Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

                                                                                          Author: CCDBarcodeScanner

Image:  The Christmas Tree (here)

a standing pine green and lean

is tenderly carried in 

pride of place at a right corner 

hail to the Yuletide cheer and more

stand below it, 'care for a kiss’

for the young hearts a Christmas wish

colourful lights and the mistletoe

hail to the Yuletide cheer and more

Santa sneaks in with the presents          

demands from youngsters more brazen

expensive items they implore

in the spirit of Yuletide cheer and more

Merry Christmas Happy New Year

He spied a visual he dreaded

                                                                                                     Author: Acabashi

Image: A Finished Meal  (here)

 the 10 of 12 Wordle words:

chase drifting flow draft linger 

pass fray how sign spell 

To the kitchen he headed
To chase a drifting thought
But it broke his little heart
He spied a visual he dreaded
The flow of the draft 
That lingers slowly pass 
brought him into the fray
He could only muse in dismay

A bad sign, it spelled trouble

A room-mate had just left

An empty plate on the table
Brought home to consume

None left of the earlier edibles

He lost, it was one down
A fatal mistake he quipped
Should have tucked in earlier he frowned
His buddy rifled the goodies indeed

when he inadvertently dozed off  

Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle#532

That time stood still

                      Author: anon

Image:  The Catman - That time stood still

He stood there intrigued 
Mesmerized beyond words
What could be wandering
in his mind

Food for your thoughts
What could he be pondering
That he stood there waiting
in his young mind
Untested with ways of the world

Thinking of one so dear
He hurt her feelings
He managed to get out fast

It is not his nature to go away
but he had to

What could it be?
A young mind so free
Minding his own business
‘What Me Worry’
No one to care

And no one to bother!

Fireblossom at Sunday Muse#191

brightness fading at the horizon

                                                                                           Author: Musyajackson

Image: Serious Traffic Congestion (here)

brightness fading at the horizon 

by the seconds

glowing yellow to golden hues

mystically transforms

end of day a precursor to myriads of happenings

staging a madness on the road, hurrying home surging

to avoid the imminent rush, sweaty and angry

hordes of man and machines clogging the highway

sounding their horns hoping to get attention

hoping to get it over with to be home

while one comes slowly to an end another is to begin

noisy  hawkers and  pretty butterflies of the night swarming

of couples at leisure  scouring for places to wine and dine

leading his spouse and brood for dinner  the family man

the young at heart at the hotspots in raucous splendour

the young layabouts  with their mean machines of terror

house-breakers working their moves when they please

the law enforcers just as ready armed with their expertise

the people movers bidding their fares ferrying the crowd

of tourists, service personnel, traders, shoppers and the lot

the youngsters to chat, glued to FB, YouTube till wee hours

mothers seeing to home-work or singing  a lullabye, engrossed

fathers computer engaged over business matters poring

the law abiding  by the idiot box resigned to a sane evening

preceding  the night to begin a new day in anticipation

a sedentary existence reflecting the lifestyle of the generation

blessings for sound 

wherever found blaring on solid grounds

Grace at d'Verse Poetry Forms  -  kwansaba blessings

Artificiality of Glitters of Glamour

                                                                           Author: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Image: A Fallen Conker, signifying a break-out

from a sheltered life to a successful future amidst

a thorny environment

Note:
Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinsel town. 
This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often 

unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry - Wiki

The Quadrille:

shiny and bright atop the Christmas tree

so also the life and attraction of Tinsel town

giving attention-seekers living an artificiality of

short marriages and excesses frowned upon

Sadly, the good life often rubbed on as success

stories leading to bigger things in life

(44 words)

Mish at d'Verse - Quadrille#142 -  tinsel

Is it Claus but for not being seen?

                                                                                                 Author: anon

Image: A Guardian Angel soothing

and lovingly at hand  (here)

The homophone sets are:

carrel – study enclosure (a small cubicle with a desk) 

carol – Christmas song

and

Claus – as in Santa

claws – sharp fingernails

clause – contractual unit

Exhausted sensing help is at hand

Is it Claus but for not being seen

Extending the goodness of happiness

Skimming the lights of the darken skies

A Guardian Angel for a blessed soul

Still accomplishing it most discreetly

Anonymous and unseen

Like Santa and his reindeer

Not in his carrel but out there

Antlers leading the way not sharp claws

That is how they are remembered but unseen

Just as Michael, Gabriel, Uriel and Raphael.

The four Guardian Angels have always been there

Heard without images of their presence 

but they are around perhaps participating 

in many Christmas carols together singing

Protecting comforting and showing the way 

The absence of any clauses 

of contract unquestioned

weejars at MLMM's Double Take - homophones

Carrie at The Sunday Muse#190

Had a fearful reputation to her name

                                                                                                 Author: Lukario20

Image: A Vicious Taekwondo kick (here)

Micro Verse : An Offering of Limericks

 

A woman who always seemed game
Had a fearful reputation to her name
A guy who tried to get fresh
Was on the behind thrashed
She was of a black belt taekwondo fame

 A fellow was planning to wed
A lass who was playing hard to get
Tried as he might
With all that he had
Excepting him the rest she grabbed

A guy who was covered in sweat
Been trying hard hoping to get
Shove a bee hive with a stick
Honey he thought he would lick
He was much swollen headed instead
 
A fellow who tended to brag
Could never readily hold back
His random boasts
Didn’t come close
As his exploits were just a drag

Rosemary at PSU's - the shorter the sweeter

He has had it made!

