image link Shaggy Green Shaggy Green’s an old troll who does dwellin a cell where the leftovers smell.If he’d just wash his ass,he could find him a lass;a fresh one who won’t rot and gel. Note: I think my shadow wrote this one. Esther Chilton is the host of Laughing Along with a Limerick. This…
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dVerse — Memento — July Baby Beach Days
image link July baby days at the lakewe pack up dry gear toget wetWe arrive as sun starts to slakesugar sand has now cooledno sweatLay out blanket, toss off layersshe toddles for shallowswe laughShe floats on a turtle with airpushed by ring of shadowsriff-raffed Laura is today’s host at dVerse’ Meeting the Bar/Form. Laura says:Write…
Esther Chilton’s Writing Prompts — On Faith — Invisible Evidence
mustard seeds image link Invisible EvidenceAre faith and belief the same?They seem to be, but why areThere two words for one concept?Are they identical twins?Perhaps they are clones?Are faith and belief the same?Philosophers want us confused.Sorry, I can’t be bothered.They seem to be, but why arewe talking so much about it?It’s moot. You have it/them…
dVerse — Poetics Tuesday — When Little Devil Snickers
Front cover of the first US edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964)Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman When Little Devil SnickersLookin for a Bit-O-Honey,strollin’ down Sweet Avenue,what did this Kit Kat see?Big Hunks, bending aleelbows at the cafe;Three Musketeersgeared in Medieval cosplay, Sugar Babies,Waxed Mustachio Twizzlers, Tootsie Roll Red Hots.Sweetart’s got a…
dVerse — Prosery Monday — At Will
I would have learnt to love black days like bright ones.— from Derek Walcott’s, “Dark August” At Will God plants seed at will, giving each an ought to live, thrive under whatever circumstances each finds itself in; be it dandelion seed in sidewalk crack or newborn in winter’s drafty crib with sour milk-smelling blanket. Social…
dVerse Tuesday Prosery and OLN 387 – Shark Attack
sand shark, Meinert Park, 2013 (?) Shark AttackNo terrestrial equivalents,A shark’s gonna sharkUntil she meets a harpoon.On land are malicious goonsThat have learned how to playGames that ensure our demise.They are not wise likeThe finned kind that have beenMaligned and spearedTo satisfy palates and fear. Melissa is today’s host of dVerse’ Prosery. Melissa wants…
Esther Chilton’s Writing Prompt 75 — Things that inspire
Inspiration I’m inspired by selfless acts of kindness, not by hidden agendas. Seeing others performing amazing physical feats of skill or training inspires me to try harder. Realizing there are angels, both seen and unseen, that step in when needed inspires me. To know I matter. One is all. Now is always. Esther Chilton is…
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