Safety thrown to the wind

                                                                                                    Author: JP Smith
Image: Anglo-Viking Key (here)

11 of 12 given words
posturing (a mental or spiritual attitude)
lock-jaw (an accent associated with the upper class)
canter (an easy gallop)
laconic (using very few words| brief, terse)
adjuration (a solemn or desperate urging).
mellisonant (containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody)
ambiguous costume dope swan song  spare key 

Posturing to indicate a polished personality
Extending a lock-jaw kind of accent guardedly
Not appearing ambiguous but to canter freely
Though laconic to maintain some form of dignity
Such an adjuration for all the beleaguered folks
To jive in a mellisonant form to some jokes
Such an attitude to maintain a lighter side
Of costume party convention to easily abide

No dope to numb the thinking process
Or it'll be a swan-song with no room to protest
A spare-key syndrome hidden under the carpet
Safety thrown to the wind, not a safe bet

MLMM's Wordle #176
Magaly's at Real Toad's  -  the tuesday platform

a soft sigh in the misty morning

                                                                                        Uploaded by AlbertHerring
Image: Misty Morning Sunrise (here)

11 of 12 given words:

sigh mist mimic chime try 

sky signal walk pebble shore 

limber (warm up in for an activity)

a soft sigh in the misty morning

to limber up lithe and supple

mimic a chime to try to open up
for a person who is down and out

suggest to look up to the sky 

to detect a signal perhaps
or just walk aimlessly
kicking a pebble along the way for inspiration

there is never a right nor a wrong way

to shore up the inner self

Brenda;s Sunday Whirl Wordle #323

Not just a house but a home!

                                                                                                 Author:663highland
Image: Neat Homely Comfort (here)

What would they need
A roof over their heads
Clean rooms so neat
Nicely made beds

There should not be a doubt
Who to occupy the Master Bedroom
Others to scramble, a game well fought
To make the best for other rooms

Sibling rivalry a constant headache
To test patience of the elders
Still, it was fun despite the heartache
What of it among brothers and sisters

A house as a function
Not just a house but a home!

Gillena's at Real Toad's  - 
let's build houses

So there were those to cherish

                                                                            Author: Helgi Halldórsson
Image: Sad in Silhouette (here)

strength to overcome
tried forgetting those odd ones
but mind rekindled
So there were those to cherish
Emotions a sad spoiler

Chev's Carpe Diem #1291 -  Remembering to Forget

Forcing nature's right

                                                                                      Author: Mahdikarimi70
Image: Falling leaves (here)

Falling leaves downwards
Gravity exerts power
Forcing nature's right
Clinging into emptiness
Heavens above sports a smile

Chev's Carpe Diem #1290
spiritual way - emptiness

Sitting all alone rightly in pain

                                                                                Author: Nationaal Archief, Den Haag
Image: Wedded bliss Never Forgotten (here)

Had been for the past hour
Sitting all alone rightly in pain
Through misty eyes never
Even clear window panes

Could right the adverse
She had been gone quite a while
Eight months now unrehearsed
Only memories of her smile

Sustained semblance of sanity
Of the good times shared together
Revelation of heartbreak ostensibly
Masked with forced laughter

Mish's at d'Verse's Poetics -
metaphorical-mask

Where tired bones will sorely reveal - a Quadrille

                                                                                           Author: Sailko
Image: Legs in Art (here)

What you can do with images
Cosmetic improvements a fair game
Satisfaction with all the changes
Looking young all the same

Being young of more significance
Where tired bones will sorely reveal
And nothing much can be done
When creaks are heard at will
(44 words)

Grace's at d'Verse's Quadrille #43
(and to include the word  -  creak)

Still a mystery

                                                                                             Author: Andrew Dunn
Image: A Group watching the Moon set behind
Stonehenge on the eve of the Summer Solstice.(here)

Still a mystery
Stones strewn but found orderly
Amidst greenery
Peaceful country with lots of
religious significance

Sanaa's at Real Toad's  -  the tuesday platform
Chev's at MLMM's Carpe Diem #1287
-  Ireland

a beautiful queen without its king

                                                                                      Author: gogo (GFDL License)
Image: Lonesome Queen of the Night (here)

11 of 12 given words:

drizzle blind middle sticky two 
trim knock king hill know dream 

trudging wearily through the drizzle

blind to all the world's unending woes

walking zombie-like in the middle 

of nowhere not caring feeling hollow

sticky situation when two gets trimmed

to a solitary self, knocked senseless 

a beautiful queen without its king

trending down-hill all the way breathless

being out of love is to know the emptiness

of unfulfilled dreams with much unhappiness

Brenda's Sunday Whirl 

Wordle #322

A killing machine

                                                                                                   Author:Juan :Lacruz
Image: A Lone Hunter (here)

