hopefully to right human failings

                                                                               Bond of Union, 1956, by M. C. Escher

Image:  Courtesy of Tess' Mag 248 (here)

Bjorn's given words:

dyadic  - relating to or based on two; twofold

profess  -  To affirm openly; declare or claim

carnalize - debase through carnal gratification

dingy  - Shabby, drab, or squalid.

holly  -  the foliage and berries, used especially

for Christmas decoration.

alee -  upon or toward the lee side of a vessel;

away from the wind

benison  -   an utterance of good wishes,

a spoken blessing

Is it proper to have a peek into

a dyadic representation of man’s

mind, a mind bifurcated of two

separate wholes but layered?

Professing a stance to carnalize

on banal weaknesses is to stoop

so low on a human frame

Dingy in preference is no 

validation of intentions and no 

amount of holly cheer in any 

direction alee or otherwise  can 

alleviate evil desires of a 

twisted mind

It runs smack against a profusion

of a priest’s gentle benison to remind

and hopefully to right human failings

For Bjorn's hosting at lqw Wordle #13 and

Tess' at Magpie Tales # 248

jugular core of business acumen and ethics

Image:  Picture prompt Courtesy of
Mindlovemisery's  (here)

Sunday Whirl Wordle
The given words:

able breeze scattered gaze plain 

bent  splendor gathering rattle 

harvest skin secular 

Looking at the illusion and to be able to 

breeze through a scattered gaze is plain 

to the eye but difficult  to fathom

Won the Korean currency is bent to gain 

international splendor upon a gathering

of strength befitting the hardy and hard-

working fervor of its people

It is beginning to rattle other growing 

economies through its ability to harness

and harvest the benefits of international 

commerce.They penetrate right through

the skin to lodge in to the secular and

jugular core of business acumen and ethics. 

They got over the stigma of inferior quality 

of products and are now worthy  successors 

to the Japanese who have lately sagged and 

lagged behind in their competitive advantage 

and are instead trailing from the rear

For Mindlovemisery's Menagerie with
the picture prompt # 83 and
Mary's at Poets United's Poetry Pantry
# 229 and Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #189

the more you'll get back in return

Image:  Courtesy of Grandma's Goulash (here)
The Vagabond said to the Chef.....

Don't hesitate to give
some food to the poor
But I have a family to feed
Don't worry,the more you
give the more you'll get
back in return

(140 characters)

For Linda at Grandma's Goulash Succinctly Yours
week #193 - to write a Micro Fiction of not exceeding
140 characters and to include the word - hesitate

West Virginia missed her son

                                                                              Attribution: ABC Television

Image: TV Grab of  'An Evening with John Denver' (here)

Note: West Virginia is taken as a cue from his song
Country Road. In fact John Denver lived much of his
life in Aspen, Colorado. The Colorado state legislature
even adopted "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its
state songs in 2007  -  Wiki

A shadorma

a non-rhyming six-line poem of 3/5/3/3/7/5 syllables

(inspired by John Denver’s song, Country Road)

Country road

Memories of old

Tragedy

Snuffed his soul

West Virginia missed her son

Sweet shrill voice no more

The sedoka

a non rhyming six line poem of  5/7/7/ 5/7/7 syllables

(often used for writing love poetry)

Memories of her

Will forever haunt his being

Cause of parting so trivial

Autumn leaves drift down

Like young lovers in a spat

Warmth of ground ushers amends


For Bastet's MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie
BJ’s Shadorma & Beyond  - and Sedoka and

Gabriella's at dVerse OpenLinkNight for
November

The Exodus Repeated

                                                                              Attribution: Ivan N Kramskoi

Image: Crossing the Red Sea (here)

Red Sea opened up

Big obstacle surmounted

But Pharoah's men drowned

Brown and gold littered

the ground waiting for snow-fall

Yearned for White Christmas

Melodious chirpings

Drifted towards distant lands

Followed migration

For Chev's CARPE DIEM # 615 -  exodus

When greens meet the eyes

                                                                                      Attribution: Sarah Quareshi11

Image: Japanese Garden Greenery (here)

