billy the kid

Goat, don’t eat my coat

I’ll give you a can instead

I’ve plenty of those

Goat, leave me my threads

They won’t taste so good you know

Try paper instead

Goat, why you so gruff

You pretend to be so tough

But I doubt you bluff

Here goat, take the coat

Think I’ll keep my shoes instead

Are you happy now?

©2016 Annette Rochelle Aben

A Treat to Celebrate National Read a Book Day – A Cover Reveal

Why didn’t the skeleton like the Jack-O’ Lantern? No bones about it! 

Yeah, well that’s what you get for allowing me to write Halloween jokes, okay!! I’d like to think my haiku is a bit better. I’ll just bet that if I combined haiku and Halloween, I’d stand a chance of hearing some screams.

of laughter, of course, or maybe a ghoulish grin or two? 

In honor of National Read a Book Day, I present for your approval… the COVER REVEAL of my next book!

Thank  you to Chris Graham for the amazing 3D version of my cover!  If you contact him, perhaps he can scare something up for your books…  http://www.thestoryreadingapeblog.com

This is a “Halloween story in words and pictures” of how the “creatures of the fright” occupy their time leading up to their big night. Naturally, when the pressure is on, they do a ‘fang-up’ job of tricking the little beggars into believing that their bark is worse than their bite.

Each year, the “Mistress of Halloween” (they say, she’s a dead ringer for my sister, Lorraine) proves herself worthy of the title of Diva of Decorating and transforms our front yard into sea of spooky. The little ones have been to known to stop smack in their tracks when greeted by snakes slithering on their path but it’s the life size rubber rats, with gnarly fangs that really give them pause. You would think with the disembodied heads hanging around, they wouldn’t stand a ghost of a chance of getting near the candy but we run out every year. Of candy, not kids…

Watch for the forthcoming announcement of BooKu, Halloween haiku coming to life soon on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats.

http://www.amazon.com/author/annetterochelleaben

Commit to an Attitude of Gratitude

Wednesday, September 7th 8am EDT ~ Commit to an Attitude of Gratitude. Wow, that’s a bold statement, from Team Gratitude. Let’s explore it during Attitude of Gratitude today, here on The Perspectivepower Network.  Because we’ll commit quicker to a particular brand of toothpaste or coffee than we will an Attitude of Gratitude, we may want to think about which will actually enrich our lives more in the long run. Annette Rochelle Aben http://www.annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com and award-winning artist, David A. Martinka http://www.redbellymusic.com & http://www.sunshadows.net thank you for tuning in and for SHARING our podcasts. Spread our network around and watch the energy return 10 fold to you! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/perspectivepower

 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/perspectivepower/2016/09/07commit-to-an-attitude-of-gratitude

Angel Messages September 6 2016

Your Daily Message from Angels…

ENJOY YOUR LIFE just BECAUSE!

We love you

Thank you, Angels, just because!!