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 […]
On 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 […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #496)
Remember last week, how I was hoping, optimistically, amongst other things, that the ensuite shower would be fixed? It wasn’t; and the plumber came back this morning for the third […]
Clearing the Fog – (Monday Limerick#44)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Had great ideas in the shower, Some time on the bog, Would oft lift his fog, And restore his mighty brain power. (Limerick) Post inspired by […]
Even in the Quietest Moments – (Song Lyric Sunday)
I have chosen Even in the Quietest Moments by Supertramp, as I do have a tenuous claim to their fame. I worked for a couple of years with Brenda, the […]
Promotion? – (Rispetto Challenge #65)
So much that position, she’d aimed for so high, Thought that she would be proud, not that she would rue. She’d said yes so, she would do, or she would […]
When – (Weekly Decima Prompt #42)
There are times when it’s good to smile, When a man talks deep to his son, About what he’s lost and he’s won; That fight fought for every mile. -o0o- […]
So Lost – (Six-Sentence Story#144)
Lost in the Ocean; we despair But keep going at any cost. Despite, that all hope is quite lost And the dream is now a nightmare. Acting on a wing […]
Hurrah! – (Tanka Tuesday)
Before … In bygone days, We could only listen To music in real time. Now we’ve loads of … Choices. (Badger Hexastitch) This post is inspired by Colleen’s weekly Tanka challenge. […]
Vampires – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“If you are a vampire, then a vampire is not the creature of the legends.” Christine Feehan Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – Vampire Do click through for […]
Spring – (Weekly Haiku Prompt)
Life has rough patches; Yet they all have their season – Hang on for the Spring. (Haiku) Haiku inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #342 Rough & Season. Click through […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #489)
Last week, if I am honest, there wasn’t too much to smile about; there was an awful lot of angst one way or another. What’s more, whilst most of the […]
Burns Night – (LAWA Limerick#43)
Rabbie Burns the Scottish bard chose, To write both poetry and prose; To plant his strong views, On life, lust and booze, And ‘Luve’ who’s like a red, red, rose! […]
Happy – (6WSP #74)
Fire and ice made him happy … (Six-Word Micro-Story) Post inspired by Swheta’s Six Word Story Prompt #74 Happy – please do click through for the rules if you too […]
Come Talk to Me – (Song Lyric Sunday)
I have been a bit of a fan of Peter Gabriel since his days with Genesis – I was given his solo album ‘So’ by a friend. We were were […]
Faction – (Weekly Writing Prompt)
Here is his clan, A faction so deep in dissent, Here is his clan, Lots of things they’d like now to ban, And others they’d like to augment, To save […]
Shimmer – (Weekly Decima Prompt #41)
When the darkness towards you crowds; Lift up your head, to face the fear, Look out for light, to give you cheer. Where ever the gloom cloaks and shrouds, Most […]
Defeat – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.” – John Steinbeck Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – Defeat Do click […]
Thoughts – (Weekly Haiku Prompt)
Watch out for your thoughts, That steely glint in your eye – Might just feel like frost. (Haiku) Haiku inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #341 Frost & Glint. Click […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #447)
On this spot in January 2021 – nothing amazing happened, it was a week of crossing off a whole load of little easy peasy jobs that so needed doing. Like […]
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