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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Always look on the bright side of life – (Song Lyric Sunday)
Hey, here we go with what you may think is … The Life of Brian … whilst I had a chuckle at this when it came out – (a boyfriend […]
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