dVerse — Prosery 10 — Between heartbeats

Harvey pulled starlets into his sphere, sure it was his irresistible sex appeal. Starlets knew that Harvey was the film industry power player who could rocket them into cinematic top billing orbit. What starlets didn’t know about Harvey was that his lure was more like a glue trap. Once the hotel room door closed, orifices…

#SLS — U2, Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Jim Adams is the prompt-slingin’ host of Song Lyric Sunday.  Jim says: This week we have Come/Go/Leave/Stay and I think we will all have fun with this. 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 please…

Big Snow Movies

After watching the rest of Akira Kurosawa’s Noir, “The Idiot” I started thinking about movies where snow plays a huge role in the plot or ambience of a film.  Today’s post will highlight a few of them. The first one is where a family in Sweden takes a 5-day skiing vaca to spend quality time…

#Haikai Challenge #126 (2/15/20): returning cold (saekaeru) and dVerse’ OLN

Afterthaw’s blizzard Chills water to ice, mid-drip – Bird’s baths must wait. ~ Clear path turns long trudge To mailbox. Warm weather left No return address. ~ Cardinal feathers From slick shiny to puffed warmth — Cold’s return fashion. ~ Weatherbug’s re-freeze Tells crocus and snowdrops: “Sleep on for awhile.” ~ Midwinter light grows Temperatures…

#MM Saturday Mix – Opposing Forces

like dawn you crept in to mend these cracks with golden light this vessel again fit to hold a promise fulfilled with love’s elixir drinking in brightest noon, thirsting as we entwined in toasts day waned and midnight fell, our restored cups clattering evermore breaking our once cupped hearts into red glittering shards that left…