Written in response to https://fivedotoh.com/2023/01/06/fowc-with-fandango-swept/ He swept the floor, getting rid of all the cobwebs, spring cleaning had started. A bin liner at his feet, all the rubbish in the bin. It was good to have a spring clean, getting rid of the year in one sweep of his broom. Being alone, there was aContinue reading “Love”
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
Snowman
The word of the day from https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/author/cyranny/ is sleet. Falling in watery ice, the sleet wasn’t going to stay on the ground. All she wanted was snow, something to make her little girl smile again. It had been two years since they built a family out of snow. It was all Barbara thought about. SheContinue reading “Snowman”
A Mother’s Protection
Written in response for https://ronovanwrites.com/2023/01/04/ronovan-writes-promise-wednesday-poetry-challenge-43-use-promise-as-your-inspiration-this-week/ Winter, sleet, snow, and a blanket protecting the earth, melting, healing little shoots grow, bringing life, love and safety, nothing can hurt them Mother nature’s love will protect all, they will always have strong roots.
Believe in You
Written in response to https://lindaghill.com/2023/01/04/one-liner-wednesday-jusjojan-the-4th-2023-courage/ Think, believe, have confidence in yourself, and see what others see in you – strength and love.
Should Fireworks be Restricted
This week’s https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/01/03/truthful-tuesday-3rd-january-2023/ asks ”Do you think fireworks should be restricted?” Yes, and not just the age limit. You need to be eighteen plus to be able to buy fireworks. What is stopping some older children buying them for younger friends. I remember a Catherine Wheel, in my back garden, not being on the fenceContinue reading “Should Fireworks be Restricted”
First Day
This week, forhttps://sillyfrogsusan.com/2023/01/03/dverse-haibun-monday-1-2-23-birth/ about your feelings towards this New Year and/or what you do in the first few days of January. 2023 feels like I am part of a film set in a distant future. Born in the 1960’s, I remember the book 1984, and the film back to the future. We all think aboutContinue reading “First Day”
Sleep – Book Review
In my local Tesco, there is a part at the front, where a charity sells second hand books. I found Sleep, by C L Taylor, and the title caught my attention. It didn’t disappoint me. At the beginning of the book Anna gives a list of names, responsible for stalking her. Guests at the hotel,Continue reading “Sleep – Book Review”
Flight of a Hawk
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/author/sadje19/ Boots, steadfastly still A grand hawk in gentle flight Beauty in nature.
Home Again
Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2023/01/02/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-200/ Sailor’s stories, that’s just what they were, but today, here he was, bobbing across the waves on his little trawler. The fish weren’t biting today, not unusual, in the grand scheme of things. Yet, that glow, orange, yellow curtains. He could almost see the other side, the more the wind whispered inContinue reading “Home Again”
Beth’s Books
Today’s word prompt from https://emkingston.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/e-m-s-weekly-word-january-1-2023/ is empower. ‘You can do this!’ Laura’s mum said. It was the first of January, and the idea of owning the little book shop was just an idea, but since her mum had been so positive in her life, she wanted to do the same. She went inside, empowered withContinue reading “Beth’s Books”
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