Poems and short stories – Page 97

A New Beginning – A trio of Word Prompts

A waiting room with a view. Mountains, tall and silent, reflected on to the lake like a child’s drawing was painted underneath. Calm, quiet, and my thoughts focussed on the surgery I was about to embark on. I know what you’re going to say? Looks aren’t everything. But ever since I was a child theContinue reading “A New Beginning – A trio of Word Prompts”

Autumn Leaves

A scrum of beauty Leaves of gold, red, yellow hues Ready for winter.

Word Prompts – Celebrate, Life and Grateful

In my life I am grateful for my freedom. I live in a country where there is freedom of speech, and our successes can be celebrated. Women, as close as one hundred years ago, only just got the vote. We were seen as second class citizens. It took two world wars, to make the startContinue reading “Word Prompts – Celebrate, Life and Grateful”

https://weeklyprompts.com/2021/11/20/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-experiment/

The question is do I experiment, and the answer is probably no to most things. The one thing I have done, which I hadn’t written before was my play. I have always written longer pieces such as novels and novellas. When I was told about a playwright course I thought why not. They had theirContinue reading “https://weeklyprompts.com/2021/11/20/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-experiment/”

#SoCS – Unlucky for Some

Black cats cross your path is considered unlucky, A grey area it seems to me. But never walk under a ladder, or a trail of white you will see.

#Saturdaysixwordstorypromt – Confusion

Christmas shopping always ends in confusion and an empty bank balance.

It’s a New World

WQWWC #49 Turkey, Silent, and Chop some wood. Our house, a unique design in wood for the new ecological age. We didn’t rely on fossil fuels for our heating, and solar panels give us all the heat we need. Based on the Japanese type of house, there is no need for radiators. The walls trapContinue reading “It’s a New World”

#Reena’s Exploration Challenge

Stolen Identity ‘Sorry Madam, but your card has been declined,’ the shop assistant said, passing back my card. I tried again, but the machine wouldn’t allow my purchases. There was money in my account; my wages only went in today. I only checked first thing this morning. As I swiped left on my phone, IContinue reading “#Reena’s Exploration Challenge”

For Word of the Day – Crave

Crave Cake, biscuits and sweets Realise their importance Always making us smile Vast energies found with Every one we eat.

Snack Time

I will have to say that snack time has totally changed for me since joining a weight watching group. I have lost three stone and am proud of my achievement, but I love chocolate. For me it is my Achilles heel, but I can’t stop eating it and don’t really want to try. So toContinue reading “Snack Time”