                             
                                                                              Photo credit:  One Big Photo (here)

Image: A Croft : an enclosed area of land, 

usually small and arable, and usually, 

with a crofter's dwelling within  -  Wiki.

the 10 of 12 given Wordle words:

borders, safe, smiling, forgetting, 

face, keys, goes, gains, saw, spilled

fenced up all along its borders with 

those of other crofts in the area they 

were safe within their confines. Very 

much like a modern housing estate 

but with the luxury of a bigger 

surrounding area

he kept smiling looking not forgetting 

his childhood years spent there. His face 

lighted up. A bunch of keys safe in his 

clutch-bag had the answer

'It goes without saying'. So it was said!

When you braved the tides and ventured 

out to the big cities the gains of big 

opportunities could translate into untold 

wealth. He saw them. He grabbed them

Greenbacks were 'now practically oozing 

out of his ears' that spilled onto the ground 

so to speak. A flashy car by the gates likewise

attested to that.. 

The keys with him could open many of

the dwellings which had changed hands

to him. He has had it made! 

MMT's Sunday Whirligig Wordle#348

Bjorn at d'Verse OLN#305- Live

I had some truths explained to me

                                                                                                 Author: Ivar Leidus

Image: Many Different kinds 

in a Discussion  (here)

'I dress in their stories patterned and purple as night'

From  “When We Sing of Might,”  by Kimberly Blaeser.

I had some truths explained to me. It came out of a discussion
that went meandering without direction for some while. It was 

not a formal brain-storming session over some pre-determined 

issues. It was a friendly discussion among some friends. The close 

relationship which went back many years perhaps saved the day. 

There was no bruising on any nor any strong stand taken. It was 

all a matured stance by most, orderly not overly serious  but just
.  

It was plain to see all were for wanting a beneficial and friendly 

session in a likeness of a win-win situation. There were some 

ridiculous arguments which were expected in such a situation but 

every body kept their senses right. I too managed to retain sanity 

I dress in their stories patterned and purple as night.

Cleared some doubts, giving way a little though. It ended well.

(144 words)

Lisa Jade in d'Verse's Prosery Monday

It gets therapeutic of sorts

                             Image credits: she.s.a.wolf

Image: A Girl and Her Wolf (here)

Some few things in being fair
Mind is occupied with thoughts
Good thoughts, making one unaware
It gets therapeutic of sorts

Engrossed in thoughts without a slide
Concentrating on it is a healthy sign
A friend sitting above with pride
All the more at peace with time

It has to do with the heart
It appears all right when relaxed
The mind has a way of being smart

To take it within its stride

Shay at The Sunday Muse#189

The Kashmiri Landscape

                                                                                                                 Author: Madhumita Das           

Image: House-boats on Dal Lake, Srinagar (here)

The Wordle of 10 given words:

swim, drink, stories look, bubbly, 

sage, sprinkler, music, broken, violet

The Kashmiri landscape 

it left a fragment in his heart

An experience etched within for a few days

but the memory is sustained forever

Why must the lure of a short span

be carried for a lifetime

Jammu and Kashmir to see is to believe

He touched down a few days ago

He had intended to stay on longer

perhaps a swim in the drink

Bent on seeing his childhood

yearnings fulfilled in this land

of heavenly paradise

He had heard stories told of

abundance of leisurely escapades

like beauty of colours on canvas 

to savour all by himself

He was lucky to stay in a house-boat

the charm of his ideals

Would look good of his bubbly self

A sage of sorts on vacation

Refreshments and meals provided

The house-boat owner saw to that

He was curious of Dal Lake of

Gulmarg and Pahalgam, 

a fascination!

Warned to be wary of political discontent

Marauding groups fighting for a voice

A sprinkler of simmering political scene

Independence separation or whatever

but he did not see any

What he saw were streams of

clear spring waters gushing

down the hill sides shooting colours

of rainbow in the cool breeze

Music to the ear broken only

by sprays glittering in bright sun rays

and peeping over snow-capped mountain tops

Dainty little brooks or expanse of waters

Watering the lush green meandering

around boulders on both sides of

country roads

Spied beautiful maidens with rosy cheeks

Manning little stalls in all innocence

Offering fruits and food to the hungry tourists

Beside them were pelts of leopards and

Bengal tigers and myriads of leather goods

What did he do wrong to be requested home

What was so pressing that his presence was needed

That he could not fathom

He had to leave bidding farewell

To the grand Kashmiri landscape

Of violet blue yellow and maroon

Colours of flowers enhancing the beauty

Though he felt upon ascending

through the clouds he saw Srinagar 

beckoning from below 

wanting for a fragment

of his time again in heaven's name

He is bound to come again

for another visit

That he so decided!

Hank experienced the Kashmiri 

hospitality for a few days a long time ago

MMT with a Wordle at The Whirligig#347

Laura at d'Verse , MTB, picking up the pieces