Circling up the sky
Spied a lone chicken below
Game of speed ensued

A killing machine
Conqueror with its own strength
Eagle fights alone

Chev's Carpe Diem #1285 -
conqueror of the sky\
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry - #376

Autumn begging to be appreciated

                                                                                   Author: Scan by NYPL
Image: They Didn't Know What was Coming (here)

Autumn begging to be appreciated
Did well as a transition from warm to cold
To accord succulent fruits to be harvested
With perhaps a whole turkey into the fold

Chill of winter waving, blue of sky greyish
Many resigned to less hectic of activities
Halloween invented to liven up as a wish
Perceived melancholy seemed unhealthy

Holidays ended back to school for young ones
Lively sporting season built up to a crescendo
Major league games wrapped up within the months
To be mentally prepared for 'hibernation' woes

Kim's Poetics at d'Verse's - 
the-smell-of-chrysanthemums

dicing with rush hour traffic

                                                                                       Attribution: Gerald Larocque
Image:  No Strings Attached?  (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:
signal turn bombshell brunette melodious garage
gibbous moon (any moon that appears more than half lighted but less than full)
swain (a young lover or suitor|a country youth)
mawkish (sentimental in a feeble or sickly way)
fen (a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land)
Lilliputian (a trivial or very small person or thing)

No signal at the turn
The sudden screeching of brakes pierced the
night followed by a loud crashing sound

Dicing with rush hour traffic
was inviting disaster
A gibbous moon did not help

A bombshell of a brunette
humming a melodious tune
stepped off the gleaming 2-seater

The swain of a guy in a mawkish
way tried to make amends
Hailed from a fen country
undeterred by flood waters
he tried to reason with her

He was prepared in towing the
2-seater to the nearest garage

She had none of it.
A Lilliputian distraction
so she said!

Just get off this play-acting
But aren't you forgetting your desire?
My wish is to remain unattached!
This is my way of seeing
the Dark Moon, the New Moon!

Nekneeraj's at MLMM's Photo Challenge #185
MLMM's Wordle #174
Susan's at PU's the Midweek Motif
- dark moon, new moon

Dangled but elusive

                                                                             Author: Stephen Ausmus
Image: Wheel of Creation of Many Colors (here)

Sought after
Peace of mind
Frantic
Carrot right in front
Dangled but elusive

Chev's Carpe Diem-#1280-wheel-of-creation.
Rommy's at Real Toad's  -  the  tuesday platform

An Up-and-Coming-Blogger! - a Shadorma

Nabil Hafidz, Hank's grandee has just created
a blog for himself (here) Nabil is a voracious reader
and this certainly augurs well for a great future!

Image: 1 Nabil with his charming Mom, Qhaty, the
prime mover in his development (Nabil had just turned
12 on Aug 31, 2017)

Image:2 Nabil had been an ardent reader ever since
he could recognize the ABC

A non- rhyming shadorma with a
3-5-3-3-7-5 syllable count

You have it!
Nabil's Writing, yes!
Book reviews
Great start. He
will certainly go far. The
whole world opens up!

Image: 3 Nabil growing up! Exposure at an early age!

Marian's at Real Toad's  -  shadorma
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #375

Beauty was in lightening the extremes

                                                                                       Author: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen)
Image: The Golden Brown Landscape (here)

Beads of sweat forming like diamonds
The brow could not readily support
But to let it travel down unimpeded

Only moments ago it was hot summer
Now, none exhaustive but welcomed
The likes of a friendly Autumn sparingly
In the initial days but more pronounced
As the days progressed at its own pace

Beauty was in lightening the extremes
Hot air toned down to mild warm days
Cool rain before the harsh wintry months
No mistaking relief in the human heart
That's Autumn on a silver platter

Sumana at PU's Midweek Motif  -  autumn

holding the fort

                                                                                User: Beta m common
Image: True to his Calling (here)

lone sentinel
holding the fort
serious affair
peaceful day
courtesy of faith

Note: Tanka - an attempt in experimenting
with 'wordlessness' (less syllable count 
than the normal 5-7-5-7-7)

Chev's Carpe Diem #1274
Ryuko-ji - compassion
Sanaa's at Real Toad's  -  the tuesday platform

With Hopes for their Future Generations

                                                                                   Attribution: Puskechina

Image: Syrian Refugees not too Long Ago (here)

Setting their sights with blank looks
Across the emptiness spanning the ocean waters
A people seeking freedom
Imposed against their wishes
By those powerful enough to impede their progress

Wishing for land of the free
With hopes for their future generations
Divine help awaited
(44 words)

De at d'Verse's Quadrille #42 with
inclusion of the word  -  hope

to rightly light the pathway

                                                                                      Attribution: Jim E Maragos,
Image: Undulating Across the Sea-floor (here)

melting into the sea
the full moon
leaves a candle bright                -  Jane Reichhold
to rightly light the pathway
for mermaids to be at play          -  Hank
 
melting into the sea
the full moon
leaves a candle bright                 -  Jane Reichhold
accords blessings on earth to   
all those creatures of the deep     -  Hank

