Inspirations, the Stories Space Coffee House: If you're reading this it just might mean I'm back, sorta. If you're not reading this, well, congratulations.

Tough call between the kebabs and key lime tarts but I love key lime so I guess that's where I'll land.

Good morning. Still in a heat warning here. 33C with a humidex (how it feels with humidity factored in) around 40. Supposed to be rainy tomorrow and then cooler.

Toying with stories but progress is slow. Between work and life, writing gets short shrift much as I enjoy doing it.

Those bee cookies look pretty tasty Cora.

I have a cold, though it isn’t too bad. I was in bed most of yesterday, and while I will get up and around today, I’m still feeling a bit punk, as my Dad used to say.

Roland, I am so psyched about a female umpire! A female pitcher is next! In other baseball news, the Mets appear to suck yet again, and with the highest payroll in baseball. Heavy sigh.

Coffee please!

Good morning. We are well-endowed with goodies now that Cora is back. I will put on some Tobermory Grotto coffee to go with those. Maybe some David's Breakfast and Buddha's Blend for teas. Washed the pitchers and made fresh iced tea and lemonade. Sodas are stocked.

How goes it? Still steamy here and isn't improving much in the coming days, either.

Good morning, everyone!

I wanted to write a song the other day so I looked up songwriting to see if I could get tips. It differs from poetry, which is what I seem to gravitate towards. It's rather difficult and challenging. I think I'll put writing a song on the back burner and focus on other things. I can't pin down a memoir which is something I've wanted to write for a long while. So inspiration has yet to come to me for a story/flash fiction, which is what I'm best at. I'll think some more today. My mind is always running from one thing to another.

I hope everyone has a lovely day.

🌹Cora's Creations🌹 brings you these delicious treats

Sweet Beach Cookies

Mini Lemon Cheesecakes

Flower Sugar Cookies

Enjoy! 😊

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It differs from poetry, which is what I seem to gravitate towards.

They are different but I think they also interact. Just look at my posts about Leonard Cohen in the poets poll thread. And it is not just him, other songwriters have also been published poets (the late Gord Downie of Canadian alt-rockers The Tragically Hip comes to mind). Most lyrics are poetry in form, but then also need to adapt to the flow of music, which is where the difference comes in. Great lyrics are usually also great poetry, and lyric poetry is a genre for a reason, but the reverse is not necessarily true.

And keep in mind that we often see ancient works as poems that were actually sung in their day. The Psalms come to mind. While there are hymns and other works that are settings of them, we often encounter many of them as readings, in spoken word rather than musical form. Greek lyric poetry is mostly like that, too.

I have contemplated songwriting as well but I am not sure how one writes lyrics without a tune and while I dearly love music, I am terrible at it from a performance standpoint. So I would likely have to take an existing melody and adapt to it unless I found someone more adept at music than I to write me a tune (though I have occasionally had tunes in my head for my poems). Someone else was musing about this in a thread somewhere on here recently as well.

Thank you, Mendalla, for your encouraging and detailed response. Leonard Cohen came to mind as I was writing how I wanted to write a song, reflecting back to yesterday on our chat over his work. You brought up some great points, a few I reflected over today.

You wrote you dearly love music. For me, music has been a large factor of my life for a long time. While I can play the acoustic guitar a little, I don't have the talent to put together a melody for a song.

Poetry and songwriting are similar, as you wrote. I did find a couple key differences in the art of songwriting, i.e. how the chorus relates to verses.

That said, I'm grateful for your help and advice, and the unique points you brought up.

Good morning, everyone.

Nothing interesting to say this morning. I woke up in a melancholic mood and can't get out of it. I think I may listen to a lot of music today. Maybe I'll get some writing done. I usually write when I'm not at my best.

I hope everyone has a lovely day.

🌹Cora's Creations🌹 brings you these delicious treats

Cinnamon Sugar Peach Upside Down Cake

Key Lime Pie Bars

Raspberry Streusel Bars

Enjoy! 😊

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I think I may listen to a lot of music today.

Music is certainly what works for me a lot of the time. Probably not the same music that you listen to (unless you also happen to be a fan of Nightwish and Floor Jansen) but music nonetheless.

Some really yummy looking stuff up there. Raspberry streusel should go well with an afternoon tea (Yorkshire Gold).

Hope your day got better or at least that you got some writing going.

Good morning, everyone

Mendalla, you are correct about our music choices. I listen to a range of things, but Chili Peppers have been my favorite for about a decade. I saw them in concert.

Thanks for hoping my day got better. I got a few lines written for a song but then deleted them. I think I set a bar for myself to great songwriters and anything less should be scrapped, which is wrong. I think I forced myself out of that mentality last night, though.

You've mentioned you're busy at work. Not sure if you still are, but I hope things are going smoothly on your end. Did you get any gardening done this summer? I know you like that.

Awhile ago I mentioned how Inspirations goes through lulls with it not being as active like other times. It's nice chatting with you, but I hope more people join in again.

I hope everyone has a lovely day.

🌹Cora's Creations🌹 brings you these delectable treats

Peaches and Cream Pretzel Pie

Coffee and Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream topped with Cookie Dough and Chocolate Chips

Pecan Pie Bars

Enjoy 😊

On a break from work today. Didn't sleep well and have a migraine looming (or so it feels like). We're into the back half of the year an I haven't burned any sick days so I took one.

Oo, those pecan pie bars look lovely. Pecans are one of my favourite nuts and I love them in baking like pies and tarts.

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listen to a range of things, but Chili Peppers have been my favorite for about a decade. I saw them in concert.

My music is all over the map these days, even if I tend to come across as a bit of a metalhead at times. Not really a fan of the Chilis music (listenable but not my first choice), but there's some incredible talent in that band (Flea is one of the best bassists alive).