Guess what I am Silly: makes toddlers laugh bats its eyelashes at somberness climbs into Terry Gilliam’s open skull sits on the window ledge and swings its legs scrunches your face when I tickle you dances in sunlight with bullfrogs plays badminton blindfolded creates Fierce Creatures whistles out-of-tune clip from “Fierce Creatures” …
Author: Lisa or Li
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Doodads — 5/3/2020
What a beautiful day it was outside. The back yard is polka-dotted with dandelions that sprung out overnight. The grass is summer lush. The rabbits are chasing each other. The chipmunks have re-dug their hole between the sections of concrete under the bird feeder. The frogs have a heavenly chorus going on out there. The…
SLS — “Goodbye,” by Steve Earle
Jim Adams is the ever-loving prompt-pushing host — with his sidekick, Santana, the Tequila Worm of the banner — of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have the Cinco de Mayo related prompt words Burrito/Fajita/Mexican/Tequila. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the…
See Me — I’m Jojo
Jojo was born in a litter of seven, in a vermin-infested alley, behind a dumpster. His mother, Misty, had been thrown, pregnant, into the streets when her owners were evicted from their slumlord-owned tenement. Misty soon discovered that alleys were the best places to find food – and to hide. Misty was a pit bull,…
Novelty Song Friday #7 — “Spill The Wine” by Eric Burdon and War
When this song first came out, I fell in love with it. For a pre-teen, there was so much mysticism and outright coolness to how Eric Burdon wove his tale. Enhancing the experiences with the jazz flute, the woman speaking Spanish, and the rest of War, a spell was woven. The rawness of the chorus…
#MM Music Challenge — I Understand
Jim Adams is the dedicated host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community. I really like this song,…
What do you see # 27 — Surprise
Surprise At 102 years old, the best part of her day was sitting on the warm wooden bench, in the sun, watching the wind ruffle the water’s surface and rustle through the oak and willow trees. Her sons and their wives, now in their 70’s, joined her a couple of times a week at the…
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