Perfect

Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/05/24/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-silhouette/ Shadows two stepping in perfect unison they thrive leaning into our tune hearing the sounds of a blossoming beauty understanding friendship’s earthly link with life travels down brittle bonds treating with care each fragile connection.

For You Beth

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ James sat in his usual spot, gazing at the red roses blooming in a quiet corner of the park. Nobody spoke, but he preferred to be alone with his thoughts. Beth; the love of his life. What was he doing? Clinging to a life-raft of memories, he scraped his hands across theContinue reading “For You Beth”

No More Snow

Written https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/sunday-confessionals-cyclical/ Spring, summer, where did you go? Warmer winters, no more snow daffodillies uncertain of when to grow. Summer heat merged with colder days Never sure of the latest cyclical blaze. Autumn colours share more in November lost are the bitter days of a damp Decembe

Her Mama

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/05/16/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-17-2025/ With a head full of straw, Alessandra rifled through an old silver tin, with a clock face on it. She remembered sitting on the carpet, looking through the grainy photographs. Her mama never denied she had a sister, but they still weren’t on speaking terms. Alessandra couldn’t imagine not talking to herContinue reading “Her Mama”

Sunshine Sets

Written for https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftankatuesday.com%2F2025%2F05%2F13%2Ftankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-12-hainka-5-13-25%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ca7dc3ee732aa4041ae4408dd923ed16c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638827520673651666%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zouc2FcAWxsH59%2Bmhi6uDMpK4bd7hUtlBZuzYzoN5rg%3D&reserved=0 Roses blooming bright red, yellow, white, flying free sunshine sets the scene. Where do we begin? Listen well, smiles costs nothing so we can hope to share in mother nature’s wish in creating dreams.

This Won’t Do

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/05/07/one-liner-wednesday-this-wont-do/ This won’t do; just my opinion There are two things I won’t write about in my blog. Religion, and politics. The same when I am speaking with family and friends. They have the right to their belief, just as I do with mine. We don’t have to agree. Listening to others isContinue reading “This Won’t Do”