Author Dietmar Rabich (1962–)
Image: Peace and Quiet (here)
chasms are wide open but the sound of silence
seeped through surreptitiously invisible to view
deafening but the resilience is humanly absent
opening up is so complicating to a chosen few
when one is saddled with self-made inhibitions
the journey does not seem to come to an end
it progresses on its own steam unconcerned
perhaps to eventually extinguish with a bang
why it must be playing games with our resolve
tickling our conscience to impose guilt feelings
that it should meekly seek to innocently dissolve
when one gives in knocked down hard reeling
Dwight's at d'Verse - the sounds of silence
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Monday, July 30, 2018
acts of cooperation in the animal world
Author Charles J Sharp
Image: African buffalo with red-billed
ox-pecker at its nose (here)
the 10 of 12 given words:
scrimshank ((v.) to avoid one’s obligations/duties; to shirk)
cellmate larder operation
torporific (n.)) causing lethargy)
not to scrimshank on a 'cellmate'
having a nose area a larder of live goodies
such is the quiet operation in acts
of cooperation in the animal world
the torporific buffalo unperturbed
maligned a little surveying the scene
perhaps with designs to turn itself
into a martyr of sorts fighting
for a cause
it provides a respite to review its
thoughts without panting in excitement
with negligible distractions to both
Amber's at MLMM's Wordle #205
Sanaa's at Real Toad's - the tuesday platform
Image: African buffalo with red-billed
ox-pecker at its nose (here)
the 10 of 12 given words:
scrimshank ((v.) to avoid one’s obligations/duties; to shirk)
cellmate larder operation
torporific (n.)) causing lethargy)
malign martyr review panting negligible
an ox-pecker perched gingerly mindfulnot to scrimshank on a 'cellmate'
having a nose area a larder of live goodies
such is the quiet operation in acts
of cooperation in the animal world
the torporific buffalo unperturbed
maligned a little surveying the scene
perhaps with designs to turn itself
into a martyr of sorts fighting
for a cause
it provides a respite to review its
thoughts without panting in excitement
with negligible distractions to both
Amber's at MLMM's Wordle #205
Sanaa's at Real Toad's - the tuesday platform
Sunday, July 29, 2018
to create a path for raw talent
Author: anon
Image: A Budding Talent (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
gift heart sign staircase trip
quilt (a warm bed covering made of padding)
time travel picture pine pass
a gifted child warming to the heart
a good sign of a quick step up the staircase
ideal moment to anticipate an acceleration
to create a path for raw talent
to take root to be nurtured and developed
a trip that draws the child out
from under the quilt of early mornings
to actively sharpen the rough diamond within
time travel fast forward
a picture of Liberace in the horizon
clearly to inspire and to pine for
to pass over quickly a childhood
not of games and gadgets
but of raw nerve putting hours
behind a faithful piano
no two-ways about parental sacrifices
of time, efforts and financial obligations
Note: Wladziu Valentino Liberace. - known
for his romantic arrangements of popular piano
classics and for his flamboyant costumes - wiki
Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #362
Carrie's Sunday Muse #14
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry - #413
Image: A Budding Talent (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
gift heart sign staircase trip
quilt (a warm bed covering made of padding)
time travel picture pine pass
a gifted child warming to the heart
a good sign of a quick step up the staircase
ideal moment to anticipate an acceleration
to create a path for raw talent
to take root to be nurtured and developed
a trip that draws the child out
from under the quilt of early mornings
to actively sharpen the rough diamond within
time travel fast forward
a picture of Liberace in the horizon
clearly to inspire and to pine for
to pass over quickly a childhood
not of games and gadgets
but of raw nerve putting hours
behind a faithful piano
no two-ways about parental sacrifices
of time, efforts and financial obligations
Note: Wladziu Valentino Liberace. - known
for his romantic arrangements of popular piano
classics and for his flamboyant costumes - wiki
Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #362
Carrie's Sunday Muse #14
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry - #413
Saturday, July 28, 2018
the beach crowded the white sand flawless
Author: Fritz Cohen (1913–1981)
Image: The Beach - Peaceful