Chev's Carpe Diem #1273  - into the sea

there was not a swagger of arrogance

                                                                                Author: Gabriel Forastieri Pinto
Image: Intelligent Posture of the Wise Owls (here)

the 12 given words:
owls bough villain strike sodden swagger stained
cowslip (a European primula with clusters of drooping fragrant yellow flowers)
musk (a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance that is secreted by the male musk deer)
tinctured (be tinged with a slight amount of dye or pigment|)
viol (a musical instrument of the Renaissance held vertically and played with a bow)
distills (extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of)

the wise owls perched on the boughs
neither a villain nor a hero but striking a posture
very much like the yellow flowers of the cowslip
sodden with knowledge

there was not a swagger of arrogance
or stained with any strong smelling musk
but just tinctured with a mild whiff of
a soothing viol musical strain

owls in their own quiet ways as
pictured normally, appeared able to
distill information to invoke the
propensity of enquiry to maximize
their ability to comprehend
and to that of data storage

MLMM's Bonus Wordle - 
Shakespearian Style

Frost had earlier clasped tightly

                                                                                                        User: Olegivvit 
Image: Golden Autumn Leaves (here)

Golden Autumn leaves
Felled by gusts of winds mildly
Floated down slowly
Not impacted by the sun
Frost had earlier clasped tightly

Chev's Carpe Diem #1272
October (Robert Frost)
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #374

life is always a constant struggle

                                                                                  Author:  Thomas Eakins (1910)
Image: Landing a Catch (here)

11 of 12 given words:
struggle fringe mystery lift power 
charge storm  swirl star road sigh

life is always a constant struggle
most colorful and hardworking
tireless always strong and healthy
these as fringe benefits of
a group of fishermen
who are deemed society's life blood

they appear to put up a brave front
of happiness in what they are doing
but in fact they really enjoy what they are doing

they allow themselves to be surprised
to be astounded by the mystery of their catch
that provides the lift on their enthusiasm

it rekindles the power to charge their energy
to help them brave the storm
that swirl their boats without mercy
guided only by the stars on dark nights

the road to satisfaction comes in many ways
sigh!

Kerry's at Real Toad's-  camera flash
Brenda's  at the  Sunday Whirl Wordle 320

It did not happen yesterday

                                                  Author: Kati Fleming

Image: Limited Space in a Nest (here)

10 of 12 given words:
yesterday endure cauldrons petty hate miss clear live 
broods (the young at one hatching; children in a family)
athwart (to be perverse or contradictory)

It did not happen yesterday nor months
before but endured through the ages
Broods typically of one hatching or of
children in a family were often caught
in cauldrons of petty sibling rivalry

The hate could bring out the animal in them
The strong were known to shove off the weak
out of the nest through sheer instinct

The prettier would not miss taunting the plain Janes
to clear doubts of the more favored daughter

They played safe to live cautiously lest their words
ran athwart to getting them on opposite ends

MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #132
Susan's at PU's Midweek Motif  -  animals

Foodie's guide on Japanese food

                                                                                                     Author サフィル
Image: Japanese zoni and roasted fish (here)

Foodie's guide to eat
Japanese is to slowly
take a little each time. No
rushing as pricy food is
meant to be really enjoyed

Millionaire's row with
servings of zoni telling
on their high status

Chev's Carpe Diem #1267 -  millionaire

he delved into recent happenings

                                                                                         Attribution: Wellcome Images
Image: Artist's Impression of  a
Suttee ceremony (here)

the 12 given words:
(together with the extra twisted bonus phrase)
crimson delve reflection clandestine pyre flutter imp corset
subterfuge (deceit used in order to achieve one's goal)
Arkwright  (a skilled craftsman who produces wooden chests or coffers (Arks)
cacophony (discordant and mixture of harsh sounds)
favissa (a cache of sacred objects that are no longer in use)
“Someone is walking over my grave”  (a sudden response to a sudden [inexplicable] shudder or shivering [usually a cold, goose-flesh sensation]) - the bonus phrase

crimson with rage
he delved into recent happenings
he should not allow them to
have their way unimpeded
so he thought but
were there subterfuge elements
in its making?

on reflection he could detect
clandestine moves by some
interested parties lately

they could commit harakiri if they had
wanted to but why involve the young widow
suttee was long banned so no funeral
pyre to jump into any more

“Someone is walking over my grave” so he
mused when he felt the flutter
it would not take an Arkwright to realize it
the imp in him had wanted to explicitly know though

he could confront them with a barrage of cacophonic
expletives to provoke them but good sense prevailed

let the lot of favissa remain in the corset of nothings
safe in the closet so that it would not be a bother to anyone

MLMM's with Mark's Bonus Wordle
Magaly's at Real Toad's  - the tuesday platform