Siren 17 At dverse poetry pub tonight, Amaya is bartending and has challenged us to build something and to be sure to use a secret ingredient. Not sure if it will rise or fall, but my attempt is in the form of a triquain crown , which is 5 of the triquain strung together. I…
Month: December 2018
Kicks for Kicks
Word of the Day Challenge is pummel. Fandango’s One-Word Challenge is leisure. Have you ever met a person whose idea of leisure is to pummel others? I have in mind so many of the juveniles I worked with on probation. A group of kids will go out walking, just looking to find an unfortunate person…
Good Cheer (not the title)
WhimsyGizmo at dverse poet’s pub has asked for a 44 word Quadrille on the topic of cheer. I have indicated that the given title above is not the title of the Quadrille for purposes of word count. shivering in doorway mother, toddler, teen, dog smooth stone, alcove bars wind, sucks heat * curtained snowflakes…
Balmy
Word Challenge of the Day is balmy. Fandango One-Word Challenge is pending. data would enter through her senses: sights, sounds, touches tastes, smells, but be trapped by thoughts, plans, dreams, many times stuck, rolling around, looping to absurdity, squeaking to halt — terminal pending. * after the cleanup crew duct taped her to…
Reflections of a Rat Bast*rd
This shout-out goes to Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K., and Neil Degrasse Tyson, and all the rest of you rat bastards out there. Do you know how sick to death I am of your lame-ass denials? Do you know how blessed you are that your victims aren’t as…
3.2.1 Quote Me! Nomination — Imagination
I am delighted to have been nominated by A Guy Called Bloke for the 3.2.1 Quote Me!, where I will post 2 quotes dedicated to the Topic of the Day, which is Imagination. Rory (aka A Guy) has a blog that’s always interesting and is one where you play along with the challenges and other…
Song Lyric Sunday — Last Shift
image link The theme for Song Lyric Sunday is last. In my search for the chosen song, I ran across this one. Had never heard it before, but I absolutely LOVE Richard Thompson, as a songwriter, singer, and guitarist. This is a very sad and political song. I dedicate it to Coal Miners and Their…
Tao Talk 