and Crowded in 1956 (here)
it used to be a big family event
thought off in advance and well planned
like transferring the house to the beach
activities and fun plus a big feast
all included the siblings mom and dad
surprises of surprises even the cat
a memorable event of decades ago
a celebration at the seaside we did go
the beach crowded the white sand flawless
only people with beach-balls nothing motorized
still very safe for youngsters and infants
wading close to shore amidst laughter and fun
the scene now is different open to dangers
they come with skiers boats and scooters
though confined to the deeper parts no less
with people or among them they often crash
the carefree days of old are now transformed
kite-flying or lazing on floats are long forgotten
Kim's at Real Toad's - Weekend
Mini Challenge - at the seaside
Image: The Beach - Peaceful
and Crowded in 1956 (here)
it used to be a big family event
thought off in advance and well planned
like transferring the house to the beach
activities and fun plus a big feast
all included the siblings mom and dad
surprises of surprises even the cat
a memorable event of decades ago
a celebration at the seaside we did go
the beach crowded the white sand flawless
only people with beach-balls nothing motorized
still very safe for youngsters and infants
wading close to shore amidst laughter and fun
the scene now is different open to dangers
they come with skiers boats and scooters
though confined to the deeper parts no less
with people or among them they often crash
the carefree days of old are now transformed
kite-flying or lazing on floats are long forgotten
Kim's at Real Toad's - Weekend
Mini Challenge - at the seaside
Thursday, July 26, 2018
not the boring piped music monotonously running
Author: anon
Image: On Offer are Favorites (here)
10 of 12 given words:
beef piped running archaic everything
carry appear shoulders stone hay
where's the beef?
not the boring piped music
monotonously running but variety
not archaic but contemporary
favorites that whet the appetite
everything one desires
requests entertained willingly
they carry a repertoire
that can appear anytime
spanning the years
with just a guitar strap
over the shoulders
not stoned nor playing haywire
but very alert
not minus-one nor pre-recorded
but musical fare offerings at real time
street performers have
come a long way!
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #172
MLMM's Tale Weaver #181 -
Kim's at d'Verse's OLN #224
Image: On Offer are Favorites (here)
10 of 12 given words:
beef piped running archaic everything
carry appear shoulders stone hay
where's the beef?
not the boring piped music
monotonously running but variety
not archaic but contemporary
favorites that whet the appetite
everything one desires
requests entertained willingly
they carry a repertoire
that can appear anytime
spanning the years
with just a guitar strap
over the shoulders
not stoned nor playing haywire
but very alert
not minus-one nor pre-recorded
but musical fare offerings at real time
street performers have
come a long way!
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #172
MLMM's Tale Weaver #181 -
Kim's at d'Verse's OLN #224
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Of those good times like water-babies
Author: Mari Lezhava via Unsplash
Image: Mermaid ballerina (here)
Reflecting on events that impinged on me lately
Like fleeting rain that wet my being utterly
Do I have to care for his feelings regardless
When he stormed out and left me in the wilderness
Regretfully images keep playing profusely in serials
Of those good times like water-babies as a couple
Encouraging memories in learning the various strokes
In an empty pool reminiscing that unduly provokes
Ever swaying incessantly like walking on a tightrope
Life is but a longing that continues with a lot of hope
Amber's at MLMM's Photo Challenge #223
Sumana's at PU's Midweek Motif - wilderness
Image: Mermaid ballerina (here)
Reflecting on events that impinged on me lately
Like fleeting rain that wet my being utterly
Do I have to care for his feelings regardless
When he stormed out and left me in the wilderness
Regretfully images keep playing profusely in serials
Of those good times like water-babies as a couple
Encouraging memories in learning the various strokes
In an empty pool reminiscing that unduly provokes
Ever swaying incessantly like walking on a tightrope
Life is but a longing that continues with a lot of hope
Amber's at MLMM's Photo Challenge #223
Sumana's at PU's Midweek Motif - wilderness
Monday, July 23, 2018
contend with asking questions later
ATTRIBUTION. © by James G. Howes, 2008.
