Spring is Sprung – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Don’t go through life, grow through life.” – Eric Butterworth Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – PROMPT Spring is Sprung. Do click through for the rules if you, too, […]
Driving Home – (Tanka Tuesday#220)
For utmost impact Make sure you’re exact, Keep words both simple and clear. To drive a point home In full monochrome; You need to be ‘quite’ austere. -o0o- A spelling […]
Bless You! – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #352)
Spring nudges nature. Bees tickle pink blossoms that … Sneeze ‘golden’ pollen! Add ants, ticks, fruit flies and fleas; All pesky prices to pay. (Tanka) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #559)
Since lockdown last year, Boyfriend and I have been working on the garden, I can’t believe how much we have got done on this adventure and … how much ‘still’ […]
HowZat! – (Monday Limerick #53)
My nephew, Alec, who loves his cricket, Is a bowler with a golden ticket, If you catch my drift, Tis a splendid gift, To yell HowZat! when taking a wicket. […]
Flowers In The Window – (Song Lyric Sunday)
I love this song by Travis – the video is such a happy place too. I was first introduced the their music when their second album The Man Who was […]
Revolution? – (Weekly Decima Prompt #51)
Honour culture has claimed its cause. For many a millennia Males led the differentia. A ‘duel’ would resolve the flaws, Countless lives were lost – just because. Then rule of […]
April Showers
After April’s wrath – Fleeting sun; bitter showers; May comforts with warmth. (Haiku) Tis also Day 2 of National Poetry Writing Month …
Top Gear – (Six Sentence Story #153)
Tis comfortable to be in cruise control, But do take note of complacency creep. Keep a keen look out for that darn pothole, That’ll swallow you in a micro-sleep. -o0o- […]
Pouting – (Tanka Tuesday #219)
Spring breeze pouts … Cherry Blossoms dance, Heavenly. (Lune – Haiku)) This post is inspired by Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge #219 This week we are to craft a Haiku or Senyru. […]
Had to Run- (One-Liner Wednesday)
“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” – Henry Ward Beecher Post inspired by […]
The Boss – (Monday Limerick #51)
Our business chief is called Joss, She makes a pretty good boss, She’s fair with our pay, Oft gives praise away, And hardly ever gets cross! (Limerick) Post inspired by […]
The Storm – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #351)
Take comfort, When feelings erupt – They will calm. (Lune) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #351 – Comfort & Erupt). Click through for the rules, if you too, would […]
Yay! Weekly Smile – (3TC #552)
Yay! We are feeling a tad smug – last Sunday we arranged with our best friends to meet up on Thursday. The first day that we could possibly, now that […]
The Stirring – (Double Ennead #2)
It’s hard to be patient While looking for growth, After the dark, dismal, bareness in Winter, When nothing germinates And all seems shutdown. -o0o- As the sky lightens up The […]
Negotiate – (Weekly Decima Prompt #50)
Prepare, so as not to be floored, Consider the alternate view, If you are seeking to breakthrough The zone of potential accord. Look for what each might afford, To lessen […]
Accountability – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“The right thing to do and the hard thing to do are usually the same.” Steve Maraboli Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – PROMPT Hold Me To It. Do […]
Sleep! – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #349)
At twilight tis good, To lose the chirp in your head – And so wake refreshed. (Senryu) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #350 – CHIRP & TWILIGHT. Click through […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #545)
Sláinte – Boyfriend and I are getting in a groove now! So far this year, we’ve done Burn’s Night, St Valentine’s, St David’s and then, last week, we celebrated St […]
Suits You! – (Monday Limerick #51)
My mate Matt had quite an obsession. When hosting a networking session, He’d wear a pink suit with short-shorts to boot, To much make a good first impression! (Limerick) Post […]
Waiting for the Great Leap Forward – (Song Lyric Sunday)
I’ve bumped into Billy Bragg twice now. As a distant Dorset neighbour, it may not be so surprising. The first time was in 2009 when I went to the Tolpuddle […]
On Frustration – (Six Sentence Story)
Let go of your fury In dignified fashion. The flip side of passion Is frustration. -o0o- When you’re just plain angry, Unbalanced, off kilter; Remember to filter Your responses. -o0o- […]
Spring Forward – (Weekly Decima Prompt #49)
Tis the Spring equinox today. Time to draw a line under all That you chose to change in the fall, But did not – much to your dismay. Recriminations, let […]
Immortality – (Tanka Tuesday #217)
Immortality – Our lives so ephemeral, Will be remembered, By how we treated others. And such is our legacy? (Tanka) This post is inspired by Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge #217 This […]
Nothing Lasts Forever – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” – Kalu Ndukwe Kalu Post inspired by […]
Choices – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #349)
In life there are those, Who like cookies soft not crisp – But there’s room for both! (Senryu) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #349 – CRISP & SOFT. Click […]
Karaoke – (Monday Limerick#49)
Our dear friend Whale, who lives in Hong Kong, So loves a karaoke sing song, It helps sort out his stress, When his brain is a mess, And then … […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #538)
If you have been following my Weekly Smile journal – you’ll know that last week was spent with my mother; her having been discharged from hospital with a newly pinned […]
Get Ahead – (Weekly Haiku Prompt #348)
Be nobody’s fool; Decide where you’d like to be – To get your head start. (Senryu) Post inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #348 – FOOL & HEAD. Click through for […]
Brain Drain – (Monday Limerick#49)
My darling daughter is Laura Jane, Just like her Dad she drives me insane, She loves to be tidy, Like many Girl Friday, But oftentimes – it does in my […]
Weekly Smile – (3TC #531)
I am a bit late today, because I have been looking after my dear old Mum! She came out of hospital on Friday, having had her left hip pinned back […]
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