Rainbow of colors

Inkling of Spring’s Paradise

When greens meet the eyes

Distrust of strangers

Paradise in the offing

Smooth passage of time

Insist on good thoughts

Sleeping well without malice

Paradise in dreams

For Chev's CARPE DIEM # 614  -  paradise

One is blessed being in the race

                                                                                                   Attribution: Ms Jones

Image: Almost Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner (here)
(Tender, juicy roast turkey - the main attraction - with old-fashioned 
gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, baked green beans, sweet 
and sour cod, steamed rice, achara (pickled green papaya relish)
apple crisp, punch and soda)

Note: In keeping with Thanksgiving 

to write a poem on being thankful

The breaking dawn strikes early

Cool and smooth as  mountain air

As in spring bright and breezy

Never a kind moment to spare

A thought for the homeless

Not with families but still not alone

Resigned to feeling hopeless

Such inequalities riding the storm

Is it not a privilege not in their shoes

Healthy,wealthy and wise seeking solace

To feel out the freedom to choose

One is blessed being in the race

A cushy job paying well to survive

To afford trappings to raise a family

Given to having privileges for a good life

And least of all not being a turkey

For Brian's hosting d'Verse MTB  - Thanksgiving 
Turkey with a side of Poetry and
Susan's at Poets United's Midweek Motif with -  gratitude

Waiting for the shadows to out fox!

                                                                              Attribution : Seth Whales
Image: A Red Pillar Box bidding its Time (here)

Note: To write a childlike fantasy poem
even going into realms of nonsensical mode

Real Toads - the given words:

fly race skew waiting shadows clouds strangers

scaling relief horizon contour hopeful dirt

(we are supposed to use 3 words but being a
nonsensical poem it gives a lot of leeway to
use all the words)

3WW - the given words:

distrust tolerant hopeful

To fly slowly into a rabbit hole

A race in time astride a red pillar box

Skewed thinking with the toe

Waiting for the shadows to out fox

Swimming in the clouds with strangers

Scaling the cupboard with an elephant

Offering comic relief to a court jester

Hugging a crocodile on the horizon

Tracing the contour of a tangerine

Gleefully running to offer some dirt

Distrust for a nun atop a submarine

Tolerant kangaroo hopeful for a flirt

For Anthony's hosting at d'Verse
Poetics in a not so Real World
grapeling's at Real Toads and
Thomg's hosting at 3WW

Life was destined to progress

                                                                                      Attribution: Jonathan Billinger

Image: Moss and lichen on Granite (here)

Bjorn’s given words:

frangipani  -  flowering plants primarily deciduous

silurian - geologic period typified by beginnings of

life on land with appearance of moss and lichens

inchor -  fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.

mikado -  monarch in Japan's constitutional monarchy

mise -  a legal proceeding upon a writ of right

oscine -  songbirds with highly developed vocal organs.

Never one to anticipate

Of a spectacle unduly common

Greenery as far as the eyes

Could see

A sea of frangipani

That bathed the landscape

A far cry from the beginnings

From  the Silurian age

When life on earth bore

No complications

Life forms had just made appearances

Of simple moss and lichens

Perhaps the blessings of the gods

With inchor of golden fluid

Flowing glowingly in their veins

And just as blue blood

That had taken refuge in the

Mikado’s regal being

No mise of any kind to stifle

The orderly cycle of life on earth

Even with oscine creatures

Extending a hand

With a handy rendition  of sweet

Evergreen melodies

Life was destined to progress

Through the Ages

For Bjorn's word games at #lqw Wordle #12

Of fleeting moments

                                                                                       Attribution: InvictusOU812

Image: A double Rainbow

Colorful visions

Stretching across heaven’s high

Of fleeting moments

Natural wonder

Girl’s dream grabbing for herself

Present for her dad

Not to be outdone

Boy’s yearnings to grab it first

To entice a girl

Chev's CARPE DIEM Time-glass #11  -  rainbow

Fluttering and floating

                                                                            Attribution: Lambtron
Image: Executing a pirouette (here)

