You fling it open for the first time / but I’m gone– by Mohja Kahf, from “Wall” We toy with each other like seasons:I, blazing, thirsty summer; you, warm brown autumn,until our worlds spin;and you, deep-frozen wintertaunt me, life-craving spring.Consorting with Sol, you trickle down mountain graniteseeking me in the deep pool where…
Month: January 2021
dVerse — MTB 231 — White tiger
Three white tigers and a bear followed me in after my sworn protector left for reasons unknown. One tiger stood before me in sleek striped majesty. Two with contrasting modes: my terror; her hunger. Her instinct to kill vs. my instinct to survive. Using tiger talk to distract all until able to steel my nerve…
Music that Strikes a Chord: “Wonderboy” by The Kinks
image link I’ve gotten into the habit of listening to music while playing solitaire games on the computer like I used to do when I did my daily coloring. It’s an easy and safe way to unwind. The other night I was listening to, “The Best of the Kinks: 1964-1971” and when this song started…
#FF — Due Process
PHOTO PROMPT © Marie Gail Stratford It’s Friday. We twelve have been here all week. Julie proposed yesterday that we each say a prayer for guidance in the challenge before us. The room is rather shabby but after last night’s storm, the light is good. The chairs are comfortable. The refrigerator is stocked with bottled…
dVerse — Poetics 438 — Grave
Airless and unloved, in the dank basement of the mind by Luisa A. Igloria, from “A Reparation” Flutterings, the authors of which I cannot say; a scent of green or black decay undetermined. Rough tendrils creep from sole to grubby ankle Will I feel a pinch or be heaved from this grave? Today’s offering is…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #69 – January 26, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Hoping you find something to whet your appetite in this week’s mix. Come to Daddy (2019) Starring: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Simon Chin, Ona Grauer, Ryan Beil, Raresh DiMofte, Alla Rouba, Noam Zylberman, Gord Middleton, Oliver Wilson and that’s…
dVerse — Quadrille 120 — My way
My way is sky, silk blue canvas to white fluff and dark currents;sprays of rose herald day, or grey. My way is earth, organic amalgam,coming and going, vehicle for growing. My waymates are this and that, pungent and sweet; I breathe deep. image: “Where Earth Meets Sky,” by Gina Grundemann I am today’s host for…
Tao Talk 