A Bride's Dilemma

                                                                                             Artist: Marc Chagall

Image: Marc Chagall, Bride with a Fan (1911), 

oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

(courtesy of d'Verse, Poets Pub)

Many may not realize it
We anticipate just as much
To welcome a new beginning
All dressed up but with reservations

Where are we heading?
A bride with myriads of questions
Wanting answers but utterly helpless
All matters had been touched on
Many months preceding today
Arising from many sources
All came with good intentions
 
There was a lot of excitement
Among friends and relatives
There was a lot of teasing
There were a lot of questions
There were a lot of answers
 
Suddenly she finds herself alone
All the answers she received before
Come flooding in now all at once
Overwhelmed her being all confusing
 
In such a mystifying moment
Her recollections of one person
Stood the grounds affording her 

 The confidence – her mother’s

Melissa Lemay at d'Verse, Poets Pub - Don’t box me in: Chagall                                         

Youngters Dancing

                                                                                                                    Author Yann

Image: Dancing for Fun

MLMM Wordle 

wrong, end barrel softly pain, nostalgia ,

tea, dance. only radio, ring fell never

wrong end of the barrel
softly pains the heart
a nostalgia of a tea dance
followed only on the radio 
but it  rings the bell 
on some old favourites
it fell in a familiar swoop
of a teenager's young days

never to come back again

Rosetta  at MLMM Wordle 477

https://mindlovemisery.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/mlmm-monday-wordle-477/

Workers and Staff

                                                                                                                     Author John Vachon 
Image: Workers leaving for home after work (here)

Sunday Whirl - 10 of the 12 given words:

lifetime share relax connect home

last will place years last class 

a lifetime to share our privilege of
not to relax but to connect with those 

unfortunate souls to bring home 

the act of sacrifice and cooperation

It is to extend a helping hand readily 

to those unfortunate beings who will 

be made redundant in their jobs 

displaced despite years of loyal service 

It is with the advent of AI development

which progressed exponentially fast and 

until recently in the last few months 

in the aftermath of  the Middle East crisis 

with the creation of a class of unemployed 

but experienced good workers and staff

across the board

Brenda's Sunday Whirl World 757

Having A Crafty Mind

                                                                              Author Charles J. Sharp 
Image: Australian Brush Turkey

(courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

under the Creative Commons Attribution-

Share Alike 4.0 International license)

Mostly Dead is Slightly Alive.
the tree swayed like a dancer  
moving her hips to the music
to stay trapped in such a stance 

may impose certain limits

It is a far cry from having to 
shine and settle it bravely
how then to relieve the pain 

and trim the score easily

a clever way to respond is
never to run down the whole show 

nor to stray away 

from the intended direction

for it may drain the resources 
thus limiting the choices

man is a brave animal quick 
to adjust never to accept defeat 
for any eventualities without 

extending a fair fight

man's ingenuity knows no bounds
never to fall from grace 
with empty hands
give it a shot and see what gives

that's the whole point 
of having a crafty mind

Rommy Cortez-Driks at  PSU

As You Wish

Discoveries

                                                                                                              Author; rob Stoeltje

Image: Nest box found in Norway
(courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.)

Preamble: This an old poem from Hank's first blog, 'birdhouse' mainly in prose form. It has not been updated when Hank discovered poetry through  'Rainbow' which is aligned to blogs with prompts. 

birdhouse

Friday, December 3, 2010

Movements

Given the run around, that’s bureaucracy
Given the nod, that’s matrimony
Given the millions, that’s alimony
Given the Osama, that’s infamy
Given the escapades, that’s Woods and Rooney
Given the release that’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Given the late nights, that’s Berlusconi
Given the baldy, that’s Britney
Given the Throne, Charles or Willie?
Given the current spell, it’s cold and snowy
Given the Top Hits, Jackson and Presley
Given the laughs, that’s Chaplin, Lewis and Carrey
Given the the 2 Koreas, it’s a flare-up and hostility
Given the strengths and tumble that’s the WWE
Given the long stretch, that’s Maddox and his cronies
Given the WikiLeaks, the Administration’s jittery
Given soccer’s wizardry, that’s Pele
Given Susan Boyle’s appearance, that’s discovery
Given the MU’s unbeaten run that’s Alex Fergie
Given the knock off Top of the Table , that’s Ancelotti and Chelsea
Given the youngest F1 Champ, Vettel , that’s at the Grand Prix Abu Dhabi
Given ever lasting beauty, that’s Liz Taylor or Jolie?
Given the Kung Fu Chops, that’s Bruce Lee
Given every high regards and respect, that’s Mandela and Gandhi
Given the hate that’s Hitler and Mussolini
Given the bubble , inflation risks, that’s the Global economy
Given the tears, govt defaults, that’s the euro-zone currency
Given the job that’s Obama and the Presidency

Given the slip, that’s democracy!