The given words:

flutter pirouettes spills forgotten moments decision

resolute neglected cloudy children stains miserable

She kept looking into the glass window

Imagining herself as the prima donna

Fluttering and floating as the falling snow

Executing pirouettes in forms from afar

Just as agile she could take the spills

Forgotten but moments of her affliction
Resolute and brave with strong wills

She was to insist for a strong decision

She had neglected it for far too long
An issue no more as cloudy as before

Read it on the ‘net it could be done

Negative thoughts were just a damper

Children charted out their own destiny

Parents did understand and gave support

Stains on thoughts could sow infamy
Been miserable so enough of the rot

Should then able to whirl with the flow

Just a simple surgery to make it even

Others born with ten dainty little toes

Couldn't understand why she had eleven

For Brenda's hosting at Sunday Whirl Wordle #188 and
Mary's at Poets United's Poetry Pantry # 228

Treading refined path

                                                                 Attribution: Life Science Databases
Image: Circling through the Transformation (here)

Attesting to seek

Feelings of newness in self

Change for the better

Yearnings to improve

Converting spiritual self

Towards Nirvana

Treading refined path
Attaining a transformed self
Spiritual solace

For Chev's CARPE DIEM #610 - transformation

Need we ask for more!

                                                                      Still Life with Fruit by Severin Roesen 1852.
Image: Courtesy of  Margaret (here)    

Blessings of nature

Insisting on us making choices

Fruits galore

Need we ask for more

Fruiting all season

But there are seasonal ones

Again providing more choices

Need we ask for more

Why should there be fruits

What if there are no fruits

Shouldn’t it be just greenery

A world without fruits

It is difficult to fathom

There has to be fruits

How else does one munch

If there are no fruits

How else does one spit out the pits

If there are no fruits

How else the grocers have a

semblance of fruit business

If there are no fruits

It is difficult to fathom

Need we ask for more!

For Margaret's hosting at Real Toads -  Artistic Interpretations

Quality time With the Family

                                                                                                         Attribution: Fae
Image:  Being near and together (here)
  

Extending a hand in friendship

Such a noble idea to effect change

Wanting to seal a relationship

In an ambience befitting acclaim

Far yet within striking distance

Attesting to madness of desires

Life’s tests that impinge on cadence

A wonderful offspring he had sired

Debating within him for impact
What then is the consideration
With loved ones feeling relaxed

Relishing salads for fat reduction

For Bjorn's hosting at d'Verse  on Defamiliarization MTB
where we are to present the familiar in a new way so 
it feels new . One way is to take something ordinary 
and not to mention what it is until the very end

Extending a wealth of kindness to those blessed

                                                                                       Attribution: Primus von Quack

Image: Dusk in Steveston, British Columbia (here)

Red Wolf Poems Wordle #31:
To use the given words and to include
the phrase 'every song must end'

The given words:

grit spirit raw pulsing dying Bodhisattva

void legerdemain parasites reflected dusk

legerdemain: cunning deception or trickery
Bodhisattva: a being that compassionately
refrains from entering nirvana in order to
save others and is worshiped as a deity 

Real Toads:  youth and age

Youth and age at opposite ends of the spectrum

Surviving with true grit of the untested and young

but balanced by the spirit of the experienced soul

Raw nerves employed of activities physical in nature

pulsing at fast rate of adrenalin flow of the young

Matched by the aged afflicted with chronic diseases

sometimes dying but ever willing to act like the

deity Bodhisattva stalking with a pure heart

extending a wealth of kindness to those blessed

Mankind is not conveniently compartmentalized

age-wise though for the void in between may well be

filled by elements prone to legerdemain tendencies

The parasites of society are reflected in ills
of human failings

The dusk of the day brings to a finality of the day’s

failings to hide in the darkness of nights and to

commence the next day their nefarious ventures

unless and until restrained or cut short by the arms

of the law.

Only then will humanity be spared though

invariably sufferings of the deprived would still

be sustained for another day
.

But poetic justice or justice as a whole will

ultimately triumph as Providence is a fair

Equalizer so that is how eventually

‘every song must end.’

