image link Umber the earthworm had spent his entire life in the front yard of Mrs. Jones, wiggling and writhing through the dirt and trying to stay out of the path of hungry moles. So far in this, his sixth month, he had been successful in staying alive and having fun frolicking with his many…
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.
Raspy the Rowdy Parrot
image link Raspy was a rowdy parrot. He’d been rehomed multiple times. His raspy raucousness got old a couple of weeks in, and then Raspy was on his way again. Raspy’s luck changed the day he was adopted by Clara and Renaldo, two clowns who traveled with the Minuet Circus nine months of the year….
dVerse — quadrille — Gold to Straw
image link Moe, street corner barber, cuts hair for free on Tuesdays. Jonah, who lives in a nearby alley, sits. Fabio hair, dumptruck face cut locks glimmer like falling spun gold in sun. Piles of straw land. Spell now broken, the frog hops away. Grace is the host of dVerse today. Grace says: For…
Coloring Club Plus — 7/15/19
Today’s post talks about the final album of My Morning Jacket I listened to, at least for now. I found this album not excactly lackadaisical but a much less energetic effort than, “Evil Urges.” If you want to learn more about the band, please visit my previous post here. The Waterfall is the seventh studio…
She Dances, inspired by Daddy’z Breakdown’s, “How Hot You Are”
“How Hot You Are” by Daddy’z Breakdown, a Grand Rapids, MI band She dances under the mirrorball To the tunes of her favorite band. Wrists, ankles, ears, and eyes Shimmering with opulent jewels That glitter as she shakes. A crescent of eyes traveling Up and down her lithe frame Magic sparkles in them Capturing…
Coloring Club Plus — 7/14/19
I’ve been writing about My Morning Jacket this week and you can learn more about the band and their discography here. I’m dedicating my Celtic “M” to them today. Evil Urges is the fifth studio album by My Morning Jacket and was released on June 10, 2008. The album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy…
#SLS — Renaissance — A Trip to the Fair
Jim Adams is the organized, ever-analytical, and increasingly poetic host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says …the theme for Song Lyric Sunday is Haunted/Magic/Mystery/Supernatural/Trick for this week. Here are the “rules”: Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea…
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