Look At The Stars, Look How They Shine For You
Flash Fiction 55, Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 11 February 2011 @ 10:36 AM 39 Comments
Yesterday in the bathtub I sat singing
Coldplay’s “Yellow.” Such a pretty song.
Later, in my blue chiffon I combed
the forest for something cheery for you
– a daffodil shock maybe, or a single lemon,
but came up short – until I remembered
the yellow guitar lesson, the spaghetti thing,
and that I always already have what I need.
Just a little fiction in 55 words for THE G-Man.
Posted with love, by Jannie of The Yellow Starshine Wonderment Brigade.
xoxoxo
On 11 February 2011 at 10:59 am
gautami tripathy said,
Beautifully yellow!
lined up…
On 11 February 2011 at 11:17 am
Lynn said,
How nice – all lovely. Especially lovely Kelly. Have a great weekend, Jannie Muffin! xo
On 11 February 2011 at 11:22 am
vered | blogger for hire said,
“I always already have what I need.” LOVE this sentence!
On 11 February 2011 at 11:28 am
secret agent woman said,
What a cheery looking guitar lesson!
On 11 February 2011 at 11:45 am
Lance said,
I *really* want to run through the spaghetti!!!!
On 11 February 2011 at 11:49 am
Mama Zen said,
This is lovely, Jannie!
On 11 February 2011 at 12:34 pm
Linda said,
That spaghetti thing looks really cool! Have a great weekend.
On 11 February 2011 at 12:42 pm
Aimee said,
I needed a little yellow today. Thanks for the cheery post
Hope all is well in Funsterland.
On 11 February 2011 at 12:46 pm
Monkey Man said,
Looks like it was a fun day. Great 55.
On 11 February 2011 at 1:33 pm
Katherine said,
Good tune Jannie. I can’t get enough of your spaghetti shot. They make for a very yellow and smiley Flash55.
(and Jannie -you’se got a problem wit your comment Luv button down there. It’s Brrroooookin! Bad Blue Bunny!)
On 11 February 2011 at 1:51 pm
Jannie said,
Gautami! I just logged back in here for the first time in a few hours and WOW, yes — this is a LOT of yellow!
Lynn! Speaking of lovely — there YOU are! have a good one too. I just glittered the outside of 96 votive holders with the wax already in them.
Vered! And it’s TRUE. I’ll remember to remember it whenever I feel I amin some way lacking something.
Secret Agent Woman! Funny how my old camera caught the afternoon light in a haze like that. And the teacher was such a super-nice guy. She was 6 then.
Lancie! Sadly they have taken that sculpture down, boo hoo. I wonder what they did with it? Guess we’ll just have to make one of our own!!
Mama Zen. I had NOTHING for a 55 idea, then BB and all his yellow got me going. Whoo hoo- another rabbit from 55 hat pulled.
Hi Linda! It was such a cool thing, made of PVC pipes and surgical tubing. But gone now, sadly. I hope YOU have a great one too!!
Hi Aimee– well, this post had the desired effect — to bring some cheer into a winter’s day for many of you. Yep, all is GREAT!! I just be-glittered the lower 2/3rds of 96 votive holders, and after my bath I will bauble up a few more centerpieces. All is very very well. And I hope it is with YOU too!!
Hey, Monkey Man. Yep, all 3 were fun days, these photos. We know no other days to have! P:)
Hi Katherine!! Yes, the melody is so lovely and haunting. And a love song. Nice. Oh, yes, the Comment Luyv — sorry! I’ll get BB on that as soon as he makes my lunch and irons all my ball gowns.
xoxo
xoxo
On 11 February 2011 at 2:55 pm
Belinda said,
I love how a little word, a song title, can inspire a day full of sunny! Asd holy smokes, spaghetti playground? I want in! xx
On 11 February 2011 at 3:35 pm
Daisy said,
I love this post, Jannie. Yellow is my favorite color and always makes me feel cheerful–a great start to the weekend. Thank you! I hope you have a lovely weekend and a happy Valentine’s Day!
On 11 February 2011 at 4:11 pm
Jennifer Susannah Devore said,
From Moi in my Golden State to Toi and your Yellow Rose of Texas … a sunshiny, belle journee de jaune to you!
On 11 February 2011 at 5:48 pm
Moondustwriter said,
Oooo I want to play with Kellie in the world of yellow
have fun tomorrow – will be thinking ’bout ya
On 11 February 2011 at 6:20 pm
Patricia said,
“I always already have what I need” I am with Vered on this one…Fun 55 and Thanks for the new button on top…You are remarkable and creative
On 11 February 2011 at 6:26 pm
G-Man said,
They call you Mellow Yellow…
You always take the BIGGEST pictures Jannie
Loved your 55…
Thanks for playing, You Rock The Longhorn State baby.
Gimme a Pearl…
Have a Kick Ass Week-End…G
On 11 February 2011 at 9:58 pm
Jannie said,
Belinda, inspiration always amazes and delights me. And it’s limitless, I’m learning.
Daisy, BB, put up that gerber daisy for you. On the corner of his desk. He’s still got a big crush in you!
Lovely Jennifer Susannah, golden, yellow — our states of domicile, and states of mind are sunny
Thanks Moondust! I worked 6 hours today. I think I’m done for the night. Have a couple more hours bauble hanging in the a of m. Then a bit of glue-gunning. And that’s it! So sweet of you to remember tomorrows the Big Day.
Patricia,, YOU are remarkable and creative!!
Gman, I’m just wild about saffron, saffron’s wild about me.
xxxooo
On 11 February 2011 at 10:25 pm
brian said,
i used to have a yellow xterra…yellow is so happy…thanks for the smiles. jannie!
On 11 February 2011 at 11:51 pm
Talon said,
Having what you need? Priceless!
Loved your yellow 55, Jannie xxx
On 12 February 2011 at 11:19 am
suzen said,
Hi Jannie! Had to run thru the archives here to catch up – been busy getting website up and a new “face” for my blog. LOVE those centerpieces – how sparkly! And yellow – ah, the color of the sun, which is shining today and will hopefully start melting the enormous piles of snow in my yard – come on spring!
hugs
suZen
On 12 February 2011 at 4:14 pm
Jannie said,
Yay, the tables are all set up!
30 centerpieces, 96 candles.
Taking a break.
Beer time?
Xxxxoooo
On 12 February 2011 at 9:48 pm
K and B said,
Me thinks your title for this post is awesome with how much yellow there was. stars= yellow. Yeppers. And Happy Belated Birthday to your DH.
And TWO inches of the white stuff cancelled school?! We did get lots and lots of it, and it closed our schools down. But it didn’t close the stores down, it was fun at work though… since over 40 people called in they got us pizza for showing up.
On 13 February 2011 at 2:00 am
KINGOFNEWYORKHACKS said,
Hey…I’m a NYC Taxi Driver !!! You HAD me at Hello Jannie !!!! Lmao ! Visit Jannie = Smiles, all the time !!
peace
On 13 February 2011 at 3:41 am
SnaggleTooth said,
Another fun 55-
I didn’t know you were writing about yellow when I wrote about a heart being yella… I didn’t know guitar lessons could be yellow! I’ve known some nervous recitalists tho-
I’m reminded of the Rolling Stones tune “You can’t always get what you want”’s line “Ya get what ya need!” So true we don’t need so much of our stuff. When I throw stuff out tho, I usually end up needing it!
Thanks for the yellow cheer!
Good luck at your Gala!
On 13 February 2011 at 5:34 am
sheila said,
I’ve always loved that spaghetti pic! I love that song too. HOpefully I’ll have that one stuck in my head today!
On 13 February 2011 at 10:53 am
Adrenalynn said,
Yellow! Such an awesome color. Love the spaghetting thing!! And thank you for reminding me that I do have everything I need already. You are simply LOVELY!
On 13 February 2011 at 2:10 pm
Anne Bender said,
Hmm, I have this unexplainable craving for thin noodles in a tomato-based sauce. How odd!
Lovely poem, and pictures as usual, Jannie. Your posts always make me smile.
On 13 February 2011 at 2:16 pm
Glenn Buttkus said,
Oh so mellow yellow, and the Texas state
flower sure does conjure up those
corn rows, sunflowers, sweating glasses
of lemonade, packs of juicy fruit, school
buses, golden labradors, pineapple rings,
and my teeth before I scrub them.
Terrific 55, girl, but now Kelly has me
counting the words, and I think you
are poeticising outside the lines again.
