Guest Post – Not So Wordless Wednesday – Dear, sweet city of New Orleans

MY photo of Mishelle, or how we normally see her at blog conferences!

Where to start? I met Mishelle (a.k.a. Secret Agent Mama)when she rescued me at my first blogging conference, Blissdom 09 in February. I was there with a new camera and she graciously tried to help me with it, even though she was busy being the official photographer. Her photos are stunning, and the words she writes with some with her photos are sensational.

She writes in so many places it will make your head spin. She has photos everywhere. I subscribe to her on Flickr where she uploads photos daily (sometime several times a day). I never tire of looking at them.

Then this past September we re-united at Type-A-Mom blogging conference in Asheville, NC where she assisted me again with my camera (because I still suck at using it!). She is kind and generous. And even though she is incredibly busy, she graciously accepted to be a guest poster for me (she has already guest posted for me before) and instead of just providing a single photo for Wordless Wednesday, she put together this beautiful mosaic accompanied by equally touching words about New Orleans.

P.S. And she loves fleur de lys as much as I do!
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Oh, you,
Dear, sweet city of New Orleans,
I came back,
As I told you I would.
I came back,
And you filled me with hope.
I came back,
Heard your sounds,
Inhaled your distinctness,
Let my eyes ingest every inch possible.
Oh, you,
Dear, sweet city of New Orleans,
I fell in love,
As I know I would once more.
I fell in love,
And you filled me with love.
You came back.
To play your musical heart out,
To intoxicate passers by,
To continually expose your beauty.
Oh, you,
Dear, sweet city of New Orleans,
I thank you….