Poems and short stories – Page 18

Clock

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/09/06/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-7-2024/ Tick Tock of my clock as time goes speeding by, another year, but not to fear and heres the reason why. Each memory is precious, life has more meaning too, when my heart is ticking I can protect you.

Ghostly Night

Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2024/09/05/reenas-xploration-challenge-346/ Witches are a cackling, ghouls, their best scare rules, mummies are all wrapped up in careful cursing chores. Werewolves, practice howling, full moon, it safely shines for daddies who are escorting their monsters in disguise.

Love

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/09/04/one-liner-wednesday-whee/ Drifting in the wind, as the golden hues in my skin turned into a rainbow; whee I love dancing to a carpet of dreams.

Out of Tune

Written for https://christinebialczak.com/2024/09/03/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-09-03-2024/ I am so out of tune, when I am singing, my son once told me to stop with the nursery rhymes, as it hurt his ears (he is on the spectrum, so honesty is natural). At school, part of the choir, we sang in front of the pensioners, who thankfully were deaf.Continue reading “Out of Tune”

Words

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ Only the withered pages of his diary held the truth. The days, where he met Richie, with an offer of a meal paid for, saved him some money. He appeared a nice bloke. Always well dressed, and with the latest mobile phone. It only seemed fair, he would deliver the package. HeContinue reading “Words”

Alarm

Written for https://amanpan.com/2024/09/01/easy-peasy-writes-16/. A Monoku, is a Haiku, in a straight line. School holidays done. September nerves, don’t sleep in. Early morning sun. After six weeks of getting up late, I am going to set four alarms to wake me up. Hopefully, I will wake up in time for eight thirty.

Confidence

Written for https://ronovanwrites.com/2024/08/28/ovi-poetry-challenge-63-help-is-your-inspiration/and https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2024/08/29/reenasxploration-challenge-345/ Afraid to be second best, sometimes the only test, Helps when you puff your chest, and have confidence to spare. Don’t let fear tell the tale just as long as you don’t bale not trying is the only fail, attempt life with courage. Each faltered fall, get up again. A newContinue reading “Confidence”

Honey

Written for https://lindaghill.com/2024/08/28/one-liner-wednesday-take-a-guess/ It is more than a guess, to understand, bees are Mother Nature’s way of protecting the earth.

Twas the Night

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house all the keyboards were silent, not even a mouse. All the messages were place Merry Christmas declared Bloggers were resting no posts did they share Before they all settled with spirits or three they wished a Happy Christmas to you and to me.

Just Say No

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/10/20/fibbing-friday-20th-october/ and https://mymindmappings.com/2024/10/25/fandangos-flashback-friday-october-25th/ 1. Eunoia It is the difficulty in saying no to your children when they ask for a favour.2. Fika It is the price you pay for saying yes to your children.3. Redamancy Otters make new dams when their barrier breaks down in heavy rain.4. Aliferous A type of dinosaur, foundContinue reading “Just Say No”