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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
Haunt – (LAWA Limerick)
My good friend and one of my team, Is naughty or so it would seem, She goes out for a jaunt, To her favourite haunt, But in truth, it’s all […]
World Hat Day – (15th January)
My very good friend who’s called Pat, Is partial to donning a hat, He wears with a smirk, A bowler at work, A cap when in casual tat! Limerick
Float – (Weekly Decima Prompt)
When things that surround us get grim, It’s not so attractive to gloat, That – we are more able to float, When the lights for others go dim. It’s not […]
What’s Next? (Rispetto Challenge #54)
If you think you have done learning, you stop still, When you reach level one, start – on level two. Then, bet on yourself because no-one else will – trust […]
Tough Times – (Weekly Haiku Prompt)
When things get too much, Breath in deeply then, release – It’s simple really. (Haiku) Haiku inspired by Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku prompt #340 Release & Simple. Click through for the […]
Contrast – (Weekly Decima Prompt #39)
Every so often the contrast, Between right and wrong is quite clear. What maybe of cheer or of fear, Is not so easy to forecast. At some point, there will […]
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