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.

#FF — A Christmas First

PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast A Christmas First Jen curled, dreaming, warm with the heated mattress pad Will gave her for Christmas. Clanking metal sounds woke her from putting coconut oil on Channing Tatum’s back. Jen yelled, “Hun, what’s that racket!?” just as Will walked into the bedroom with two large mugs. “Hot cocoa, Babe,…

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FFF55 — Ninja Cat Toy (poem) and wood burning in winter 2024 (updated with new pics)

Ninja Cat ToyRubberesque, babycloud-shaped,with nubs on every surfaceexcept inside of boulder marble-sized oval big enough to fit a pawthrough to hold it.It sports light blue/pastel lime/blackribbons fashioned as hair or tailthat can be held by claws/fingerswhile engaged in solo/joint play.Now described, let’s verb it.Sold as a dental cleaner; it’s thatand more. She puts one paw…

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Song Rewrite: No Snow (originally No Phone by Cake)

image link We got a little snow earlier this week, but I looked out this morning and all of it has melted.  You know how your mind can play off of things and turn them in a new way?  This morning, Cake’s song, “No Phone” became “No Snow.”  Hope you enjoy it and maybe, like…

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To Winter Solstice (repost from 2018)

image link from today’s The New York Post Winter solstice wonder, this darkest night Put to rest long freezes, short days, and death Time to welcome back some warmth, life, and light Winter solstice wonder, this darkest night Urge Sol, travel back to our world of white Bring warmth to digits, take frost from our…

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Winter Solstice — Touji form

winter solstice bells ring out with knowingtall candles light each windowtoasts to lengthening days Since I used the dodoitsu for #10, I’ll use the kimo form for this week.kigo:  winter solsticeColleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday.