Written in response to https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/share-your-world-17th-february-2025/ A cat, they live the life of luxury, get fed, have lots of cuddles. They also get to go out at night, and meet up with all their feline friends. Curtains because they are easier to clean. We both drive, although I use it slightly more than he does. IContinue reading “Out at Night”
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
New Day
Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/02/12/w3-prompt-146-weave-written-weekly/ With each problem start afresh the next day with each heartache take a breath and move forward with each stumble pick yourself up, brush away the dust with each tear let them fall, let them breathe with special friends, family too hope, and harmony, heals you.
Stickler
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/02/14/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-feb-15-2025/ ‘You’re a stickler on the rules.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘So, why do you arrive for work on time, but are you always late for our staff night out?’ Lara stared at her nails, rather than looking her colleague in the eye. It was true. She hated being the first. If she did, then sheContinue reading “Stickler”
Learn
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/02/12/one-liner-wednesday-i-dont-learn/ If we learn from our children, we can help make the world a better place.
Control
Written for https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/its-thursdays-six-sentence-story-blog-hop-6/ A tip for a successful marriage is to share life, without being in control of the other partner,’ Mum’s quiet advice, and Jessica felt she understood more than she let on. ‘It’s going to be a beautiful wedding; he wants only the best for me.’ ‘You always wanted to get married inContinue reading “Control”
Love
Written for https://ronovanwrites.com/2025/02/12/ovi-poetry-challenge-87-focus-is-your-inspiration/ Our wedding day in white beautiful focus pictures bright the speeches a delight we dared to dream big. We brought up our children as a team and shared our hopes and dreams sometimes bursting at the seams we helped them grow Our marriage happiness and tears, together we faced our fears aContinue reading “Love”
Share
Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/share-your-world-10th-february/ I am grateful for happy memories of being a child in the seventies. I think we were lucky because we got to be children for a lot longer.
Cheesy
Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/02/08/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-pookie/ ‘Ooh Pookie, you know me so well!’ She held her gift in the palm of her hand. Flowers always set off her hayfever, and since their first date, and sneezing into a coughing fit, Leon never brought them again. Instead he put is origami skills to good use. A tiny robin, withContinue reading “Cheesy”
Smiles
Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/02/05/w3-prompt-145-weave-written-weekly/ Believe in hope, cope with problems, with stems of nature, each bloom, soon will grow, I know each bud smiles, while each brilliant ray, says I’m taller now, how my petals combine, in line with a chance to be me.
Disregarded
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Mary flicked through the newspaper, left on the bench by its previous occupant. All old news; she wondered whether the latest celebrity scandal was worth the paper its printer used. Nobody cared anymore. Marriage was like the football transfers. A signing, meant to be their saviour, sold the next year. Besides, sheContinue reading “Disregarded”
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