Sitting alone not unduly worried

                                                                                       Author Charles J Sharp

Image: Alone Resting and Waiting (here)

Sitting alone not unduly worried
Morning sun blazing hot at midday
Even clouds running fast and hurried
Chased by the incoming evening rays

Destined to be buoyed leisurely
By a slow-moving flight belly full
Life undeniably knocked into inactivity
Not seen its worst heavy and brimful

Resigned to be resting the tired bones
Must you make an unscheduled stopover?
A messy cook up the previous occasion

Your friends too took refuge, remember?  

Bjorn and Sanaa at d'Verse at OLN #277

lost in thoughts asking

                                                                                             Author: abogada samoana

Image: Prayer Flags blowing in the Winds (here)

reaching for the sky

finding the truth wondering

lost in thoughts asking

solace in a magic wand
but it is long in coming

lost bidding for time
right a wrong is not easy
running for dear life
folly moving in circles

it is blowing in the winds

(a double tanka)

Jade Lisa's at d'Verse #427 Poetics - folly
Chevrefeuilles' at Carpe Diem - celebrates

its-8th anniversary - blowing in the winds

Restrictive movements may put a damper

                             

                                                                                                         Author: Steve Mays
Image: Halloween 1977 Costume Party 

A thing of the past - no social distancing (here)

'Trick or treats' uttered in jest and in anticipation to force

a response meant to be taken in a light vein just as much.

A nostalgic flood of feelings flowed back in memory on 

how neighborly and fun those occasions were.

It only seemed like yesterday that the friendly neighborhood

came alive. In fact, it was a sure way of getting to know the

immediate neighbors who initially may seem aloof and unfriendly

That may be the underlying reason that it was first mooted  by 

our elders before

Restrictive movements may put a damper on those who 

wish to risk it. It may further subject them to the prospects

of not getting a welcome..  

forays of childhood

innocence face a damper

with the restrictive

movements currently in place

with the new normal enforced 

Frank's at d'Verse Haibun Monday

- happy halloween

hands firmly on the hips standing akimbo

                                                                                    Author:Pearson Scott Foresman

Image: Visibly Upset (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:

aura hips eye contact disdain words 

strangers find woman lullaby accent 

showing an aura of authority

with hands firmly on the hips

standing akimbo looking sharply

through direct eye contact her lips

quivering speaking with disdain

words, without doubt, lost in anger

but still in control with restraints

while strangers around sensing danger

slowly retreat making a bee-line

for a safe exit never to mess around

for such a scenario will easily find

an explosive finality, not just a frown

this is not a woman giving a lullaby

not when uttering unguarded accents

to beat it without the normal goodbyes

the unruly scene should come to an end

MLMM's Wordle #212

A logical extension of restraints

                       

                                                                                             Attribution:Arne List

Image:  A Drab Winter Scene (here)

If winter is death, surely, 

red-slashed autumn is the wound that brought it.

A logical extension of restraints 

as colours would have determined

Is it intended that a copper tone is aligned

to reddish hues to beset the season's change

How unkind to view such an outcome

Perhaps unfairly exhorted 

by way of colours for winter 

will be bathed not in

pure and unstained white

but brown to red

Surely the correlation is tweaked more

towards the impending expectations 

of winter's cold and activities curtailed

that it reveals a deathly feeling

Yes, perhaps the feeling is akin 

to making the best of situations 

not unlike adjusting to the new normal

of the pandemic's inconveniences

Dylan's at MLMM's  - First Line Friday

much into the unknown

                                                                                        Author::W2009     

Image: Sadly in Quiet Moments (here)

the 5 charms:

grey life, dim accuracy, pale heat, 

consumed moon, spiritual songs

much into the unknown

a young heart in emotional reflection

clawing in the shadows of misty blues

questioning the grey life looming

in dim accuracy in measured intense

perplexed in a confused state 

of what the future holds

a physical structure of bodily charms

waiting to share blessed moments of love 

yet in the pale heat of a consumed moon

a perfect specimen of Adonis

lay crumpled and contorted 

where is the lovely maiden? 

lost in muted silence

lying prone under the covers

asking in nebulous intent

will spiritual songs help?

Laura's at d'Verse Poetics in

- the Charms of Samuel Greenberg

Magnetized by her presence

                      
                                                                                             Author: The US Senate Office
Image: Big Crowd at a Rally(here)

Magnetized by her presence
Charmed by her outward personality
That carried diversity to another level
A politician and attorney
That mesmerized the minorities

Accepted sexism and racial elements  
Within strong debating strategies
That had opponents stuttering even
Just wanting to say her name 
Kah-mala-mala

(44 words)

De at d'Verse Quadrille #114- poetical magnetism

we are free we are the world

                                                

                                                                                          Author:Marry :3 @Madjina

Image: We are taking over (here)

