Sing – (Tanka Tuesday #298)
Elevate your voice; To improve mood, reduce stress, Release endorphins. To sing is good for the soul – Karaoke or choir? (Tanka) “Ukrainian Figurines” by Kirill Shevchenko (Groder) Image by Кирилл Шевченко from Pixabay […]
And so … – (Tanka Tuesday #295)
Sometimes the universe – Despite our kick and scream, Has a different scheme, For our future. (Abhanga) Photo by Jan Kopřiva Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #295. This […]
With Thanks – (Tanka Tuesday #293)
Recognise blessings – Hidden within each crisis Openings emerge -o0o- Recognise blessings – Thankful thoughts empower us Make us feel lighter -o0o- Hidden within each crisis – Behind dark shadows […]
Verdant – (Tanka Tuesday #288)
Gateway between body and spirit, the Anahata sits central. The heart opens to kindness, compassion; the nurture … of bonds with others. Serenity – it’s nature’s healing green. (Nonet) […]
The Root – (Tanka Tuesday #283)
Quietly sit and visualise, Feel the wind, hear the birds, touch the land, Recharge; walk bare foot on grass, The foundation of life. Ruddy roots revered, Keep us grounded, To […]
Tiger’s Eye – (Tanka Tuesday #277)
To open the creative sacral … That unleashes passionate lust; Take fast, light belly breaths and … Ignite the desire fire, Then blow more, more, it’s … Insatiable; That amber […]
On Mercury – (Tanka Tuesday #276)
When bedlam prevails, Check Mercury’s position In the universe; It maybe in retrograde – That’s a jolly good excuse! (Tanka) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #276. This week, […]
On Patience – (Tanka Tuesday #273)
Tested Facts support you. Temper the need to act, Before you gather evidence. Eschew Folk wisdom that stymies the truth. Such, it is salient, To acquire … Patience. (Butterfly Cinquain) […]
Pure White – (Tanka Tuesday #272)
Associated with perfection, It symbolises; chastity, Honesty, cleanliness, good. Personified by the Unicorn and lamb; All religions Adopt it Such is White! (Nonet) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge […]
Game Over – (Tanka Tuesday #271)
Be prepared For swift reactions, To your move. Don’t assume That, when you take advantage, They will be asleep. (Shadorma) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #271. This week, […]
On Smiles (Tanka Tuesday #268)
Radiant smiles bring joy, They spread a golden verve, All those it tints deserve In ardor, bask. (Abhanga) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #268. This week, the challenge […]
Perfect Panacea (Tanka Tuesday #264)
A great many people, Dwell on little, Yet enjoy fruitful lives. Money is no perfect panacea To life’s problems. Happiness can’t be bought – It’s not for sale. (twisted abhang) […]
Green (Tanka Tuesday #263)
sown seedlings peek out – immature, yet to blossom into pulchritude. (Haiku/Senryu) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #263. This week, the theme is Colour Poetry and the prompt […]
Transitions (Tanka Tuesday #262)
Step into your public’s shoes, Understand their needs; Where are they – on their journey? Noting specific feedback … That moves them from there to now! (Tanka) Poem prompted by […]
On Words – (Tanka Tuesday)
When someone bites upon, Something we have uttered, We may well have cluttered – Our words with crap! (Abhanga) Poem prompted by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #260. This week, it’s […]
National Kitten Day – 10th July (#Just for Fun)
Loving the day of the kitten Good karma beckons, tis written We do have to treat A thing that’s too sweet To show that we are quite smitten (Limerick) Photo […]
World Goth Day – 22nd May (#Just for Fun)
Image by 272447 from Pixabay There is a cult called Goth, you see They like the morbid mostly Celebrate tonight For fun not for fright With The Addams Family (Limerick)
Yay! (Discover Prompts #30 – GRATEFUL)
Cheers, Ben Huberman; Met many bloggers through ‘Prompts’; So very grateful! 😊
With Thanks! (Discover Prompts #29 – Lists)
I’m a bit stymied with this prompt, having written two posts about lists already during the Discover Prompts challenge; MUSIC, NOTES . These have been the two most viewed posts throughout […]
Prospecting; the Lifeblood of Sales with Emma Friendship-Kilburn
Prospecting is the first step in the sales process, which consists of identifying potential customers. The aim of prospecting is to develop a database of likely customers and then focus […]
Rymbury (Discover Prompts #26 – HIDDEN)
At the bottom end of Seven Acres, lies 12 strange dwellings at the buried rim. The reason we decided to buy no 12, was that there is an alleyway beneath […]
Wizardry (Discover Prompts #25 MAGIC)
Abracadabra! Dream Catchers and Leylines sing … Enchanted Magic
My Golden Nectar (Discover Prompts #24 – ELIXIR)
I am taking some poetic license on elixir, in that it is a pill or potion that is taken by mouth. My elixir was developed not quite a hundred years […]
Aholic (Discover Prompts #23 – NOTE)
-aholic – denoting a person addicted to something. I am a self-confessed, note-aholic, and what’s more a list-aholic too. Shoot! that’s two serious confessions in one Blog post. I write […]
Variations (Discover Prompts #22 – TEMPO)
My all-time favourite piece of classical music is Elgar’s Enigma Variations. That is not just because I love the score, but because of the stories behind each of the 14 […]
The Sound Bath (Discover Prompts #21 – INSTRUMENTS)
Here I am lying on my back, with 15 or so Media Lounge colleagues each wrapped in a soft, cozy, cuddly blanket. It’s a tad too quiet and I’m thinking […]
One Stone, Two Challenges (Discover Prompts #20 – MUSIC)
My school friend, Kathy Wakefield, gave me a Facebook task; to choose 10 albums that greatly influenced my taste in music. One album per day for ten consecutive days. No […]
Ternary (Discover Prompts #19 THREE)
Third, Triple, Treble, Ternate, Trilogy; these are … The Power of Three Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels
Experiential Learning (Discover Prompt #18 – NEW)
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein. I don’t know about you, but I am not a fan of learning from my mistakes. Never […]
Goals (Discover Prompts #17 – DISTANCE)
Those goals I had set are yet to be met, due to … the threat of distance
Tortoise (Discover Prompts #16 – SLOW)
I think I should have been born a tortoise. The ability to bite if provoked and a firm shell to protect me from predators. Plus the opportunity to hibernate for […]