Walton’s Mountain“It’s been fifty years. Why did we wait so long?,” says John Boy to himself.To his right, Mary Ellen is softly snoring in the passenger seat.His responsibilities as English Professor at Princeton, his commitment to caring for Mary Ellen after the accident; marrying his one true love, raising their children, and losing her to…
#SLS — “Diddley Daddy,” by Chris Isaak (1989) (video update at bottom of post)
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…
#SLS (2nd one) “Turn Around”
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…
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….
Tao-Talk 