Image: Gunfight at the OK Corral (here)
the 12 given words:
lawman holster gunslinger
churlish ((adj.) rude)
vittles (n.)) food supplies, provisions)
saloon lasso hang spurs
cactus wine ((n.) made with tequila and peyote)
outlaw frontier
a lawman with holster opened at the ready
a gunslinger churlish in demeanor smirking
he came for his weekly vittles cautiously
not likely a showdown in the right setting
but why a bee-line to the saloon for a look
with a lasso made to hang loosely at the shoulder
spurs depositing mud freely every step he took
after a hard day thin on patience not open to blabber
his favorite cactus wine in a jiffy to whet a thirst
and he thought nothing of the impending danger
but law enforcement was rather to shoot first
and to contend with asking questions later
an outlaw or not would have known better
of the classic unwritten rule at the frontier
Amber at MLMM's Bonus Wordle - wild west
Rommy's at Real Toad's - tuesday platform
Sunday, July 22, 2018
created space in the dark
Author Raseem Mammunni
Image: All by Itself in its Own Space (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
name space dark tinged cry
tap bound strap cracks red cup
made a name for himself
created space in the dark
but tinged with regret he could cry
it did not materialize earlier
he could easily tap his talents
bound and gagged strapped tight
he could only lament
why he succumbed to procrastination?
cracks came in the way
he now realized
red with tears he insisted
it was not his cup of tea
he resolved to make amends
Brenda's at Sunday Whirl Wordle #361
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #412
Image: All by Itself in its Own Space (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
name space dark tinged cry
tap bound strap cracks red cup
made a name for himself
created space in the dark
but tinged with regret he could cry
it did not materialize earlier
he could easily tap his talents
bound and gagged strapped tight
he could only lament
why he succumbed to procrastination?
cracks came in the way
he now realized
red with tears he insisted
it was not his cup of tea
he resolved to make amends
Brenda's at Sunday Whirl Wordle #361
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #412
Saturday, July 21, 2018
and to unwittingly succumb to the shedding of tears
Author Alfred T. Palmer (1906–1993)
Image: The Poignant moment
Prior to Tears (here)
last she remembered she was sauntering along
exhausted from having to escape from the danger
she stopped rested a while but before long
she found himself in the air as leader
of the pack having outwitted the pursuers
she got up realizing she was having a dream
no wonder the sequence of events were truncated
the flow of progress were illogically seen
moving in many directions but unrelated
glad she managed to wake up but amid fears
it was stressful when it showed the outcome
depicting sufferings and isolation in full view
it could be preempting an imminent event
to an insistence that bad dreams could come true
and to unwittingly succumb to the shedding of tears
Brendan's at Real Toad's
Weekend Challenge
Image: The Poignant moment
Prior to Tears (here)
last she remembered she was sauntering along
exhausted from having to escape from the danger
she stopped rested a while but before long
she found himself in the air as leader
of the pack having outwitted the pursuers
she got up realizing she was having a dream
no wonder the sequence of events were truncated
the flow of progress were illogically seen
moving in many directions but unrelated
glad she managed to wake up but amid fears
it was stressful when it showed the outcome
depicting sufferings and isolation in full view
it could be preempting an imminent event
to an insistence that bad dreams could come true
and to unwittingly succumb to the shedding of tears
Brendan's at Real Toad's
Weekend Challenge
Thursday, July 19, 2018
happy with no bitterness towards none
Authors: Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945
Image: Happiness Written all Over (here)
10 of 12 given words:
thought distress
indigence (a state of extreme poverty)
shift fog alone emboldened
happy bitterness eyes
thoughts in distress indigence of ideas
contending to shift gears out of the fog
alone embroiled in a conflict within
but largely not of his own undoing
emboldened push forward out of the rut
happy with no bitterness towards none
guilt deflected from eyes of Providence
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #171
Frank's at d'Verse's - seventh anniversary
(a Septet - a seven-line stanza with 10 syllables for each line)
Image: Happiness Written all Over (here)
10 of 12 given words:
thought distress
indigence (a state of extreme poverty)
shift fog alone emboldened
happy bitterness eyes
thoughts in distress indigence of ideas
contending to shift gears out of the fog
alone embroiled in a conflict within
but largely not of his own undoing
emboldened push forward out of the rut
happy with no bitterness towards none
guilt deflected from eyes of Providence
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #171
Frank's at d'Verse's - seventh anniversary
(a Septet - a seven-line stanza with 10 syllables for each line)
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
where clouds meet the mountain tops
Author: Gamze Boskaya (here)
Image: High up in the Heavens (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
preta (n.)) a wandering or disturbed ghost)
cry wither mournful
cauterize (to burn an injury to stop bleeding and prevent infection.)
