Just Desserts

 

                                                                                             Author: Fran Hogan

Image: Strawberry cheesecake 

and two glasses of wine.

(Wikimedia Commons)

What follows a hefty meal

given the choice I would

rather have none

 

Sweet dishes and pastries

‘Desserts’ the bad word

I would rather have them alone

without the main meal

 

Not worth the amount of workouts

and Mediterranean dishes

to contend with thereafter

The girth needs the respect

it deserves  

Rommy Cortez-Drriks

Friday Writing #224 - Poets and Storytellers United

A Spent Force

                        
                                                                                             Artist :Andreas Bohnenstengel 

Image: It Says it All!

(Wikimedia Commons)

not a ghost of a  chance
he trembled he was on edge
it left him uneasy

much more to settle 

than he initially thought 

he sought shelter before

he rose to the occasion

he took it upon himself

to progress step by step

it seemingly looked simple

but it burnt out his efforts 

even before he ventured in

not this time now 

a different era 

he felt weak 

a limiting factor

that he left out

- age!

Lisa at d'Verse OLN # 406

Sweetness of Nature

                                                                                                 Author: Dietmar Rabich
Image: Golden Autumn Leaves

Sunday Whirl :The 10 of 12 given words:

taste summer sweetness rush snap resin 

passion turn luck half - 749

the taste of Autumn is creeping in

hot Summer is slowly giving way

the sweetness of season's change

gets on its logical course 

no rush nor snapping of falling 

leaves that follow 

floating slowly down

the resin takes its time

the passion of golden maple leaves

take its turn to appear on cue

not prompted by luck

that is nature playing its annual

game and we humans are not

even aware nor bothered of

the clockwork transition

half the time

Mary at "What's Going On"

Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle - 749

A Lighted Candle

                                    

 Image: Sekoto: Boy and the Candle (1943)                     

The Sunday Whirl: the 10 of 12 given words:

swaying drifted steam grass radiance flushed 

perfume hypnotic skin hiss - 753

The lighted candle its flame swaying

drifted upwards its sterile aroma of steam 

and smoke permeated the air

A feel of freshly cut grass gripped his 

imagination 

Its radiance flushed his mind with 

a perfumed hold that enveloped

him in a hypnotic trance 

He shivered in his skin as though 

a hissing snake had left

its venom all over 

He regretted having abandoned 

his wife with a young son recently

Now perhaps having to face 

divine correction for his mistake

Brenda Warren's https://Sunday Whirl Wordle #753

Melissa Lemay in Poetics at d'Verse: The Art of G.Sekoto

Eating Out

                                                                                                                Author:,Tomo

Image: Japanese Dinner - source P8293005

I dig the senses  
My appetite is no worry
My girth keeps increasing 
Weight loss is a lost cause
New year resolutions
and dieting are no help

The grandies have quaint ideas
when eating out
The more peppers and hot chili 

the better 

Punam at d'Verse - Quadrille #246: Let’s get digging

Fun And Games

                                                                        Author: Marlin Dominguez

          Image: Kid's Fun Times

Yesterday’s been an experience  

Not asked for nor expected

If shared with an audience

Fun galore to be appreciated

 

Today’s real time happenings

Tug at the purse strings mostly

Adjustments of the day being

Possible and effected readily

 

Tomorrow’s events yet to be seen

With few surprises good or bad

Whenever with one close and loving

Anticipating good fun to be shared

Love in Moments of Joy

                                                                                                              Author: Rangana Abeyrathne
Image: The Male (red beak) feeding

the Female (here)

love seeks moments most 

opportune

stalk the sky painted in colours

bring to school

luck may have a hand 

for likes of a fair lady 

a jewel of a find

a grandmother comes with

lots of snacks 

to thwart a desire in business 
resolute with serious reasoning

a boy armed 

with a sling-shot

in moments of despair 

a splash of brilliance 

down the elephant's pit hole 

 

peppering thoughts 

of a mouse

insistence clutter the mind

pick a ribbon of hope 

for divine intervention 
uncles with a mop of shiny white hair

Merrill Smith at d'Verse MTB Zuihitsu

Simplicity in Writing

                                                                                                   Author: Leonid Pasternak 
Image: The Writer's Block (here) 

Emily Dickinson’s phrase "Publication - is the Auction Of the Mind "
She argues that publishing creative work is a "foul" act that degrades intimate thoughts 

into commercial commodities. She believed ideas are divine gifts, not for sale, and that 

selling one's writing is equivalent to prostituting the soul.

Prompt: to include ‘publication is the auction of the mind’

He has been writing well since school days. He enjoyed the teacher’s
good comments of his works.  He was plainly one-up against his other 

friends. They freeze when tasked with writing an essay.

They lacked reading which were reflected in bombastic displays of 

writing skills. His simplicity of works produced were frowned upon by 

them. 

He is now a successful writer with his own set-up. Simplicity is his 

forte. He just could not understand why his works were selling like 

hot-cakes. Simplicity sells and he was happy. 

Basking in the limelight with a few bestsellers others just could not 

comprehend. Priced relatively higher and selling well, he was often 

labelled unfairly as being lured by money. Why should there be any

objections?

He agreed that ‘publication is the auction of the mind’ Pricing was 

irrelevant. Arguments rightly expressed with substance would win 

the day!

Melissa Lemay at d'Verse's Prosery Publication

Eyes for You

                                                                                                   Author: Lillian
Image: Sitting Together - Street Art 

The 12 given words:

 joy sit place oddly sharp human full 

sense instead lingering felt point - 737

a joy to sit in place

oddly enough transforming

bland walls with creative risks

of vibrant street art  

sharp human forms

to infuse a culture of freedom

 in the full sense of the word

instead it could likewise project

a lingering resilience felt

to the point of culture shifts

in the happiness of young hearts

Lillian at d'verse OLN

For just a Flicker

                                                                                 Author: cuatrok 77 hernandez
Image: Peacocks 777 jpg 

11 of 12 given words:
flicker glass lurked shame slip red
rattled hollow ravenous found space - 751

for just a flicker he spied
through the glass window
where she always lurked
 
what a shame he let it slip
yet again the colourful mix

of blue red purple and green

it rattled him to miss a privilege
leaving a hollow image of
a ravenous creation in his mind

he just found empty space staring
at him in the distance an opportunity
desired but left him lame and cold
 
it is a bother to get her readily
on my handphone that my buddies
can see of such a beautiful

specimen of a peacock

Brenda's at Sunday Whirl Wordle 751