Note: Based on matters prevailing then.

Bjorn at d'Verse - to write through a 'Listing' style 

Likely To Happen

 

                                                                                                Author: Tomwsulcer
Image: Just a Plain Dinner

(courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

made available under the Creative Commons 

CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)

They enjoyed the candle-light dinner
Amidst the flames of a romantic encounter
Reminiscent of their courting days before
 
How meek a woman she was then
Allowing him to pick the occasions
right through to the locations
 
How they laughed in between songs
in a  reasonably placed restaurant
Oblivious of the crowd they could see
who even clapped and wished them well
when told it was their anniversary
 
However the winds of change
came fast unannounced
It did not cross their mind to 

witness such a turn around

 
This time there was no crowd
Just the two of them
to enjoy the candle-light dinner...
at home
 
They sadly had to live with it
Business were down compounded
by  the post-Middle East crisis

that came that quick
 
They were late in payments
for their utilities and loans
They prayed it would not linger

on for far too long

Otherwise a longer duration

for candle-light dinners at home

Mary's at What's Going On? - to write on sadness

Dreams Of A Couple

                                                                                   Author:Shixart1985
Image: What Could have Been (here)

(courtesy of Wikimedia Commons - licensed under 

the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license).

He was not much into romantics, nor an extrovert. Life had been fairly well documented as a teenager and he rode the storm with wits. She was a perfect match pretty, good family and well placed. It could not have been any better. Mutually acceptable but to be given time. 

He excelled in writing, his first love but lacked the talent when it came to mixing well with the crowd. A good conversationalist, confident and well-mannered. He made himself more open and the faint perfume from its chalice steals out more times than allowed. 

Things are cold now. He came to dinner not properly dressed. He was the star player and there was a tie. He had to stay on and was late for dinner. Her parents were there as she had planned a surprise. It was a let-down and nothing further was heard.

Dora at d'Verse - Prosery - Paul Laurence Dunbar

for a maximum of 144 words and to include the line:

"the faint perfume from its chalice steals out more times"

Gobbled Him Quick

 

                                                                                                Author:Shenrich91

Image: The Black Widow Spider

(Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons - the Creative 

Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)

MLMM’s 
The 10 of 12 given words:
annoyance, cheaper difference trips
cleaner awkward smell waste cost tap
 
You call me a dim twit
I’m not given to annoyance
Neither to appear cheaper
But I can well make a difference
 
I participated in lots of trips
More manly and cleaner than man
The call to mingle was awkward
Considered and reluctantly accepted
 
I’m not of a likely nuisance
Nor smell like trash or waste
Ridicule me and in an instance
It would cost you untold pains
 
Not under a spell nor guarded well
But tap me and my gaze is fatal
My man told me to fizzle off the scene 

Gobbled him later that’s my gain 

MLMM’s Wordle 476

Reaching For The Sky

 

                                                                                                      Author:Tomascastelazo
Image: The Moon For Company

(Tomas Castelazo, www.tomascastelazo.com /

 Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0)
 
Sunday Whirl Wordle  
The 10 of 12 given words
rare twist trudge eye self empty 

hollow trance wide line
 
a rare twist of thought trudged
mysteriously in his imagination
his heart whispered, is there 

life in the universe?
 
perhaps an eye for a trail to fly 

up - a self imposed desire to verify 

an empty answer and a hollow truth
 
he is rightly in a trance
may be widely off the line 
is he set to right the feel that 

plagued mankind's thoughts?
 
he might just try to meddle on 

the prevailing wisdom since 

time had offered

Brenda's Sunday Whirl Wordle 756

A Step-Mother

                                                                                   Author Tony Alter

Image; A Stern Lady (here)

the 10 of 12 Wordle words:
torn safe spill soothed breath 
raspy (hoarse or harsh-sounding)
hiss fairy bluff flush