No matter, for as you /comb the forest
for something cheery/ you spread the
cheer, the sunshine, and the love.
On 14 February 2011 at 1:34 am
desk49 said,
And you seem to have what you needed.
On 14 February 2011 at 8:27 am
Laura Hegfield said,
Praise for all yellow sunshiny things!!! Wonderful uplifting post Jannie (that spaghetti thing is awesome!!!) Shine ON!
On 14 February 2011 at 11:21 am
Alice Audrey said,
I like the little foot rest boxes as the guitar lesson. Those make a lot of sense.
Isn’t it amazing how often what we need is already right there?
On 14 February 2011 at 1:02 pm
J.D. Meier said,
Coldplay has such great variety and soul in their songs.
Beautiful slices of life as always.
On 14 February 2011 at 1:18 pm
Jannie said,
whooo-hoooo. I am back in cyberland!
You all are AWESOME!!!!
I am going for a bath now!
xoxo
On 14 February 2011 at 5:00 pm
Fireblossom said,
Is that a shrine to the Flying Spaghetti Monster? or what?
On 15 February 2011 at 11:45 am
Jannie said,
Brian! A yellow car sounds refreshing! And Xterras very zippy I think.
Talon! Better than all the gold that glitters in the world.
Oooo Suzen! Your new blog updates sound great – I’ll look forward to seeing them indeed! Snow melted yet?? Won’t be long.
Hey K & B — and I added MORE yellow for fun!! And a cheeseburger for the post I’ll hit Publish on after I post this comment. Yep, can you believe TWO inches cancelled school!!!
Today it’s in the 70s tho, and sunny. Oooo, I LOVES me some pizza!!! And I’m soooo hungry at this moment.
KING!! Yellow so totally ROCKS!! And so great to see you, always a highlight in Funsterland.
Hey, Snag — yeah, cool heart color post you put up. Yella indeed. Yes, I KNOW — thrown stuff is often missed. Gala was great, I’ll most likely do a post on it one day before too long.
Hey, Sheila, now I’m singing the song again, after a few days not.
Great song, such a plaintivbe voice and melody.
Hey, Adrenalynn, well sometimes I need reminding too! I guess most of us do from time to time.
Anne Bender!! Anne who works in a job outside the home now. Yes, I’m hungry too, the post I’m about to publish is about a cheeseburger.
Glenn!! WONDERFUl list of yellow things I missed. And oh crap — no! More than 55 words again?? I better get with the program, eh?
Hey Desk 49!! And yesterday I saw a dandelion growing! can you believe spring is rearing it’s happy head here already??
Hey, Shiny Laura!!! You shine on too, girl, you sunshiney cheery one of great love and joy!
Hey, Alice Audrey, yes the very proper classical guitar position. Yep, I swear, we think we need stuff a lot of time, and as you say, it IS right there. And often what we think we need or want we can really do without.
J.D. Coldplay is GOD-like, like U2. Great tunes indeed!
Fireblossom! how ’bout that, eh? I miss that thing. Wonder where it went? Hopefully to another museum so others can enjoy too!!
xoxoxoxo
xoxooxxo
xoxoxoox
On 17 February 2011 at 8:50 pm
Davina Haisell said,
Jannie, Coldplay has to be one of my favourite groups. I’m listening to this song while I type this comment. My favourite one of theirs is Clocks. That song gives me chills!
On 21 February 2011 at 8:12 am
Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. love the photos and I love your spaghetti art – well not yours – but Austin’s!! The kids are hooked on the man .. with their guitars though .. and the orange-yellow lockers with the tiny soul .. great pictures ..
Yellow guitar .. iconic London Department Stores – Selfridges … used Yellow as their colour & for their 100 years celebrations .. they produced various items in Pantone 109 Yellow: http://positiveletters.blogspot.com/2009/05/selfridges-real-entrepreneurs-yellow-no.html
They have a wonderful food hall!! Cheers .. and great 55 .. enjoy this week ahead .. I’m catching up – Hilree xoxoxox
On 23 February 2011 at 4:33 pm
Jannie said,
Oh hi, Dear Davina and Hilary.
Davina — Clocks I’m not sure I really know that one, but perhaps I do and have the title wrong. Coldplay — right up there with u2 in my books, what I have heard of them.
Dearest Hilary — hi dear! I will check that link now!!
xoxoxxo