image link Fandango’s FOWC is forgive. Today’s offering is in the form of a triolet. Forgive Hearts shall lighten with forgiveness Burdens gone, shall weigh down no more Shift to wrongdoer; divest Hearts shall lighten with forgiveness Lightened soul, with wings, soars fearless Cosmic balance shifts, evens the score Hearts shall lighten with forgiveness…
Month: January 2019
gratitude
image link The Word of the Day Challenge is gratitude. Passage from Robert Heinlein’s book, Stranger in a Strange Land, on the topic of gratitude: “Sit back down—and for God’s sake quit trying to be as nasty as I am; you don’t have my years of practice. Now let me get something straight: you are…
Let there be light
It was a blessed day as the sun has been shining since this morning and still is. After having a fun lunch with one of my friends, we hit a game store a couple of doors down. After getting the download from the clerk that I then texted my sons about, I got this game,…
FTS 2019 #1
A New Dawn, Part 1 by Teresa The snow pelted Jon in the face as he stumbled toward the trees. He looked back at the city lights and brushed his long, wet hair out of his eyes. The lights that once held such wonder and mystique now held only despair and heartache. He remembered the…
Madness Ignited
image link Fandango’s FOWC today is madness and Word of the Day Challenge is ignite. This gloomy weather is getting to me. Today’s offering is both disturbing and frightening. WARNING: It may be triggering and is not suitable for children. Don’t say you weren’t warned! a finger traces an imaginary line down a path…
Village Pastoral — revision 2 of 1
image link Village Pastoral * Here is the latest revision, using enjambment: * Each morn, sun’s rise, she passes a dog, long dead, bloated, rotting roadside; its sick stench, maggot’s perfume, cause ripe wretching and swoon. She prays for rain to wash it all away. * Town’s well; wives talk, pails rise, smiles fall,…
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