She was torn between love for 

her father and of the harsh treatment 

by her fiercely scornful step-mother

She reasoned it was not safe to spill 
the beans but  to take it and still 
remained under one roof even with 
one so unreasonable

She used to cry as an infant abandoned
to her wits for which even her father 
was unaware and she suffered as 
a consequence

She soothed herself with deep long 
breaths against raspy admonitions 
or whispers hissed in her face

She was not to smite back against 
outright bluffs nor act vindictive but 
to flush off the feelings of sadness 
and muster blessings of good upbringing

Dreams of a fairy-tale childhood of
songs and dance with step-sisters was
only reminiscent of Cinderella's woes

She had hopes of a reformed step-mother
to love and be loved like one of her own.
Feelings of despair were toned down and 

kept at bay most times

Prompt's Quotation

"Life is pain, Highness"

Anyone who says differently is selling something

Magaly's at PSU - Friday Writings #226: Inappropriate Laughter

Not certain of the poem's appropriateness to the prompt

Has to do with the heart

                                                                                             Author :AdinaVoicu
Image: Thinking Hard (here)

the 11 of 12 given words:
wonder navigate clear detours light 
breaks far delays wreck art split

a few wonders do come to bear
when a mind navigates with thoughts
have clear detours, but nice to be aware
for it gets to be therapeutic of sorts

in the light of those that persist
reading it happily as a healthy sign
with breaks in between to insist
while still having it fresh in the mind

far from thinking of any delays
to wreck the thought unnecessarily
meeting it head-on is an art at play
half the battle is won quite easily

it has a lot to do with the heart
not to appear split but act with pride
the mind has a way of being smart
to take it all within its stride

Sanaa's Open Link Night #407 

Poem of one's choice

Colourful Blooms

                                                                                                Author Ronald Saunders
Image: Beautiful Blooms (here)

(Wikimedia Commons)

fascination with blooms
blessed with pull factors
having attractive colours 
aromatic with sweet nectar

beauty element that enhances maidens with beautiful hair the garden environment that welcome visitors or within the house interior very much competing among different species for space and getting them

Lillian at d'Verse - To write a 44-word Quadrille 

and to include the word 'bloom'

A Morning Workout

 

                                                                                            Author John Robert McPherson

Image: Workout at a Playground

MLMM: The 11 of 12 given words:

attire faded old pair time elegant 

shine sunlight patch tired stool - 475
 
after a few rounds at the field
attired in a faded old pair of shorts
he came to the playground
 
he heaved himself up the cross
bar effortlessly a few dozen times
and a series of push-ups pull-ups

dips, lunges, and split squats at 

others before showing such elegance

at the double balancing bars
 
glistening with sweat it gave
a peculiar shine across his
bare chest that the morning
sunlight could not hide
 
after an hour of work-out he
then raced across to a patch
at the centre not showing any
tiredness but stood on a stool
and had the last word
he termed it rightly or wrongly

‘a bit of tai chi for you“

MLMM's Monday Wordle 475

Dreams Are Made Of These

 

                                                                                             Author:Tulane Public Relations

Image: Attractive Students

(Wikimedia Commons)

Sunday Whisper: The 11 of 12 given words:
crush crisp brisk script dreams shimmer 

dim whisper night seeds dust  - 755

he had a crush on the pretty lass

who had just joined the class of freshies

crisp in his dressing very much to impress

brisk walking to maintain stature

it was almost to a well written script 

changes were most apparent lately

dreams were made of these

but dashed in a most elementary way

it shimmered in the dim light 

much akin to a whisper

from the night of a light drizzle

seeds of a wonderful relationship

in the offing but sadly remained in the dust

a faint heart could be most unfair

Brenda's The Sunday Whisper 755

Road Not Taken

 

                                                                                                      Author: Ijlal2278

Image:  The Lone Traveller

(Wlkimedia Commons)

Never had it occurred to me that I
went the far distance that took

me off the mark. To my consternation the

decision belittled my travel experiences though not one

on a high pedestal but much less 

inclined to those who had travelled

and found opportunities easy to come by

The Road Not Taken 
By Robert Frost 

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference

Grace: at d'Verse Poetry Form: Golden Shovel