Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2023/09/03/fowc-with-fandango-traipse/ Traipsing round the shops with my daughter is a frightening thing – especially for my bank balance. She definitely should have been born into a rich family, as her eclectic tastes (anything Halloween or Christmas) are expensive. For example at this time of year she will go into T K Max, browsingContinue reading “Traipse”
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Orvieto
CHAPTER THREE A large glass of red in her hands, Alessandra gulped down half of it. The jumbo jets rumbled along the runway. Magnificent beasts. They towered above the air crew, making them look like plastic soldiers. There was a slight drizzle of rain smeared across the windows. She wrapped her arms around her body.Continue reading “Orvieto”
Brown
Written in response to https://weeklyprompts.com/?p=13584 Better than the rest, each beautiful brown hue. reaching from the trunk of an original Oak tree. Sparrows within its spiral of Web like branches, protecting their young, Nests of fragile eggs given healing from within.
Girl’s Night In
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2023/09/01/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-2-2023/ Sometimes Stevie found it hard to choose, whether it was getting dressed in the morning, or what she was going to have to eat at night. The problem was, being on her own, she wasn’t used to making the right choices. Finally she picked out a meal for one, putting it inContinue reading “Girl’s Night In”
Confident Strides
Written in response to https://skepticskaddish.com/category/poetry/poetry-prompt/ Life moving forward in confident strides towards your own goal even when you are thrown clear from your limitations; be strong, fearless, and know it will be an adventure with your own self. Never give up on a dream to be free of your own self doubts, don’t trick theContinue reading “Confident Strides”
Roses
Today’s questions from https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/09/01/fibbing-friday-1st-september/1. Who fought in the Punic War? Putin and Trump, although they were like schoolchildren in a playground. 2 Who won the Cretan War? The Lions and the Romans, although the lions always had the upper paw. 3 Who wrote the book of war? Tom War, it is his life as aContinue reading “Roses”
The Dividing Line
Written for https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/08/24/reenas-xploration-challenge-294/ The dividing line between being human and being an mark one robot is nothing more than a name. This young woman, no older than my lost daughter, stands in front of me. I remember when, at the age of five, I was told to look after her. Even then humans are programmedContinue reading “The Dividing Line”
Grow
Written for https://lindaghill.com/2023/08/30/one-liner-wednesday-tough-week-so-far/ In days where there is no hope; a garden can always grow.
Siblings
Written today for https://dversepoets.com/2023/08/29/poetics-siblings-the-ties-that-bind-and-gag/ Sister, a heart filled necklace, sharing your love in a bond never broken; my guardian angel. Brother, your love will always be my Inspiration to how I live my life. Noble, nurture, and a gift from God.
Country Girl
Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2023/08/29/fandangos-story-starter-112/ Rebecca stared at her reflection in the mirror and wondered how a country girl like her was ever going to survive the big city? After all it was survival of the fittest. Growing up in little old Barton Seagrave, to get away with what she did, took skill. Her first murder, notContinue reading “Country Girl”
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