image link A family gathering gives, Appreciating why one lives Reminisces, laughter galore About things serious before Time, growth, and love blossoms forgives. Sons, now men, have women to love Humble prayers they would be beloved Helpmates, companions, hand in hand Cherished partners, unfolds as planned Thank you, Grace from dverse for the prompt today…
Category: relationships
tangled up in tryst
The Tryst (1840) Jean-Leon Gerome Fandango’s One Word Challenge’s selection today is tryst. Today’s offering is a series of senryu . as he closed the door to the room, he broke one heart and burst another * dark end of the street where lust and betrayal rise unholy phoenix * “working late tonight” cliched…
Famnimals
image link Late start tonight for Fandango’s One Word Challenge, where the word is belong. A little bit of writing, then a diamante poem. I remember reading a book by Anne Tyler, “The Accidental Tourist”, a long time ago. Later I saw the movie, which was good, starring William Hurt and Geena Davis. I don’t remember…
Poetry Day 24 — kedi
“Dogs think people are God, but cats don’t. Cats are aware of God’s existence. Cats know that people act as middlemen to God’s will. They’re not ungrateful, they just know better.” – unnamed Instanbul resident in the film, kedi “kedi” (2016) is a documentary by Ceyda Torun. The blurb at imdb describes it as, “A…
Poetry Day 22 — Betrayal
image link The prompt today is betrayal. It seems to happen so much, the question must be asked if betrayal is not an immutable part of human nature. There are levels of betrayal, all painful, but some more harmful than others. I chose to free form it but split it into 2 halves. …
Word of the day challenge — magnetism
image link you depend upon the ratio of positive to negative, where enough positive draws me towards your center. i’m stuck to you in a physical, unbreakable bond – unless your elements shift. Word of the Day Challenge — magnetism
Poetry Day 21 — How will I know?
The title is OctWriPoMo suggested. One of the suggested forms: If you have poetry magnets it’s time to get them out and play with them. Randomly select words that grab your attention and create a poem from them. When I picture you, smooth music, fast pedal, nearly did ask what next. Gorgeous recall let my…
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