Start! – (Weekly Decima Prompt #45)
You’ve a great idea; take heart, Don’t listen to that niggling doubt; Check whether it has any clout. If research looks good on the chart, Don’t wait, take a step, […]
The New Normal – (Six Sentence Story)
Lessons learned, When locked in crisis … May be hard. If we’re marred, Step away from the madness – Take time to reflect. -o0o- Sleep on it, Let our minds […]
Nope – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Tone is the hardest part of saying no.” (Jonathan Price) Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – Nope. Do click through for the rules if you, too, would like to […]
Stuck – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #347)
Ease the ache and pain, Stretch your imagination – When your state is stuck. (Senryu) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #347 – ACHE & EASE. Click through for the […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #524)
What a lovely start to the weekend, the glorious Snow Moon that seemed close enough to touch on Friday night and then that superb Sahara sunrise. Both boded well for […]
Chalk & Cheese – (Monday Limerick#48)
Debbie and her sister Louise, Were as different as chalk and cheese, One shy and retiring, One always aspiring, But both, have the most knobbly knees! (Limerick) Post inspired by […]
Bored? – (Weekly Haiku Prompt)
Where does time fly, When you’re having so much fun? Yet, it does not slip – When you have nothing to do, Nowhere to go, and you’re bored! (Tanka) Post […]
Reflections – (Tanka)
Look in the mirror, Who do you see looking back? Is it a fraught face, Or one that is at peace with The scars and marks of its age? (Tanka) […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #517)
This week’s smile is a tad double-edged, bitter-sweet you might say. I finally got Dad’s estate sorted, as his executor, and distributed it, according to his wishes. For those of […]
Swap Shop – (Monday Limerick#47)
Geraldine woke up in a strop, Suggested she needed a swap, I’m bored in the kitchen … Wife; do stop your bitchin, You mow the lawn; I’ll take mop! (Limerick) […]
Get To This – (Song Lyric Sunday)
Twas a toss up between this and Bowie’s Five Years. Whilst a massive fan, I really couldn’t face the depressive story. So we have instead, this upbeat, jolly, little song […]
Wisdom – (Weekly Decima Prompt #45)
If you can’t tell what’s right or wrong, Tis time to be big, brave and bold. Stop the search for, what is, fool’s gold, Note that your life won’t be […]
The Whisper – (Rispetto Challenge #68 & #69)
It is tough to lift your voice in a riot, It may be a challenge to keep safe the peace, As your silence sounds deafeningly quiet, When you really want […]
Gulp – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Every sunny morning is a great fountain; we quaff ‘sweet hope’ from it.” ― Mehmet Murat ildan Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – Gulp. Do click through for the rules […]
Rainbow – (Tanka Tuesday #213)
When you awake – just how do you feel? Where do you sit on the rainbow? What’ll make your eyes sparkle? Open up your Chakras; Let the light shine through […]
Fly South – (Weekly Haiku Prompt)
When bitter winds blow, Double your weight little bird – Tis time to fly south. (Haiku) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #345 BIRD & BLOW. Click through for the […]
Cash Flow – (Monday Limerick#46)
Frank, the financial adviser,Was often seen as a miser,He was never that flash,With his key client’s cash,And they were always the wiser! (Limerick) Post inspired by Esther’s Laughing along with […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #510)
It’s been a lovely week. Lots of smiles to report. Boyfriend’s boy went to see his matrilineal kin for a couple of days before he headed back to sea on […]
The Way We Were – (Song Lyric Sunday)
Well folks, it is Valentine’s Day and for me this song conjures up more memories than most. I am going to let you fill in the details, some of you […]
Possess – (Weekend Writing Prompt #196)
Name the attributes, Were you a Superhero … You’d like to possess? (11-Word Senryu) Prompt inspired by Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #196
新年快乐 / 新年快樂
Friday is film night in front of the box, The takeaway is less of a flummox With quite a full flagon And “Kiss of the Dragon”, Tonight we welcome the […]
Positive Seeds – (Weekly Decima Prompt #44)
If we find we are feeling low, Perhaps, we’ve lost our fervent zeal? Worry not! Beg, borrow or steal, Little gems from Gurus who know. Each will help us mend, […]
Drive Slowly – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Don’t drive faster than your guardian angel can fly” Proverb Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – Drive Slowly. Do click through for the rules if you, too, would like […]
Armed to the Teeth – (Tanka Tuesday)
When life seems quite snug, Let’s not be too complacent. As armed to the teeth, We can fight those things that bite, Knowing we are well covered. (Tanka) This post […]
Fifty Shades – (Monday Limerick#45)
Everyone knows a suave gent, called Dwight, Who sees all things in black or in white, He might well want to play With fifty shades of grey, Relax; and be […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #503)
We’ve been clad in our working clothes most of the week, doing our level best to get a few more of those chores struck off my list of things to […]
Gargantuan – (Weekend Writing Prompt #195)
Since the start of lockdown we’ve been amassing too much rubbish. There are three men who live in this house with me, at the moment, and none is very neat, […]
True Colors – (Song Lyric Sunday)
Billy Steinberg originally wrote “True Colors” about his own mother. Tom Kelly altered the first verse and the duo originally submitted the song to Anne Murray, who passed on recording it, and then […]
The Ultimate Dash – (Rispetto Challenge #66)
If you think that, time is passing in a flash, Just maybe it’s time to cut back on the strife; Halt the rush, the haste and the ultimate dash, And […]
Time-Wasting – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“I would rather prefer wasting the time in planning my work over losing the time in working my plan” P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – Is […]
True North – (Tanka Tuesday #211)
When the vision inspires, And you can see True North, It’s easy to set forth – On the journey (Abhanga) This post is inspired by Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge #211. This […]
Wolf Moon – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #343)
Neath the full Wolf Moon, Bare trees crack from Winter’s frost – Eager for Spring’s warmth (Haiku) Haiku inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #343 . Click through for the […]
