“The Circus”, by Albina Felski Fandango’s FOWC is natural, the Word of the Day Challenge is venturesome, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are clip, sparrow, acrobat , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “Sign here” Austin was a venturesome sort, which is was what first drew him to the circus. The famed Flying Fabios…
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Mea-Culpa
image link Fandango’s FOWC is amicable, the Word of the Day Challenge is mea-culpa, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are salon, mystery, elephant , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “What are they for?” Long ago, under the light of the honey moon, I lounged on a divan in The Dancing Elephant, a well-known…
dVerse — Villanelle — Heaven Reborn
Sansevieria in bloom, taken 2009 After getting some much-appreciated feedback, I took a look at the poem. Here’s the first revision: When sun shines, heaven is reborn. Faces turn skyward, spirits leap Warmth for living, blessings adorn Spring’s voice sings through green colored horn Flora! Fauna! lilies and peeps When sun shines, heaven is…
dVerse — quadrille — Hunger
image link Frank is the host of dVerse today. Frank says: The word for the quadrille today is “troll” or any variation or arrangement of it somehow in your poem. So. To get to the point, to participate write a 44-word quadrille using some variation of the word “troll” in the poem. Frank, I took…
dVerse — ghazal — #MLMM Saturday Mix – #Lucky Dip, 23 March 2019 — Tick-Tock
Update 5/25/19: This has been linked to dVerse, for the form we will be working with for the next month, the ghazal. Three Oclock by Diana Miller Sarah is the host of Saturday Mix. Sarah says: Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 23 March 2019! For this week’s Lucky Dip, I have reached…
X Marks the Spot — (mature audiences only)
image link Fandango’s FOWC is intriguing, the Word of the Day Challenge is satisfy, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge Words are insomnia, meringue, basement , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge prompt is “X marks the spot.” Suffering with another bout of insomnia, I decided to get up and cook. Lemon meringue pie sounded so tasty and…
Green Slime
Fandango’s FOWC is symptom, the Word of the Day Challenge is rest, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are stockings, radio, algae , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “There is nothing under your bed.” Over the long winter months, where everyone wore long johns and double sets of stockings, it got boring. The…
Tao-Talk 