Sawbones ((n.) a surgeon or physician)
latex gloves crouch marsh breakable cellar
all alone high up in the sky
where heavy clouds meet the mountain tops
here I am a preta wondering why
I should be lamenting between sobs
I cry seeing the winds ganging on the trees
wither the sadness mournful of late
to cauterize the bleeding feeling with ease
where no sawbones need to wait
no operation or latex gloves to be utilized
to crouch in the marsh not a necessity
nothing breakable to unwittingly realize
up high in the heavens with ideas aplenty
winds of change brushing tousled hair
not confined in a cellar of darkness
favored position after-all up in the air
provoked into action in all fairness
Amber at MLMM's Photo Challenge #222
Sanaa's at Real Toad's - the tuesday platform
Image: High up in the Heavens (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
preta (n.)) a wandering or disturbed ghost)
cry wither mournful
cauterize (to burn an injury to stop bleeding and prevent infection.)
Sawbones ((n.) a surgeon or physician)
latex gloves crouch marsh breakable cellar
all alone high up in the sky
where heavy clouds meet the mountain tops
here I am a preta wondering why
I should be lamenting between sobs
I cry seeing the winds ganging on the trees
wither the sadness mournful of late
to cauterize the bleeding feeling with ease
where no sawbones need to wait
no operation or latex gloves to be utilized
to crouch in the marsh not a necessity
nothing breakable to unwittingly realize
up high in the heavens with ideas aplenty
winds of change brushing tousled hair
not confined in a cellar of darkness
favored position after-all up in the air
provoked into action in all fairness
Amber at MLMM's Photo Challenge #222
Sanaa's at Real Toad's - the tuesday platform
Monday, July 16, 2018
create patterns trim at the edges
Author Jacklee Terence Chua
Permission (Reusing this file) CC-BY-2.0.
Image: Fiery Speech for an Impact (here)
the 12 given words:
climb spread tight simple path knots
pattern trim edge low spray gravel
in climbing to the top
spread your wings
in tight simple paths
but not tied in knots
create patterns
trim at the edges
low in complexities
avoid itch of spraying
gravel or stones
to maintain harmony
respect human factors
to get over unnecessary
conflicts
(44 words)
Brenda's Sunday Whirl #360
Grace at d'Verse's Quadrille #60
Permission (Reusing this file) CC-BY-2.0.
