Chaotic squadrons of primary-colored, glass-wings reconnaissance before the mower. Flairful acrobatic killer drones with bulb-eyed precision nab mid-flight mosquitoes. On leave, they dust daisies and drink honeydew from ant farms on hollyhock stalks. They bivouac on cattails under luna’s night watchful eyes. Laura Bloomsbury is today’s host at dVerse. Laura says:…
Month: July 2020
Movies, Movies, Movies! #43 July 28, 2020
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987) Starring: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carre de Malberg, Philippe Morier-Genoud, François Berléand, François Négret, Peter Fitz, Pascal Rivet, Benoit Henriet, Richard Leboeuf Director: Louis Malle Genres: drama, mid-WWII, boarding school Synopsis: Parisian boys are sent to a boarding school…
#FFFC 76 — War Wounds
After the war left, memories of those now gone remained. Not only the dozens she knew and loved who were killed or died, but the dismembered and maggot-chewed corpses lining ditches wherever she walked. In the light of day they receded into the mists under the shadows of trees. But as the sun followed its…
dVerse — quadrille 108 — Heatwave
Brush piles rise, sweat’s monuments, home for wrens, now brambled porcupines Fierce greens explode Thirsty lilies droop Lawns languish Cats splay, inert Taunting clouds play with promises Inadequate sprinkles dry by morning Old lungs trapped in cement towers heave in brownouts waiting for evening Linda Lee Lyberg is today’s host for…
#SLS — “Heaven,” by Talking Heads
Jim Adams is the music-touting host of Song Lyric Sunday. This week, Jim says: This week we have the oxymoron related prompts of Different/Same and hopefully this will fit for everyone. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does…
Haikai Challenge #149: Waterfall (taki)
Mid-winter’s silver flows over rocks, under ice; gravity-compelled, defying temperature, waterfall tinkles in snow. It is in the 80’s here in MI. Looking for pictures of waterfalls, I came across the photo taken mid-winter and thought oh my, wouldn’t it be nice to cool off there right now. It is mid-winter in the Southern…
#MM Music Challenge — “Your Best American Girl,” by Mitski
Jim Adams is the every-other-Friday, music-loving host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [Smooth Operator, by Sade] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community. When I thought about songs with…
Tao Talk 