For Nicole's hosting at Red Wolf Poems Wordle #31 and
Kerry's Midweek Challenge at Real Toads with -  youth and age

It maintains its identity by its sheer tenacity

                                                                                      Attribution: Brocken Inaglory

Image: A specimen of the Metrosideros polymorpha (here)

3WW:  notorious toxic fiery

Poetry Jam:  identity - who are you

Poets United:  health

Who are you?

It maintains its identity by its sheer

tenacity producing a brilliant display

of fiery red to yellow flowers

The Metrosideros polymorpha

in all its insistence

Notorious for holding out in all of

its intensity for its very existence

in such trying situations

of toxic lava flows

Yet it grows easily on lave

reputedly the first plant to peep

out of the fertile soil

No small wonder it is sacred to Pele

the volcano goddess in imposing its

presence in plain good health

So, here again, who are you, anyway!

Note: The Metrosideros polymorpha, is a
species of flowering evergreen tree in the
myrtle family found in Hawaii. It produces 

a brilliant display of flowers which can
range from fiery red to yellow. Many native 

Hawaiian traditions refer to the tree as sacred
to Pele, the volcano goddess The trees grow
easily on lava, and are usually the very first 

plants to grow on new lava flows  -  Wiki

For Brian's hosting at Poetry Jam 
Susan's at Poets United's Midweek Motif
Thomg's at 3WW week # 402

To extend fellowship for sake of the other

                                                                                      Attribution: Mindlovemisery's
Image: Courtesy of Mindlovemisery's (here)

In the midst of the cold and misty morning

Still retaining tenaciously the orange hues

Likeness of golden Autumn less the shine

Shivering harboring beads of morning dew

Insisting on nearness to savor the warmth

Of togetherness reliving memories of old

Of days gone by but still fresh of moments

To cherish together steadfast within the fold

Relentlessly the years seem fast moving

A couple holding hands humming in unison

Thoughts of precious moments of sharing

Tugs the conscience at signs of disagreements

Being together sacrificing one’s comforts

To extend fellowship for sake of the other

The best there is for happiness without efforts

Certainly a convenient and accepted formula

For MindloveMisery's Menagerie Photo
Challenge #35 -  flowers in the snow

Prestidigitation of a kind to happen naturally

Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag

The given words:

toadstool amber

prestidigitation  -  sleight-of-hand

obsidian  -  naturally occurring volcanic glass

formed as an extrusive igneous rock

lapis-lazuli  -  deep blue semi-precious stone

scabious  -  of the honeysuckle

family of flowering plants

Sitting on the bench at the bus-stop

Like an elf on a toadstool looking out

At the empty highway expecting some

miracle of a kind to happen naturally

It was on amber for far too long waiting

for green to appear but it never did come

There was no change and the highway

remained empty for some while waiting for

prestidigitation of a kind to happen naturally

Was it the obsidian based rock used in its

construction that made it that very risky
To take corners even at reasonable speed
if at all was pushing the luck too far

Apparently lots of lapis-lazuli kind were

embedded in the levels beneath the surface

It made this a valuable stretch of road

It also contributed to the strange sparkles

These suddenly blinded even careful drivers

They could not explain beautiful rays darting

out from the road surface just before the crash

The scabious dotting the sides did not help

to make this a safe and friendly encounter

An expectation of a kind to happen naturally

For Bjorn’s #lqw wordle 11 

Tess' Magpie Tales # 246 and
Kerry's Open Link Monday
at Real Toads

That is all that he had asked for

                                                                                                 Attribution: cyclonebill

Image: Toasted rye bread with smoked 

potatoes, mayonnaise and chives (here)

The given words:

lingering toasty palate fresh hints

sex tends subtle mix yields soul

The lingering toasty taste of a

simple toast on his palate

That is all that he had asked for

Fresh from being rescued

from the jaws of death

when he was found in the alley

That was the last he remembered

when he was  on the way

back to his hotel

With no hints of the impending

mayhem he was caught in the

cross-fire between rival gangs

This was their fight for territorial rights

to control the booze and sex trade

It tended to be a subtle mix 

They were providing a relationship
to that of providing a service
It was creating a business with
yields far beyond the related risks
with law enforcement

Even though he was knocked

senseless he overheard their debates

now stored in his subconscious

Should he tell the police of their

plans or keep silent to cover his butt

In his sorry state of soul searching

he was still debating!

