of a butterfly flapping its wings

                                                                                                  Author: Quartl;

Image: Butterfly hovering (here)

10 of 12 given words:

Inflict Face Vulgarity Feathers Longing 

Bluff Organic Butterflies Jostle PLy

To echo yet another prayer

To inflict awareness in the face 

of  adversity clear of vulgarity and 

base leanings of feathers unruffled

To listen with the ability of a

split-second strike

Reminiscent of a spider about

to pulverize its prey 

Longing for stealth and a bluff

organic in its strategy

intact with a slow movement

of a butterfly flapping its wings

Affections to attend to their young

for them to jostle for comfort

plying for motherly warmth

A reflection of survival

A vicious spider or motherly instinct

whatever the strength of character 

will necessarily follow a similar

pattern to feed young mouths

MLMM at Wordle#255

political leaders play to the gallery

                                                                                               Author:JrileyJr12

Image: People Skills Necessary 

in Leadership (here)

the 12 given words

close conduct grin miles rise 

out wind name cream 

shimmering (shining with a soft, 

slightly wavering light

stories sin 

they maintain close contact to conduct

their all with a grin seen miles away

they make an appearance and stake

their claims within the scheme of things 

extending their influence before even 

being elected to office.

 

they are seen as larger than life to rise 

out of the cold wind to bring a name 

for themselves with cream of 

shimmering stories as a protector of sin 

political leaders play to the gallery 

it is a popularity contest that determines

positions of strength to sustain 

their presence

whereas corporate leaders impose their will

through ability and skills. 

often they align themselves to the powers 

that be to be noticed. 

they gain prominence through personal 

skills employing subtle strategies often 

brutal but surreptitiously done and 

duly accepted

the leadership of a family unit is no exception

it is often more difficult though as the authority 

is not as clear-cut nor formalized. 

love naturally is the saving grace that

keeps the family from falling apart

Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle #516

Life's Lessons in A (thorny) Nutshell

                                                                     Author: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Image: To Look for Openings

and Create Opportunities (here)

Prompt: 1

Things to remember if you're 

not rich and famous yet

Prompt:2
the given words are: 
– rough and smooth 

– sit and stand

not to be pushed into a corner

nor to be kicked down to the bottom

it may be rough but to play it easy

to bid a smooth response for jagged edges 

 

not to be too close to the precipice

choose to stay around the bend

to react fast and never to sit around

but stand up to be counted

for business will never progress on autopilot

retreat in case of a reversal

far quicker to be able

to fight for another day

and rise up the peak again

to forge a line of thinking

where the sky is the limit

move and the jigsaw will fall into place

not to wait around but to grab

for the returns to riches 

would require one to be proactive

One can well then sleep 

soundly at night

Rosemary's at Poets and Storytellers United

with  Writers' Pantry #85: 

Things to remember if you're not rich and famous yet

weejar's at MLMM Opposing Forces - Saturday Mix

with the given words

like dipping your finger to taste the soup

                                                                            Author: Henrique Félix henriquefelix
Image:  Enjoying a Bowl of Soup (here)

10 of 12 given words:

cry strange sucking argued 
dusk left unlike towel, sap

whir ((of something rapidly rotating) 

It’s not how you fall it’s how you get back up…a far cry from the whir 

of life's challenges not totally strange but rightly sucking it up. It can be 

argued from dawn to dusk if left to chance it can be demeaning.

But unlike bad habits, one is forgiven when the embarrassment is not 

material not when it is considered a little amusing. Wrapped in a towel 

for instance the guests are left astounded with you opening the door not 

realising it leads to the hall

It is like dipping your finger to taste the soup you enjoy doing but not in 

front of the tiny tot who had been cautioned earlier for doing the same

thing

Just smile not appearing idiotic perhaps sheepishly mumbling saying it 

is normal sometimes not sapped of precious energy when appreciating 

good things in life

The tiny tot may not comprehend it fully but he knows he is in good 

company

 

Stephanie at MLMM Tale Weaver 

'it is not about falling'

MMT at Whirligig Wordle#333

it should ring a bell remember?

