For https://lindaghill.com/2023/01/20/the-friday-reminder-for-socs-jusjojan-2023-daily-prompt-jan-21st/ and just count on it. ‘I’m your woman, you can just count on it.’ They are the words she wakes up to every morning, just to get out of her bed. A confident, clear message to the sun as is passes her window. Dashing into the shower, getting dressed, having a quick biteContinue reading “I’m Your Woman”
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
Waking Up
Written for KL Caley’s Thursday Write Photo – Arrowslit I didn’t want to wake up. Not that morning anyway, the sun is way too bright. It is boring into my eyes like I am in an interrogation room. Raising my arm, I shield myself from the barrage of light. I plump up my pillows, the beigeContinue reading “Waking Up”
Upside Down
Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-245/ with ”paste”. Standing, with one leg in the air, the paste on the wallpaper went dry It seemed a good idea, when she found the spare rolls of wallpaper in the shed, to do something with her day. However, it was only after applying three rolls, she realised the last piece wasContinue reading “Upside Down”
Stained Glass
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2023/01/18/one-liner-wednesday-jusjojan-the-18th-2023-stained-by-the-sun/ Winter trees, stained by the sun, bringing happiness to a frosty day.
Mother Nature’s Love
Today’s inspiration from https://ronovanwrites.com/2023/01/18/ronovan-writes-sijo-wednesday-poetry-challenge-45-use-embrace-as-your-inspiration-this-week/ to write a sijo poem with the word embrace. Mother nature’s embrace – protecting, hugging, covering until the Spring. Thawing, allowing the sun’s warmth to greet them again. Growth, repair, and a perfect chance to smile.
Spending Time with Family
What would you like to see more of in 2023?https://saltedcaramel670.wordpress.com/tag/5things/ That is the question set by Salted Caramel. This could mean a wish for some things to happen more often. It could also mean having the time or opportunity to experience your favourites more often. 2. Holiday (already planned for May) 3. Walking my dog Titan.Continue reading “Spending Time with Family”
Homeward Bound
What do you See from https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ I had never noticed it before, an eye, amidst all the green. Almost like it was watching me. Now, walking towards the peak, my binoculars revealed it – staring down like a tiger. I stared at the other side, but there wasn’t another eye. Had I imagined it? IContinue reading “Homeward Bound”
Monday Peeve
I have a https://sillyfrogsusan.com/2022/12/12/the-monday-peeve-12-12-22-getting-a-grip/ Dog owners, who don’t pick up their dog’s mess. When I take my dog out, I will always carry two bags, as he tends to do more than one. It isn’t hard to take a bag, or to walk to the bin with it. Yet some dog owners don’t think theyContinue reading “Monday Peeve”
Adventure
Written in response to https://fivedotoh.com/2023/01/16/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-202/ The first thing she unpacked was her table, littered with her favourite items. Lamp, headphones, and her trusty laptop. All her other belongings were in boxes, which needed to be opened – but not today. Today, all she wanted to do was snuggle in her bed, turn all the lightsContinue reading “Adventure”
Great Advice
This week https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/01/15/sunday-poser-115/ questions are; What is one advice you wished you can give your younger self? As a child, from the age of eight I was bullied. I was followed home from school by two boys, who would call me names. They wouldn’t allow me to have any friends, constantly telling others I wasn’tContinue reading “Great Advice”
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