Race – Ovi Challenge #4
When thoughts in the head run riot, Noise between ears is a piet, Desperate for some peace and quiet – Just focus on breathing right now! (Ovi) Photo by Sora […]
Independence – Ovi Challenge #3
Find wisdom from a distant guise, Step back, observe with open eyes. Let a distant perspective rise – When in strife and melancholy, -o0o- An outsider’s lens helps embrace, A […]
On You – Abhanga
None is at the centre Of the whole universe. The world won’t reimburse, For nowt given. (Abhanga)
On Challenges – Abhanga
Burn the bridges you’ve crossed Then there’s no going back – Just the next crackerjack Now, to surmount. (Abhanga)
On Failing …
When things don’t work out As we had wished or had planned, Despite true effort; Maybe, our hopes proved too high, The goal – twas not meant to be. (Tanka)
On Careering …
Let life slow unfurl; Calm down – rush not into things. Wait a tad to see What’s beyond the next corner – Ere career at fuel-stoked speed. (Tanka)
Peaches – (Song Lyric Sunday)
I have chosen Peaches because The Stranglers (as part of the punk movement) released this during my teenage, defining year! Boyfriend is also a fan and we have been to […]
Wait For It … – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the cessation of time itself–the pitcher dawdling on the mound, the skier poised at the top of a mountain […]
Blind – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” ― William Shakespeare Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday. Do click through for the […]
If You Ever Leave Me – (Song Lyric Sunday)
This is one of those songs that just makes me smile. I love the juxtaposition of preempting a break up with an in-love solution. I am a Barbara fan, but […]
Which Season? – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” ― Yoko Ono Post inspired by […]
Righteous – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Let’s trade in all our judging for appreciating. Let’s lay down our righteousness and just be together.” Ram Dass Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – RIGHTEOUS. Do click through […]
Lazy Minds – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Assumptions are quick exits for lazy minds that like to graze out in the fields without bother.” ― Suzy Kassem, Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – LAZY. Do click through […]
Liquid Lunch – (Song Lyric Sunday)
I first saw Caro Emerald at the inaugural Festival in a Day BBC 2 Concert almost 10 years ago. This wasn’t one on her play list but hey – it […]
Shot – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it … look at it and really see it … try it on … live it … exhaust it […]
Ephemeral – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“To trace the remote in the immediate; the eternal in the ephemeral; the past in the present; the infinite in the finite; these are to me the springs of delight […]
Northern Soul – (Song Lyric Sunday)
Recently, I have missed a few postings on SLS, not because I am not interested, rather that, real life has got in the way. I have taken the liberty of […]
Quirky Ideas – (Six Sentence Story #159)
Every once in a while, Tis good to ad-lib, To go with the flow, improvise, on the hoof. With no burden of proof, Ideas become. -o0o- Cast not at this […]
Brand New Start – (Song Lyric Sunday)
This brilliant Paul Weller track has both prompt words in the lyrics. He his a tad older than me, but we both lived a stone’s throw away from Stanley Road. […]
Random – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” ― Margaret Mead Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – RANDOM. Do click through for the rules if you, too, […]
I’ve Been Shot – (One-Liner Wednesday)
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall Post inspired by Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday – PROMPT […]
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, […]
April Showers
After April’s wrath – Fleeting sun; bitter showers; May comforts with warmth. (Haiku) Tis also Day 2 of National Poetry Writing Month …
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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