For Brenda's hosting at Sunday Whirl #187 and
Mary's at Poets United's Poetry Pantry #227

The lonely heart yonder hurts

                                                                                Attribution: Rob Hannawacker
Image: A Lonely Scrub Jay (here)

mystic purple flames

arise from the spirit’s stalks

chill my autumn heart                 Panchali's

For my  loved one from afar

Pining for love’s memories         Hank's

             *   *   *

mystic purple flames

arise from the spirit’s stalks

chill my autumn heart                  Panchali's

Chirpings above tells me

The lonely heart yonder hurts      Hank's

Note: To complete Panchali's 5-7-5
haiku with a 7-7 for a Tan Renga

For Chev's CARPE DIEM Tan Renga Challenge
#59 with Panchali's 'mystic purple flames'

Slimy but not a crook

                                                                                            Attribution: macropile
Image:  A Common Snail (here)

Slow darting ‘feelers’

leaving silvery  trails and

yummy with frog  legs

Outer shells extend

protection but just for birds

known to gobble whole

Slimy but not a 

crook while soft and fleshy but

neither is sexy

For Chev's CARPE DIEM
Little Creatures #12  -  snails

A foodie enjoys it all!

                                                                              Artist: Jan Davidsz de Heem
Image: With A Glass And Oysters

Red Wolf Poems: Still life image above
3WW  the given words:
crucial yearning malignant 
Poetry Jam: dream 
d'Verse: Poetics: Food for thought

There he is he had readied himself
A perfect stance to experience the ultimate
Earlier on a Dutch friend had shown him

Pick a good one and roll it on cut onions
That he was told
Hold it by the tail and looking up
Raise it above the nose
Slowly lower it to an open mouth
It is crucial to keep still
And that’s it!
Just take little bites
Until you bave gulped all
That’s how you take herring
Raw herring!

Of course, you could have them
cut into little pieces
Served on a plate atop the cut onions
But that defeats the whole purpose
Raw herring ought to be taken standing up
That’s where all the fun is!

A yearning for things raw and edible!

Done sushi before which
comprised raw edibles too
But it gets to be too much glutinous rice
One gets full in no time
So oysters are just perfect
To be slurped down with a silent ‘swoosh’
How so smooth it goes down the throat

A foodie enjoys it all!
It is a dream!

But wait up!
Be mindful though
Eating raw invites some risks
Tiny worms remain malignant
in the system
Die-hard sushi lovers are known
to be carriers of such parasites!

Thomg's hosting at 3WW # 401
Irene's at Red Wolf Poems #225
Sumana's at Poetry Jam and
Abhra's at d'Verse Poetics:

The cold was not a deterrent

                                                                                Attribution: Claire Evans
Image: The Winter snows (here)


The Haiku

Winter cold creeps in
Small animals scampering
Stocking their larder


The Prose

Activities picked up at Autumn's end. The impending cold imposed
hibernation tendencies. Living creatures snugly close to each other.
Fun for kids outside. Parents to catch up on tinkering in the house.
Never a dull moment even though snowing. The cold was not a deterrent

(total of 55 words)


For Chev's CARPE DIEM   -  In Kamishibai Extreme #1
to write a haibun (haiku + prose) in not more than 55 words
on the Winter Feeling

I've known him that long to fall for it!

Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag

Bjorn's given words:

skyclad  -  the practice of ritual nudity in Neopaganism

cotyledon  - first leaves to appear from a germinating seed.

myg  -  Myg of the planet Lythyl is a fictional superhero  

boutonniere  -  a spray of flowers worn in a buttonhole.
pone -  unleavened maize bread 

dram  - a small drink of whisky or other spirits:

phonograph -  a gramophone (given word ponograph

could not be found and substituted with phonograph)

   “Make no mistake it is not my nature

to be caught skyclad in the buff in the open

       I'm clad in the Stars and Stripes 

today prompted by strong patriotism 

    on this auspicious Veterans Day

     It might appear flimsy and loosely 

draped over my olive smooth and perfumed 

skin.  I would love to throw open emulating a 

cotyledon and surprise everyone and you’ll 

                  ogle all you want

     For I am fully clothed under these wraps 

in hotpants. But still it’ll leave some of the DOM 

panting salivating at the mouth. No, I’ll not do that

            for the veteran’s sake but just stay 

                 home in quiet anticipation

      I’m waiting for my Myg who is normally 

formally dressed complete with a boutonniere but

      not for long when I’m through with him

     Instead we’ll have a few drams to liven up 

things just a little and skipping the pone for later.

      There’ll be soft jazz in the background, no not

 from the phonograph which is just for show but the 

real thing to set him up. If you detect an evil smile in 

     me it is because I’m a vixen going for the kill!

       He’ll fall for it I've known him that long to fall 

for it. After all it had been 48 hours since we’ve first 

                met and that’s long enough!"

For Bjorn's Weekly lqw Wordle #10
Tess' Magpie Tales # 245 and
Magaly's Open Link Monday at Real Toads

That all will turn out nice and well?

                                                                                 Attribution: Karlis Dambrans
Image: The Ubiquitous Smartphone (here)

Sunday Whirl's given words:

fervor thread mud thorns shine suicide

rose crocus birds crossroads owl night

MlmM's:  unforgiven

It is with such fervor that friendly

discussions are sustained in sequential

threads that one can enjoy continuity

of facebook and more so in cell phone

communications

Mindful though of the mud

flung or sharp remarks like thorns

piercing to take the shine off

such current conveniences

It is also plain suicide to innocently

post revealing selfies under the false

impression others appreciate one’s 

charms as a red rose crocus yellow or 

birds of many colors

Youngsters are at the  crossroads
It is just unforgiven to think that

all will turn out nice and well not

forgetting it can turn owlish coupled

with sleepless nights if such personal  

matters get  into the wrong hands

For Brenda's hosting at  Sunday Whirl's Wordle #186
Mary's at Poets United's Poetry Pantry # 226
and Mindlovemisery's Menagerie #80 

quenching thirsts of grounds below

                                                                                                 Attribution: Audrey
Image: Beads of Raindrops  (here)

early morning

silence before the rising sun

raindrops on a branch                          -  Georgia

chills of the night eagerly

dancing with light cold drizzle              -  Hank

early morning

silence before the rising sun

raindrops on a branch                          -  Georgia

dripping slowly pearly white

quenching thirsts of grounds below     -   Hank


For Chev's CARPE DIEM to complete a
Tan Renga  Challenge #57 with a 7-7 to
Georgia's Early Morning haiku of 5-7-5 

Candle light dinner and romance

                                                                                              Attribution: Smarthur80

Image: Candlelight dinner (here)

The Red Wolf Wordle with given words:

candle demands fireplace elaborate

tolerate  shallow slack wine silver letter 

exasperate perforate incinerate

Had designs of a candle light dinner and romance

With someone who had just come into her life

He had suggested privacy serenity and warmth

Away from the madding crowd and strife

She had agreed but felt safer at her place than his

No demands were made otherwise so it was agreed

There was no fireplace though but he did not insist

She would decide to think then to serve his needs

A special dinner but not to be too elaborate

Table setting should be formal with everything right

Ambience of a quiet evening  that both could tolerate

One look at the table setting and everything was set

He should be thinking of food and nothing else

She realized the danger of coming on too strong

The impression to keep things shallow not to slack

With sultry jazz music playing in the background

For a light dinner  with white wine on warm evenings

With lighter foods like shrimp or salads as appetizer

Light main course of Tarragon Chicken perhaps the thing

The silverware set but not necessarily though to the letter

But when came the big day she was exasperated

Her dress had ended perforated torn and all in tatters

Where was he she was fuming not wanting yet to incinerate

The audacity to say he would be in the morning for breakfast

Note: Misky Ma'am,

This is a tough nut to crack. I could not
get it done in the present tense as suggested. 

