Garden Flowers & Other Stuff

Here are some new flowers from my garden. The Morning Glories just appeared as I returned from Ohio:

 

Also see Peter Benoit in Ohio

And my Latest Poems

This past week in all things Hiram:

Helikon Haven has had HIV information Week, with posts from the HIV Awareness Sonnet Contest{ Day 6, Day 5,  Day 4, Day 3, Day 2, Day 1 }



You say Benwa-ing and I said Benoi-ing; Benwa, Benoi, Benoi, lets call the whole thing off!  

and...

Peter (as the account Polish) showing off his anti-women stance (Three of the top five viewed posts in my rants section are about Peter. That and my rants section has twice the views of my other sections mean, more about Pete to come. Benwa, Benwa. Who knows? Learning about how to avoid being victimized by him online MIGHT become a cottage industry!)

Photos: Nature at its most mysterious

Two Poems this week:  Golden and Motor-Psyche

HIV information Sonnet Contest

Helikon Haven HIV Awareness Week:

Day 1: Prejudice 

Day 2: Viewpoints 

Day 3: Children of AIDS 

Day 4: Recovery and HIV 

Day 5:Abstinence and Fighting Ignorance 
Day 6: Hope and Strength 
The above was the contest winner! Congrats Roann!

After someone in Yahoo Answers posted an asinine and disgusting attempt at "AIDS (mis-) Education" I thought about my ancient history as an AIDS educator in the early 1990's and that I haven't thought much about the issue of late.

I'd like to remedy that with an "HIV information Sonnet Contest". Below is the information I would like contestants to use in their sonnets. That can use all or some and include other useful information that they would like to add.

I'd like to remedy that with an "HIV information Sonnet Contest". Below is the information I would like contestants to use in their sonnets. That can use all or some and include other useful information that they would like to add.

v  HIV has not been cured but for many it can be managed for a long time.

v  Infections continue to increase and it is estimated that as many as 207,00 people in the US are infected with the virus and do not know it.

v  50,000 people a year in this country show up at their doctors with previously  undiagnosed cases of HIV.

v  Although women are 13 times more likely to contract HIV from their sexual  partners, men are in a much higher risk group because of IV drug use and unprotected male to male sex.

v  Having or getting an undiagnosed sexually transmitted disease (STD) can double your risk for infection from unprotected sex, possibly because the virus may "piggyback" on the disease transmission.

v  There IS NO Cure for HIV. Treatments for some individuals are not effective or less effective at preventing the devastating effects of this immune system destroying disease.

v  HIV is preventable by using condoms, not sharing IV drugs and avoiding contact with infected blood or other infected bodily fluids. You cannot get it from sweat, spit,  a handshake or being around persons with HIV.

I will post the contest in Yahoo Answers and (if they agree to be posted) the winner's sonnet will appear in Helikon Haven next week.  

Here is the Contest Post in YAP:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmdF2oto5nb_YzT9DpadoSKn5HNG;_ylv=3?qid=20130710195333AAC22tS

This week at Hiram Unleashed

Hiram 12 Secrets

New At Helikon Haven Poetry

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A co-worker of mine has just gotten a new job and will be leaving us after three years of fun and learning.

Best of Luck Theresa!

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My Flower and Herb Garden

a Month ago:

 Now:

Close-Up of the flower wheelbarrow:

The Littlest Rose Bush:

 My Goldfish, Federline:

Hope you like!

My Garden: June 2013

Hiram's "Handy" Sonnet Guide

Here is how you do it. Find seven sets of rhymes based on your hands.

Two rhymes for pinks (or fingertips)

Thinks/Winks, Drinks/Stinks, Ships/Trips Flips/Dips

Two rhymes for rings (or ring-finger)

Sings/Swings Wings/Brings Linger/Anger Kings/Things

Two rhymes for middle (or center)

Little/Fiddle Mentor/Centaur Letter/Better Whittle/Riddle

Two rhymes for pointer (or index)

Banter/Ranter Next/Text Hexed/Vexed 

Two rhymes for Thumbs

Numb/Dumb Some/Come Hum/Strum From/Sum

Since we are sitting down, two rhymes for knee (or knees)

We/See Be/Flee Trees/Breeze Sneeze/Wheeze

Lastly two rhymes for eye (or eyes)

Why/Lie Try/Die Surprise/Wise  Eyes/Thighs

Okay now we start each line with the words "Iamb" (EYE-amb) except we say something different that has two beats like Iamb, first hard and then soft.

We count this word on our pinky finger and each following two beats on the rest  of our fingers going "tip-gully-tip-gully" like so:

    EYE -    amb       EYE -    amb    EYE -    amb    EYE -    amb     EYE     SHIPS

or for example

          I      roam      the     docks   and     seek     you     on    the        SHIPS

 

and then:

       A -      mid       salt-      y      mists    your     fra-    grance    LING-   ERS

 

 If you have trouble fitting in the beats, often adding  "just" or "some" or taking out or adding "a", "the" or "and" which will straighten it out. Above Salty is backwards

      A -      mid       the      salt-      y      mists    your   scent    LING-   ERS

The rhymes go:

One hand - Pinks		One hand – Mids		One hand thumbs
One hand - Rings		One hand – Index		One hand knees
One hand - Pinks		One hand – Mids		One hand thumbs
One hand - Rings		One hand – Index		One hand knees
	13th line	– Eyes	Last line	– Eyes

Follow this "rule of hand" and you will find you have made a sonnet! Lines can also go down up, just start "off" the pinky and finish "on" the thumb instead of beyond it.

Have fun!

This Week at Hiram Unleashed!

Notes from my book:
The Universe

New Rhymes:
Sussuring Gyres of Chaos

Poetry for the Rich?

Andromeda

And a new Rant:
Montclair Fakery

And I hope you all have a great Memorial Day!