done food related post for my blog *not yet at least* You are kind with your words. Thank you 🙂
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I get hungry just talking about food 🙂
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Me too 🙂
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Haha 🙂 Today I made a cheesecake with little toffee bits throughout and on the top….hungry?
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Pretty pleaaaze 🙂
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I’d love to be able to send it through my laptop screen–technology needs to catch up for this, right?
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Hi Jacqueline it is me again nominating you for the sisterhood of the world blogger award. if you want to accept it you can see my post here https://nananettie1969.wordpress.com/ if not that is ok too and Thanks very much! best to you!
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Thank you Annette dear. I accept 🙂
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Wonderful I liked this one the best! Woman united together!
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Je me suis arrêtée ici car Barry White m’accueillait avec “The way you are”…. et je me suis dit qu’il fallait lire les mots. Agréablement surprise je reviendrais c’est certain. Merci pour ce partage.
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Merci pour ces mots et votre visite a mon blog. Jacqueline
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Awesome poem, and this invitation for comment is the best I’ve seen 🙂 I’m still trying to find one for mine that I’m happy with…
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Thank you Raili for your words. Have you been to my virtual party going on live now? If not and you want to peep and mingle with lots of good folks, just look for the recent post that the title starts with Yes!! Party Live Link…
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Sorry to have missed it – bit time poor at the moment 😦
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Not a problem. Hopefully you will catch another meet up that I will host next month. Have a lovely week ahead 🙂
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You too 🙂
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Yesterday when I discovered your profile I did not get time to check out your About Me -Poem plus I was already overwhelmed with your incredible blog in one day,so thought will leave some for the next day as well 😉 Now that I am here again I must say you are one of the most versatile and wonderful blogs I have seen out here. How you manage such a powerful play of words I dunno. But it is awesome to have discovered you and I hope to connect with you more.
“A nice sweet and sour blend of humanness with a few grainy lumps,
A little rough at the edges but built for the long haul.” I am still gaping at the sheer magnificence of these lines 🙂
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Aww! You make me so happy to read this. I am glad that we’ve connected in this space. Thank you very much for your awesome comments.
Now Let me use the opportunity to invite you to the Bloggers brunch that I am hosting over the weekend Saturday – Sunday. I believe it will be fun to mingle with others. The invitation is titled, It’s Brunch Party Time. I will send one out again tomorrow. My regards.
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Wow. That does sound awesome 🙂 Sure I will be joining the brunch, no doubts ❤ And its my pleasure to comment on your amazing posts.:) Cheers.
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Such lovely words!
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Thank you for visiting and for your comments. I appreciate this 🙂
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A fantastic post 🙂 I especially liked the parts about not being keen on playing good housewives and running off with a band of gypsies. I couldn’t help but chuckle as read. I’m delighted to have found your amazing blog thanks to a recommendation from another amazing blogger 🙂 Happy Sunday!
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Thank you for visiting. I am glad that we connected. It just makes the blogging World a wonderful place and I really enjoy the company of a lot of people that I meet here. I will be by your end to get know you better. My regards 😊
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Regards Jacqueline and happy Monday! I have to admit that I love the blogging world as well. So many great writers and interesting people to meet 😊
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Congratulations on your new book of poems! I love your blog! 🙂
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Thank you Robert. I just saw this comment. My regards.
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Very nice poetry!
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wow! i want to write like you when i grow up, Lolx. I am just mesmerized presently.
thanks for sharing all these interesting part of yourself
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Oh wow! Your comments are just awesome. Thank you so much 🙂
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There is so much here! Really well done. I am one who thinks that examination of the self is always worthwhile, and when you can put what you find into words, well that’s a gift isn’t it? Thanks for sharing your gift!
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Thank you for such a generous comment. For taking the time to visit, my regards 🙂
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Hello!
It’s Mahjabeen, from https://awesomeideas2003.wordpress.com.
I have moved blogs to :https://velvetessence.wordpress.com
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Thank you!
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Wow, thanks for sharing both sides of you 😊
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I should be thanking you for reading 🙂
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dear, u just so good.
That was unique and creative of you.
i love your posts and site as a whole.
and yeah, thanks for visiting my site.
i must say ur presence there was appreciated.
love you
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You nailed what the true mentality and character of a real person. The was a great read.
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Thank you.
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I love this Jacqueline! And you’re reminding me to love and accept all the parts of me (thank you!) Blessings and nice to meet you via ThoughtsnLifeblog. ~Debbie
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Be all the mes you want to be. You are feisty and eloquent and deserve to be heard.
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Thank you Ali 🙂
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Sounds like me Jacqueline. I have really enjoyed reading this post and I love your conclusion especially the jiggery pokery mix to form a wholesome you. I use the term jiggery pokery a lot, love it 🙂
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A wholesome us requires a mish-mash of this, that and those 🙂
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Oh that was a big romp through your state of mind and heart and it was delightful to read. Thank you. All my best. Thank you.
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Hi Jacqueline,
Revisiting here to see how much more relevant my comments are at the present time.
I hope to purchase your poetry book next month when I get paid.
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