Ode to Soap.

Oh, my sweet and lovely bar of soap.
You've made me clean and smell no more.
I thank thee for thy cleansing suds
which washed away the scent of yore.
I am grateful  for your scent is pleasant.
Yet, I resent thee for thy taste is foul
and if not for my for my curiosity
I may have avoided the mouthful
of suds.

I now must gasp and gag and pray,
that the filth and slime will go away.
I plunge my head into the water clean
again my thoughts are muddled for I
thrust it forth into a latrine.

Faced yet again with my sweet bar of soap,
a bath of suds, and a heart of hope
I plunge myself into the cleansing bubbles
to ease my soul & I erase my troubles.

Lyn Hernandez
10/08/2012

Welcome

Hi there.

Welcome to Once Upon A...

I do realize that you may have reached the wrong blog,  but I welcome you to have fun with me, and perhaps peruse through the archives.

I am back after a very long hiatus.  My platform stays the same.  I will stay true to the strange, unusual, and ever morphing events and/or  things that occur during the year.

I do throw in the occasional poem, or story for fun. So sit back and just enjoy the nonsense.

Lyn

A Simple Wish.

I wish I may, 
I wish I might,
Wish this wish I wish again tonight.
And if again it does not come true,
I'll wish it 'till my face turns blue.

I love simplicity!

Lyn Hernandez

It's Alive!

I thought for sure I was done blogging anything ever.  I figured if I were to do "this" again, I'd do it under a pseudonym. Oh wait.  That's right. I am already.  I am together happy and sad that I find myself gravitated toward my baby.  She is my first creation and still my favorite.

I am happy!

Lyn

Unstuck.

I was a drone, a zombie, a woman that woke each day to complete her tasks just to repeat them uneventfully.  I was placated by the normalcy of my life.  I was comfortably numb. Life was, for me, as simplistic as it could possibly get, and I was fine with that.

My love of fairy tales, folklore, myths, and the unknown is what sparked me to write from the heart.  It's not always easy, but you will never fail with being true to yourself.

I have failed miserably in both the love and writing parts of my life, but when I merge the two I don't care.  I am infallible.

I can rule the world and never care if there were ever a critic to judge me on how well I write.  I could erase the rules and make them mine. I declare there will never be punctuation from hence forth.  I am the queen of my MY world.

He makes me this way, and I love him.

I have my King.  He is rough around the edges, but he is completely gooey on the inside and I adore him.

I have my two Princes.  They are my babies, and my loves. They will forever be the reason that I breathe, and the rocks that ground me.

I don't know if it was that hug, that kiss, or just his smile, but this sleeping beauty is awake.

My King is my "Prince Charming".

I am finally....Unstuck.

Lyn Hernandez
3/12/2012

Alive

I set out to find the perfect words...
sought the most beautiful images...
and imagined the grandest of canvas' to paint our world.
A gift, from me, to declare my adoration.
Our Masterpiece would be yellow, but not of age.
It would hold the happiness, giggles, and sneaky smiles.
There would be images of fish, deer, snow, and wind.
We would be able to smell the fresh air, or the scent of our skin.
You would taste the crispness of Mother Nature... and I would feel.
I feel alive.

Lyn Hernandez
3/4/2012

My Top Five 2011

I was given a challenge by a fellow blogger who is quite an amazing lady. Now...it wasn't declared a challenge, but for me I took it as one.  I've been procrastinating, and hemming and hawing about writing on my blog again.  I just didn't feel like it.  And then life took over.  My days turned to weeks and those weeks to months.  I am going to post for her Carnival with the stipulation that everyone reading this understands that I am not a traditional blogger.  I write for me.  This sometimes annoys people.  I am careless with punctuation, and/or grammar.  I love using visual aids such as photos, and youtube.  That being said,  I give you my Top Five for 2011.

I had a wonderful presentation ready, but someone knocked on my door and then I received a phone call. Both conversations made me rethink what I should do.  He does work in mysterious ways.

#5 Books.  What can I say?   I love them.  I also love children.  Some of the best books I've read are meant for children.  Regardless of the age I believe everyone should read or be read to.  My number five is a demonstration of the passion I have and  wish that all schools across America would instill in our children.

#4 Home. I am eternally grateful for the new home that Zach and I have. After years of living in such a cramped space (Yes I was grateful for the roof over my head at the time) it was such a relief to hear those words "Here's your key." It's funny how three words make such a difference in a persons life. 

#3 Neighbors. I can not believe how lucky I am to have such wonderful people watching my back. I had something happen to me last week that shook my faith in how much kindness you can actually give to your neighbors. Tonight I had an awakening. One wrong can be righted by the good of another. Never judge those around you.

 #2 Friends. I have been graced by God with the best friends a woman can ask for. I can go on forever about the wonderful people I've met this year. My Father told me when I was a kid that you can count your true friends on one hand. I know what he said is true, but I now have two hands.

 #1 Family. What would we be without them? My biggest rocks are my Mom & Dad. I am eternally grateful for everything they have done for me and my boys. My Mother & Father have given me so much this year that I could never repay them in this lifetime. My son Aaron turned 19 and became a Marine. My baby Zachary moved with me and has been braving the transition. 

So...Although my Top Five may not be the standard pop culture, or holiday ready...I am happy. And that's what counts!

Sweet dreams. 

 Lyn