Image: Fiery Speech for an Impact (here)
the 12 given words:
climb spread tight simple path knots
pattern trim edge low spray gravel
in climbing to the top
spread your wings
in tight simple paths
but not tied in knots
create patterns
trim at the edges
low in complexities
avoid itch of spraying
gravel or stones
to maintain harmony
respect human factors
to get over unnecessary
conflicts
(44 words)
Brenda's Sunday Whirl #360
Grace at d'Verse's Quadrille #60
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Been eyeing you calm as a distant lake
Artist: Toril Fisher Fine Art
Image: A Raven in Anticipation (here)
Been eyeing you calm as a distant lake
You've been eyeing me eyes unrelenting
It perhaps need a stone to flash a take
That you slip away and get moving
Why are humans bothered with a raven
Am I not a living creature just as much
Why I have to be eyed with suspicion
Is it then a privilege accorded as such
Open seas with regular rolling of the waves
Undulating yet moving with a regular rhythm
I'm just an innocent visitor for as many days
To regard you a calm and friendly person
A raven can be just as human and sensible
Moving in groups gregarious by nature
Wonder if we can be treated in ways noble
Respected like a peacock just as regal
Margaret's at Real Toad's - artistic interpretations
Image: A Raven in Anticipation (here)
Been eyeing you calm as a distant lake
You've been eyeing me eyes unrelenting
It perhaps need a stone to flash a take
That you slip away and get moving
Why are humans bothered with a raven
Am I not a living creature just as much
Why I have to be eyed with suspicion
Is it then a privilege accorded as such
Open seas with regular rolling of the waves
Undulating yet moving with a regular rhythm
I'm just an innocent visitor for as many days
To regard you a calm and friendly person
A raven can be just as human and sensible
Moving in groups gregarious by nature
Wonder if we can be treated in ways noble
Respected like a peacock just as regal
Margaret's at Real Toad's - artistic interpretations
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
city boys with a touch of class
Author Kiwi He
Image: Up and Coming City Boy (here)
the 12 given words:
touch, lifelong, crown, close
sings garden lips parking tundra,
hologram (image made with
a laser where the objects shown
look solid, as if they are real)
stand, anyone,
city boys with a touch of class
with lifelong ambitions for the big
time to be crowned with success
where finesse favors the street-smarts
the wily and the slime
the country 'bumpkins' though are
close to nature singing songs in the
garden or lips humming with no parking
problems to impinge on privacy
so what then of the country boy?
less glamorous less demanding and
less expectations perhaps awkward
at times but their time and space
are expanse unimpeded
theirs is an environment very unlike
that of the cold of the tundra or the
desolation and rolling heat of the
desert to reflect a hologram
of happiness
confidence is suspect though perhaps
uncomfortable in formalities but to
stand tall solidly within an image
befitting of success
emotional success appropriately so!
anyone?
Sumana's at PU's Midweek Motif - city
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #170
Image: Up and Coming City Boy (here)
the 12 given words:
touch, lifelong, crown, close
sings garden lips parking tundra,
hologram (image made with
a laser where the objects shown
look solid, as if they are real)
stand, anyone,
city boys with a touch of class
with lifelong ambitions for the big
time to be crowned with success
where finesse favors the street-smarts
the wily and the slime
the country 'bumpkins' though are
close to nature singing songs in the
garden or lips humming with no parking
problems to impinge on privacy
so what then of the country boy?
less glamorous less demanding and
less expectations perhaps awkward
at times but their time and space
are expanse unimpeded
theirs is an environment very unlike
that of the cold of the tundra or the
desolation and rolling heat of the
desert to reflect a hologram
of happiness
confidence is suspect though perhaps
uncomfortable in formalities but to
stand tall solidly within an image
befitting of success
emotional success appropriately so!
anyone?
Sumana's at PU's Midweek Motif - city
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #170
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Nature divinely friendly
Author Roger Kidd
Image: An Evening Walk (here)
Autumn coolness
Balanced weather offerings
Chirping in the trees
Lazy clouds move leisurely
Cheery seniors walking by
Misty evening drifts
With unbuttoned shirts flailings
Butterflies winged up
Nature divinely friendly
That life's worries forgotten
Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem.
Crossroads #13- chilly coolness
willow_switches' at Real Toad's
Poeming - tuesday platform
Image: An Evening Walk (here)
Autumn coolness
Balanced weather offerings
Chirping in the trees
Lazy clouds move leisurely
Cheery seniors walking by
Misty evening drifts
With unbuttoned shirts flailings
Butterflies winged up
Nature divinely friendly
That life's worries forgotten
Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem.
Crossroads #13- chilly coolness
willow_switches' at Real Toad's
Poeming - tuesday platform
Monday, July 9, 2018
I'm extending my back to shatter any myth
Author: Stephen Carroll FotoFiction
Image: Warming up to Exude
that Much Energy (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
Central Masterful Finesse Illusion Shatter Brevity Empathy Lover Money
Cri De Coeur (n.)) a passionate appeal, complaint)
Nostrum ((n) a medicine prepared by an unqualified person)
Central to the issue is a consideration
How masterful am I to exude that much energy
With such finesse to leave them in consternation
Is it an illusion to blind me to reality?
