Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ At midnight, the thunder and lightning fighting for attention. Worthy adversary’s ready to triumph at any cost. Amanda couldn’t look away. Each bright flash illuminating the sky. A grumbling sound, seconds later, the storm strides on. After the battle receded into nothing but a rumble, she creeps under the covers. A yearsContinue reading “Fresh Air”
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And Counting
Growing up, time to be independent. Written for https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/category/6wsp/ I remember when I was a child, counting my birthday in months. I longed to be independent, and live my own life. We are not protected for long. As an adult I realise those childhood memories are one of the most precious I own.
Keep it Simple
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/08/15/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-aug-16-2025/ Being an author is something I’ve always loved. Frome the age of five, words can create a world without moving from my home. Lately, it feels like I am trawling through fractured memories, and nothing but a swamp, filled with spikes, erases everything on the page. When I was on holiday, IContinue reading “Keep it Simple”
Different Meaning
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/08/13/one-liner-wednesday-sounds-like-the-start-of-a-dickens-novel/ Fan whirring in the background, there is never a comfortable level of heat to sleep. I’m not sure that heatwave has a different meaning a few years ago. I remember 1976, where there was a hosepipe ban from July, right through to the end of August. There was no break in theContinue reading “Different Meaning”
Wise Choice
Written for https://ronovanwrites.com/category/american-cinquain-prompt/ Parents Keeping children protected with a strong choice for change. Nobody can hurt our kin.
Reality
Written for https://dversepoets.com/2025/08/12/dverse-poetics-tuesday-power/ Parents hope for the power to protect children from harm. Yet if a politician makes the wrong call, using their words as a weapon? Our protection will fall as a torrent of bombs and bullets bend reality to their will. Yet there is hope for the power to protect our children fromContinue reading “Reality”
Sharing Tea
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/share-your-world-11th-august/ 1. Do you prefer bar food, a restaurant, cafe or tea rooms? I don’t mind where I go to eat. On holiday we went to a tea room, where they served scones, cream and jam, with a pot of tea. Above us they had a trellis where sparrows flew around, tempted byContinue reading “Sharing Tea”
Orvieto
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ Alessandra didn’t care; she sang out of tune. Mamma Maria; her mum’s favourite song. When it played on the radio, nothing could hurt her. Italian dialects filled the air. A lost language – too painful to be spoken. Yet, in song, love shared an allowance of hope. The kitchen is for singing,Continue reading “Orvieto”
Protection
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/07/30/one-liner-wednesday-i-heart-tomatoes/ A badge of courage; we wear our hearts and protect our family like a mama bear would.
Childhood Share
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/share-your-world-28th-july/ What is your favourite animated movie? I love the Minion movies, there are so many funny clips, and I love Gru, and his dream of stealing the moon. Who is your favourite cartoon character? Donald Duck, because it is my husband’s spirit animal. My granddaughter calls him Grumpy Duck, and heContinue reading “Childhood Share”