                                                                                                Author: Artem Beliaikin 

Image: Light and Easy  (here)

should you have designs in your mind
to dream of showing your passion
no, not a kiss so kind
even a touch is out of question

it should ring a bell remember
once was enough strife
you may not have time like before
to run for it for dear life

this is no threat
the mist may offer a cover
but you may turn scarlet
for blood will be all over

so beat it while you still can

for the last time, I'm not in the mood

do not count me anymore as a friend

it is best for you to just scoot

Note: A friendly banter in 

the course of making up

Rommy at PSU's

Weekly Scribblings #84

Choices not limiting by far

                         
                                                                                           Author: Lesly B. Juarez jblesly

Image:  Happiness is Always Genuine  (here)

Gunning for a showcase
Off to clean up the slate
Otherwise a sedentary life 
Devoid of activity

Get off the butt for starters
Time to move to act smart
Always triumphant less the phobia
Choices not limiting by far

Happiness with the expected result

NOTE: Spells out 'GOOD start' to

help clear off anything puzzling

Lillian at d'Verse: Poetic Tuesday

hearty meal upon leaving 'Frisco

                                                                            Author: mwanasimba from La Réunion

Image: A Good Meal in Istanbul (here)

I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO  - Tony Bennet

hearty meal upon leaving 'Frisco
no heart to gorge much at one sitting
digestion smooth even flow
not heartless but heart-warming 

let the good times roll
top of the world enjoying the grub

no heartburn in firm control 

to end with a good rub

(44 words)

De Jackson at d'Verse: Quadrille#134

and not creating a storm

                                                                                                Author : anon

Image: Has had One Too Many (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:

counter children floor dry fashion 

gust storm surge mask send 

perhaps he's had one too many

not even home and he's in the dumps

rested himself at the counter nonchalantly

rightly not home in front of the children

and not on the floor but in a dry fashion

still maintaining some form of dignity

with a gust of satisfaction not a storm

with a surge of stardom unwittingly

let business pick up form  

wise move seeing masks wrested away

celebrating an easing of the lockdown

to send business scrambling within days 

Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle 515

Carrie's The Sunday Muse #174

the opening was thin

                                                                                                         Author:Skorp24

Image: (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:

glittering, curtain, thin, carpet 

musty (lacking freshness or vitality)

cough, garbage, found, hated, time, flash

expecting a glittering evening full of fun

a curtain-raiser anticipated never did come

the opening was thin, carpeted with insincerity

formalities presented shabbily and musty

why cough out a presentation unprepared

garbage, an immediate verdict many declared

found to be atrocious by any standards as seen

to dilly dally in preparation was a fatal sin

lying in wait the hated calamity took center stage

just what could happen according to the adage

where 'a stitch in time saves nine' if faithfully adhered

in a flash a pending problem is immediately cleared 

Note: A proverb termed 'adage'

to keep to the rhyming

MMT's at The Whirligig#332

Bjorn at d'Verse OLN #298

- August Live Edition

they drive you round the bend

                                                                                                          Author: Artaxerxes

Image:  Enjoying the Fun Together (here)

A Mirrored Refrain

The poem is formed by three or more quatrains (four lines) 

where two lines within the quatrain are the “mirrored refrain” 

The rhyme scheme is as follows: xaBA, xbAB, xaBA, xbAB, etc..

x represents the only lines that do not rhyme within the poem. 

A and B represent the refrain.

they drive you round the bend   (x)

with peals of simple laughter     (a)

running around you full of energy (B)

to enjoy taunting you to no end  (A)

with pens shoved hard like needles (x)

whenever they need to touch you (b)

to enjoy taunting you to no end  (A)

running around you full of energy (B)

unwittingly you go along with the fun (x)

to invoke the child in you thereafter  (a)

running around you full of energy (B)

to enjoy taunting you to no end  (A)

just as you are getting worked up (x)

they pull away so you'll crave it too (b)

to enjoy taunting you to no end  (A)

running around you full of energy (B)

Note: Hank finds it convenient to label

the stanzas even though it is not necessary

Grace at d'Verse Poetry Forms: 

with a Mirrored Refrain

soothing to the ears to be admired

                                                                                     Author: RCA Records

Image:  The King Himself  (here)

what a raucous din what a disturbance
it had not seemed to be at peace

why the necessity to be anti-social

it was such a bother passing by

it would best be summed up as a circus

not the usual one for kids to have fun

but a derogatory description a menace

there was music blaring of differing sounds

from varied kinds of instruments 

punctuated with shouts or loud laughter

reminiscences of childhood happenings

upon passing the quaint little house

fast forward ten years on what a wonder

a mansion with all the trimmings of success

of occupants given to triumphant callings

of accomplished musicians and music

soothing to the ears to be admired

so this was how it was growing up

with little boys and girls in the vicinity

bent on making music as a career

focussed on a direction unencumbered

but seeing sweat and tears translated

in later years to be makers of the arts

Laura's at d'Verse Poetics: 

outside looking in

Concluding Kimie's formative years before university

1. Kimie's Foray into the Game of Rugby

Image1: Kimie Being Presented with 

the Most Improved Player Award

Hank's second grandee Norhezry Hakimie aka Kimie had an interest in the game 

of rugby. Sometime in January 2016 Kimie joined the KL  Saracens Rugby Club 

together with a number of his school-mates to get to know the game better

Hank had posted earlier on one of his training episodes on Jan 03, 2016 (here) This 

was at the UM padang where they normally converged for organised training. At 

other times they would gather at the small field in Damansara Utama together with 

other boys from schools nearby.