I'm extending my back to shatter any myth
In all brevity it is expected to command empathy
I'm here longing with ideas devoid of filth
Where is the lover with the money?
This is entirely a plain Cri De Coeur question
I have to accord with due respect a decent curtsy
Or are you demanding I prostrate in humiliation
I can't expect to concoct a nostrum in all sincerity
Carrie's Sunday Muse #12
Amber's MLMM's Wordle #203
Image: Warming up to Exude
that Much Energy (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
Central Masterful Finesse Illusion Shatter Brevity Empathy Lover Money
Cri De Coeur (n.)) a passionate appeal, complaint)
Nostrum ((n) a medicine prepared by an unqualified person)
Central to the issue is a consideration
How masterful am I to exude that much energy
With such finesse to leave them in consternation
Is it an illusion to blind me to reality?
I'm extending my back to shatter any myth
In all brevity it is expected to command empathy
I'm here longing with ideas devoid of filth
Where is the lover with the money?
This is entirely a plain Cri De Coeur question
I have to accord with due respect a decent curtsy
Or are you demanding I prostrate in humiliation
I can't expect to concoct a nostrum in all sincerity
Carrie's Sunday Muse #12
Amber's MLMM's Wordle #203
Sunday, July 8, 2018
I am here still contemplating the morning
Author : Clarence White (1906) Fair Use
Image Contemplation in the Morning (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
boat cabinet lawn pillow hand
clock minute shed turbulent store lust
Not rocking on a boat
Nor drifting in calmness
Not locked hidden in a cabinet
where I might be in the dark
Not on the lawn
where I should be free
and not in bed lazing with my pillow
I'm mystified but the hands of the clock
keep moving by the minute
I am here still contemplating the morning
still in my night gown by the tub
unable to shed off turbulent times
impacting on my mind
Is it normal for a physically active teenager
to be lamenting when there's a whole world out there?
Just what is in store for the immediate
My lust for life in the fast lane is missing
I'm condemned to the dumps
The gossip line in abundance of juicy episodes
They are all having a ball
I'm not bad looking
but why?
Kerry's at Real Toad's Camera Flash
Brenda's Sunday Whirl #359
Image Contemplation in the Morning (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
boat cabinet lawn pillow hand
clock minute shed turbulent store lust
Not rocking on a boat
Nor drifting in calmness
Not locked hidden in a cabinet
where I might be in the dark
Not on the lawn
where I should be free
and not in bed lazing with my pillow
I'm mystified but the hands of the clock
keep moving by the minute
I am here still contemplating the morning
still in my night gown by the tub
unable to shed off turbulent times
impacting on my mind
Is it normal for a physically active teenager
to be lamenting when there's a whole world out there?
Just what is in store for the immediate
My lust for life in the fast lane is missing
I'm condemned to the dumps
The gossip line in abundance of juicy episodes
They are all having a ball
I'm not bad looking
but why?
Kerry's at Real Toad's Camera Flash
Brenda's Sunday Whirl #359
Friday, July 6, 2018
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Author USFWS Mountain-Prairie
Image: The Autumn Full Moon (here)Moon-cake festival
A family gathering
Thanking divine help
Note The Mid-Autumn Festival is to give thanks
for the harvest celebrated during the autumn full moon
when the moon is the brightest and roundest on this day
.
Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem. - weekend-meditation #40
- the autumn full moon
Thursday, July 5, 2018
ownership not specified
Attribution: Luis GarcΓa
Image: An 18th century Azimuthal compass (here)
nature's gift unrelenting ownership not specified
an open book of offering but many left dissatisfied
peace is every step the way but not able to clasp it tight
stake a claim not to get mad and not to deflect one's right
to unravel in the beginning stifled by many distractions
emotions impinge therein elusive in ways apparent
finding the path is
wrought with man-made illusions
but to venture on
the world watching and waiting
impatient for real action
Paul's at Real Toad's - peace is every step
Chevrefeuille's Carpe Diem - finding the path
Image: An 18th century Azimuthal compass (here)
nature's gift unrelenting ownership not specified
an open book of offering but many left dissatisfied
peace is every step the way but not able to clasp it tight
stake a claim not to get mad and not to deflect one's right
to unravel in the beginning stifled by many distractions
emotions impinge therein elusive in ways apparent
finding the path is
wrought with man-made illusions
but to venture on
the world watching and waiting
impatient for real action
Paul's at Real Toad's - peace is every step
Chevrefeuille's Carpe Diem - finding the path
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
a better half rightly so!