For Misky's hosting at The Red Wolf Wordle #30

Their bidding in a pioneering flight!

                                                                                    Attribution: NASA Emmett Given

Image: Payload Control Room Space Flight Center (here)

3WW given words:
devastate plummet gossamer

They heard the news and they were devastated
Over 700 of the privileged few had taken the offer
They had paid sterling pounds 150,000 per head
But then they heard the news of the disaster

They were not ordinary people but icons of society
Household names who had made their mark in life
Stephen Hawking Lady Gaga Bieber Pitt and Jolie
For an exciting journey anticipated not yet realized

After Friday night’s fatal test flight, which killed one pilot
When the craft plummeted to earth broken and burnt out
About 3% of them lost their desire to be included
And had cancelled their bidding in the pioneering flight

A glimmer of hope shrouded in a gossamer of events
It  may set back the shine in the immediate future
But those with money to throw around are not concerned
To reserve a seat on space tourism’s early venture

For Thomg's 3WW week 400

Pebble Beach Golf Links

                                                                                             Attribution: Metallion

Image: 1  Pebble Beach 7th Hole (here)

Pebble Beach Golf Links is a golf course on the 

west coast of the United States, located in Pebble 

Beach, California. Widely regarded as one of the 

most beautiful courses in the world, it hugs the 

rugged coastline and has wide open views of 

Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean on 

the south side of the Monterey Peninsula - Wiki

Image: 2   My son Azhar with his Beautiful
Up-Swing (the club is parallel to the ground
at the top of the swing)

First public course to be selected in 2001

As the #1 Golf course in America by Golf Digest

Hosted six majors, a PGA and five US Opens

Plus the 2019 US Open is on the cards

The 2000 US Open where Tiger was the Champ

For the total  of 272 one to be remembered

Was a massive 15 strokes difference

Chalked up by Tiger to the first runner-up

Pebble Beach appears non-obtrusive not disturbing

But current objections against further development

Where enhancing its golf interests was found wanting

Smack against voices of environmental protection

For alan's hosting at Poetry Jam  -  pebbles

Sensing to explode!

                                                                                                  Attribution: Stuart

Image: Threatening black clouds (here)

Clouds one’s mind strangely

Nebulous of feel so tight

Sensing to explode

Clouds moving above

Billowing reality

Seeing images

Gather one’s strength then

Threatening black clouds waiting

to impact deluge

For Chev's CARPE DIEM Time Glass # 9  -  clouds
and Kerry's hosting at Open Link Monday at Real Toads

Without batting an eye-lid!

                                                                                           Attribution: Dick Blick Art

Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag (here)

The given words from lqw Wordle:
bat  wail  ghoul ogre  zombie  werewolf  succubus

Without batting an eye-lid
The soldiers can advance at a leisurely pace
Despite long piercing wails in the distance
The desolation on the ground forgotten

Stepping over burnt out stumps
Not really looking down
Not thinking of ghoulish souls
who succumbed from sniper’s bullets
or later from the inferno that engulfed them
And the curse of chemical weapons that followed

The soldiers advanced real slow
Everything in its wake destroyed
The townspeople perished where they stood
All those who died never had a chance

The ogre like spectacle would
ultimately appear as long-haired zombies
Bent on avenging their painful demise
when their skins melted like liquid glue
Slowly tugging on them to wrest away
what little life there was still
clinging on their being

They could choose to  reappear as a
transformed werewolf with long trailing hair
and sharp twin canine teeth protruding
at each corner of their mouth

Or better yet the young maidens who had missed
all the fun now return as the sex-crazed succubus
getting on to the able-bodied handsome hulks at will

You soldiers will not stand a chance
You’ll be pulverized
ravished like virgins by the spirits
Even armed with a gun you are
finished what more with flowers
and leaves thinking these
are enough to win them over

They are now spirits and you are now vulnerable!

For Tess' Magpie Tales # 244
Poets United's Poetry Pantry #225 and
lqw Wordle week #9