2. The Most Improved Player 

Kimie's inclination for the game was at a high level. It helped somehow with

his sudden physical growth towering over many of the other boys. His prowess and

physique stood out in games that he was voted as the most improved player in 2018. 

Image:2 The Under-16 Most Improved 

Player of the Year Plaque presented in 2018

4. Image:3 Kimie's Final Semester Result 

Kimie was most fortunate to have been offered a place at the UIA following the 

release of his SPM results. He had to do his studies at the UIA's Gambang campus 

in Pahang which meant he had to sacrifice participation in his games. Just as well!

5. The Dean's List

Kimie is reading for an Engineering and Computer Science Degree. He secured 

3 As and 2 Bs in his Final 3rd Semester with a 3.73 GPA and was placed on the 

Dean's List, (with an eventual CGPA of 3.31 for his Foundation)

6.  Gombak Campus

Kimie will be reporting to the Gombak UIA Campus this October 2021 to continue 

in his First Year degree course. 

7. Norman Hazrin

Kimie will be joining elder brother Norman in the UIA who is also reading for 

the same Engineering Degree who is now into his 3rd Year come this October 2021.

Note:

The Dean's List

With the GPA (grade point average) scale from 0 to 4, 4 being an A, 

the dean's list cutoff is typically around 3.5 to 3.7 ie those within the  

Top 10 % of the class. -  Wikipedia

Attribution of Images1 &2: 

From Accompanying Parents

Coach and Friends of Hezry 

aka Kimie 

(fair use of images)

she is now just as free

                                                 
                                                                                      Author: Shay's

Image:  A Little Girl Lost (here)

when the air is filled 

with raindrops
blown across the wet day
charting its own destination
impacting her vision not bothered

with the surroundings
perhaps lost in the cold

it is so much reflecting 

on her needs then
alone with her dreams

a brightly coloured little euphoria
wanting out to having fun
instead of being cooped up
tensed in the cage
just moments ago

what to make of it
now that it's gone
to engage in the freedom 
it long desired 

she is now just as free
as the little bird but she is not
with lots of options to her needs
but she is stifled for choices

perhaps some opportunities 

might pop up 
is it a desire or is it a craving

certainly a lucky break is awaited for

in the pouring rain!

Carrie's Sunday Muse #172

retracing paths never trudged

                                                                                                  Author: Arpandhar
Image: Leading to Nowhere (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:

inside, heart never, where, confuse 

disturb birds history man mirrors

reflecting on life's blessings

inside the heart a little nudge 

tugging at the memory restraining

retracing paths never trudged 

where otherwise wondering  

what possibly could have happened

with episodes confused and disturbing

touch of gray on decisions taken

if she had managed to steal his heart

but he had rejected it oh, so brazen

would they be better off for a start

as two birds freely in the open

would riches pile high all their life

shrieks of beautiful children heard

instead history of struggling to survive

sadly childless amid cries of hurts

what then of the path not taken

softness of touch mirrors caressing

had not lady luck smiled often?

with man tranquility pervading

eyes closed dreaming all in awry

thoughts of  childhood innocence

raced back through his memory

unflinching thinking of the outcome

MMT's at The Whirligig Wordle#330

Mish at d'Verse OLN#297

where's the drift but empty of blessings

                                                           Author:Manfred Brueckels Permission:PD-self

Image: Persephone, created by Christian 
Friedrich Tieck, a 19th-century sculptor (here)
.
11 of 12 given words:
frail, wild, endless, helpless, drift 
empty, choked, seeks, ride, lonely, candle

frail physically and lost in time
wild in imagination waiting inline
endless worries for a mother's well-being
helpless alone and wondering

who is there to accord assistance
six months in the underworld's far distance 
and six above still lacking mother's feelings
where's the drift but empty of blessings

a lonely mother choked with emotions
seeks solace in desperation
why must Zeus impact an imbalance
life is more than taking a ride in motion

not spied yet the intended light
at the end of the tunnel overly bright 
but a candle dying to live
desperate wanting to give
its flickering flames
taking the blame 
for spoils of mankind

Background Perspective:

Persephone was the beautiful daughter of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, fruit, and grains. She brought the spring with her and scattered flowers around her. Her uncle, Hades, the dark god of the underworld and the dead fell in love with her. One day, as she was enjoying the flowers and the sunshine he burst out of a cave and carried her off.

Persephone’s mother, Ceres, was distraught. She set off to search for her daughter. She neglected her duties as an agricultural goddess – crops failed and the people starved.

MMT at The Whirligig Wordle #329

Sarah at d'Verse - Poets Pub

Poetics: Persephone.