10 of 12 given words:
bend call spill spread hands  

gel scar sting list  frilly 

not driving you humans around the bend
not a desperate call but we are being free
we can spill over an irritant that's the trend

spread our numbers the Covid way entirely

we'll win hands down nothing but a fling

no gel needed but we are just as slippery

leaving no scar we can now attack and sting

the list can go on be on guard nothing frilly 

lots of food left for us you humans are so kind

hurriedly you left leaving the doors wide open

no more strays but owners not unwanted tenants

we are free we are the world that's our song

Carries' at Sunday Muse #130

Brenda's The Sunday Whirl Wordle 477

ill-defined but understood

                                                                                       Author:Luisisthebeast

Image: Lovingly together  (here)

the 11 of 12 given words:

almost, open, define, listen, nights 

expect grew, ways, known screendoor mean

almost an open book 

ill-defined but understood 

listen to the wind in the nights

not expecting an uproar but unusually quiet 

for it grew in ways friendly by nature

in a way to boost your stature

a wonderful soul is known to invest

precious times sometimes awkward at best

to walk past screendoors opening wide

despite locked from the inside

mysteriously swung out with clockwork precision

to accompany goodness accorded unto your person

blessings untold but impacting on my being

when our relationship was left panting 

was often stormy but not anymore

was it written we are meant for each other?

Grace at d'Verse OLN #276

the beauty of having a forest cover

                              
                                                                                            Author:Timothy Gonsalves

Image: Life-giving and Meandering (here) 

 
the beauty of having a forest cover

which doubles as a catchment area

most welcomed a spot in the locality

where rivers are to meander unobtrusively

to quench the regions blessed within

greenery craved of those forgotten beings

in the scorching heat of dry arid lands

but not quite so for some of the lucky ones

what they miss above they can well forgo

the abundance of riches lie hidden below

for Providence is a fair equalizer to behold

bidding its time to gush out - the black gold

 

Note: forest,rivers,quench is Covent Garden

Sarah at d'Verse in Poetics - three little words

what has bolstered his hopes?

                                                                                                           Author: David290

Image: A Gleaming Roadster (here)

Dare him to look up from his perch. The morning sun slowly moves
competing with lazy clouds across the sky. He has not flinched his tired 

bones. He will bid his time contrary to some thoughts

We look at him through the wrong end of the long telescope of time 
far from giving in but what has bolstered his hopes. That no one can tell
He liked her but that was long ago before he went away. He is back 

determined to stake his claims

He feels confident. He is no more the struggling wimp those others 

referred to and laughed at before, unkempt and penniless. He has parked 

his Ferrari far down the street. He has made his pile that he is not to 

reveal. He is waiting patiently for a glimpse of her -  for a surprise.

But is she really married? 

(144 words)

Kim at d'Verse:  Prosey - telescope of time

not to acquiesce in meek demeanour

                                                                                  Attribution: Sunday Muse

Image: Showing the Way (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:
acquiesce shrug inhale pity ruffle 

inevitably groan disgust lament grim

not to acquiesce in meek demeanour

for it is not an option 

but to just shrug it off

to inhale pity without a ruffle

is a tragedy for it is conforming 

to bullying tactics

it is necessary to push forward

the guiding light even 

with a puny lantern

to inevitably put up a brave front

against those hiding 

behind the cloak of cowardice

to cause damage

the expected defense is always devoid

of a groan but to confront the 

disgust of not wanting to succumb

under the weight of surrender  

not even to lament 

a grim outcome to a dignified soul

Carrie's at Sunday Muse #129

saving grace in hardships

                                                 Attribution: Wellcome Collection gallery 

Image: Helping a Stranger (here)

"Always in these friendships

one serves the other," 

-   The Triumph Of Achilles by Louise Gluck

never had it been ignored

the chain of relief to assist

deserving for such discord

that happened hard to resist

saving grace in hardships

unexpected entry of a stranger

always in these new friendships 

one serves the other

in reality the help was God-sent

for one's good deeds in return

old act in extending a helping hand

guiding the lights of Providence

Bjorn at d'Verse MTB -  googling

a direct assault on power

                                                                                                           Author: Unknown
Image: The Board of Directors    

of a company in 1852  (here)

10 of 12 given words:

flight assault power strip right  

cast doubt contract board risk

care for a flight of fancy

with a direct assault on power

make a way out real easy 

bring the expectations lower

strip off  measures of strength 

with the right to resist the stance

cast a doubt to review at length

there is still a fighting chance

since the contract is binding

new normal is an inspiration

the Board finds it tempting

to seek likes of arbitration

mindful of sinister elements

lurking in the dark recesses

to striking at weak moments

given half a chance of access

invoke a new thinking

risk a catalyst in bad times 

sacrifice in the beginning

big money comes at the end

Rhyme Scheme: ABAB

Lucy's at d'Verse Poetics - ballad  

Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #476

magic of golden copper hues

                                                                                            Author: aimnotboy

Image: Golden brown with distinction (here)

magic of golden copper hues
peeking out of the greenery
faithfully right on time
 
we are to savour with consternation
of missing Spring but still
blessed before the cold blankets
the landscape

seasons come and go but
provides the beauty of colours
craved for

(44 words)

Merril at d'Verse  with Quadrille #113 -  blankets

an eighth year and lots of songs

                                        
                                                                                             Author Unknown
Image: Happiness Through the Years (here)

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wonder reminders

an eighth year and lots of songs

to enjoy moments

that spanned years close to one's heart

no virus mess up but fun

Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem - celebrates-its-8th.html

Mish's at d'Verse OLN #275