Dragon’s Crest stood for millennia at the edge of the Great Sea. Untold numbers had lived, died and loved there. Dragons called it home first after they came from a distant planet. All that remains are the great cut stones that have tumbled into the sea. The earthquake a hundred years ago shook it down….
Author: Lisa or Li
mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.
dVerse — quadrille — Blue and Clouds
Blue seems so far away, yet here I stand, immersed. Seen from a distance; clear, yet felt so murkily within. Clouds, wing-fluffed mystical messengers; cushioned protectors from punishing glare. Blue-clotted canvas smoothed under moving yet constant angel brushes — watery dilutors of woe. Kim from Writing in North Norfolk is today’s host of…
#SLS — “Tiny Little Things,” by Double Fuzz
Jim Adams is the alchemical host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have the element prompts of Air/Earth/Fire/Water 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 not fit, then…
#Haikai Challenge #147: smoldering [hot] (moyuru) — Refreshed
Bees drink from the shore of a shallow inland lake – wrens splash in birdbath. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to smoldering [hot] (moyuru).
#MM Music Challenge — “I Need You, Babe”
Jim Adams is the dauntless host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [“I Know You’re Out There Somewhere,” by the Moody Blues] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community….
Novelty Song Friday #17 — “Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas,” by Harry Chapin
“30,000 Pounds Of Bananas,” sometimes spelled “Thirty Thousand Pounds Of Bananas,” is a folk rock song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album, Verities & Balderdash. The song became more popular in its live extended recording from Chapin’s 1976 concert album, Greatest Stories Live that started the phrase “Harry, it sucks.” The song is based…
Doodads (not photos of the garden)
Just a few things that don’t fit neatly into other posts. Oat Milk It’s official. I’m now using oat milk in my coffee instead of unsweetened almond milk. I decided to give oat milk a try after reading an article about the harmful effect on the environment almond milk has, especially on bees that are…
Tao-Talk 