I’m about halfway through the videos and this song came to mind for the prompt of Dads. Not sure how many of you remember this song from a Kodak tv commercial, but I remember thinking of it on the playground when in elementary school. If this song doesn’t get you smackdab in the feels, you…
Solstice Streams
Solstice StreamsTemperance and light reignAs ball pirouettes in favor;Northern green’s fertile breeze,Lawnmowers drone with bees;We honor gift of longest day.Withering cold and gloom reignAs ball’s bounced out of favor.Southern browns, plants asleep,Discontent and boredom creep;We endure the nil of shortest day.Whichever way the sphere turns,To Paradise or mood that yearns,Know that moments come and go;Live…
#SLS — “Diddley Daddy,” by Chris Isaak (1989)
When I saw the prompt for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, I wasn’t sure which approach to take. Did I want a sentimental song, something I would use to mirror feelings for my dad and his passing? Did I want to take a more light-hearted approach that would get the listeners up and out of…
dVerse — OLN 410 — Summer Sirens
Summer SirensSweet seed-speckled sirensunder star or satellite compose juicy notes;merry among roundish lined fans, straw-slept,mesmerizing each sense when they call –even ears sigh in mmm’s anticipation –red hearts with green flouncy caps. Soft, temperate zephyrtells children its time torun along rows, eacha carton in tow,with intent –berries hidden, to find, toeat here and there, thenresisting,…
#FF — Units Available
Units Available Joy-Glen Apartments are nestled between quiet green mountains. Units are coveted for roominess, light, and all-inclusive utilities. Monitored surveillance cameras and twenty-foot electrified razor wire perimeter fences ensure safety. The waiting list to get in is longer than a dragon’s tail. Management insists applicants read the fine print of their leases. Most do….
#SLS — “Reasons for Waiting” by Jethro Tull
“Reasons for Waiting” is the 9th cut on Jethro Tull’s album, “Stand Up.” Released in 1969, it is the second studio album by the British rock band. It was the first Jethro Tull album to feature guitarist Martin Barre, who would go on to become the band’s longtime guitarist until its initial dissolution in 2011. Rounding out the quartet are…
dVerse MTB Thursday — Ensightened
Ensightenedwhen twenty twenty digits waneto blurredtwixt near and far, from crisp to furred,insane,unless one enjoys being blind,to stayin state of being, earthworm wayunspined.may feeble vision be restoredpost hastenow that decision has been madeso far from two struggling wobblesto nowclear corrections of wordless wowbogglesfour eyes of line-free bifocalssublimesporty lightweight frames fit just rightoglefar to near, both…
Tao-Talk 