Author Briancua
Image: Happily Ever After (here)
11 of 12 given words:
bread, smile, promise,
braid (material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments)
wrapper sleep kiss candle doorbell porch rock
who to deliver the bread?
did it come with a smile?
was it a promise that came with equality?
all braided in a tight understanding
were these arising from the saying
'equal pay for equal work?'
or was it just a wrapper
to provide a cover
to enclose women within?
to sleep with followed by kiss and tell?
women had been subjected
to such indignities
women are to be adored
with candle-light dinners of old perhaps
not a doorbell at the porch
to be rung at random
women have come a long way
strong and stable as a rock
a better half rightly so!
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #169
Susan's at PU's Midweek Motif - lady liberty
Image: Happily Ever After (here)
11 of 12 given words:
bread, smile, promise,
braid (material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments)
wrapper sleep kiss candle doorbell porch rock
who to deliver the bread?
did it come with a smile?
was it a promise that came with equality?
all braided in a tight understanding
were these arising from the saying
'equal pay for equal work?'
or was it just a wrapper
to provide a cover
to enclose women within?
to sleep with followed by kiss and tell?
women had been subjected
to such indignities
women are to be adored
with candle-light dinners of old perhaps
not a doorbell at the porch
to be rung at random
women have come a long way
strong and stable as a rock
a better half rightly so!
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #169
Susan's at PU's Midweek Motif - lady liberty
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
not just the homeless
Author Geo Swan (talk)
Image: Common sight before (here)
not just the homeless
young lovers, stragglers but now
the nicest people
tired seniors and youngsters
engrossed with their own hand-sets
Prompt: bench in the park
Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem.#1466
-bench-in-park
Sanaa's at Real Toad's
- the tuesday platform
Image: Common sight before (here)
not just the homeless
young lovers, stragglers but now
the nicest people
tired seniors and youngsters
engrossed with their own hand-sets
Prompt: bench in the park
Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem.#1466
-bench-in-park
Sanaa's at Real Toad's
- the tuesday platform
Monday, July 2, 2018
ever in the spirit of pride
Author: anon
Image: A Crowning Glory (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
lessons home essence ever spirit flight
flitting (move swiftly and lightly)
ever in the spirit of pride
very much like a lion's golden mane
or a peacock's colorful feathers
a crowning glory
a little inconvenient in flight though
flitting from place to place
requires a passion for movements
but it is exquisite
worthy of blessings in a million
it need not be spiral
perfect as it is
it may get in the way
but to stall predators at a safe distance
it is good defense
god's creation
one of its kind
The Sunday Muse #11
Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #358
Image: A Crowning Glory (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
lessons home essence ever spirit flight
flitting (move swiftly and lightly)
place passions spiral god
it accords good lessons
brings home the essence of honor
ever in the spirit of pride
very much like a lion's golden mane
or a peacock's colorful feathers
a crowning glory
a little inconvenient in flight though
flitting from place to place
requires a passion for movements
but it is exquisite
worthy of blessings in a million
it need not be spiral
perfect as it is
it may get in the way
but to stall predators at a safe distance
it is good defense
god's creation
one of its kind
The Sunday Muse #11
Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #358
Peace beckons but elusive
Photo: jana butcher
Image: The Blue Door (here)
Behind the Blue Door
Peace beckons but elusive
Where are the good guys?
Political will absent
Craved paradise unfulfilled
Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem #1465-blue-door.
Image: The Blue Door (here)
Behind the Blue Door
Peace beckons but elusive
Where are the good guys?
Political will absent
Craved paradise unfulfilled
Chevrefeuilles' Carpe Diem #1465-blue-door.
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