when… when you’re lostin ruminationdown a dark hole when you’re doom-scrolling, wound uptight in agitation you may needa bit ofrespite when you leastwant to do itfind a way to smile sun sear throughclouds. gold gleamon snow For anyone who hasn’t watched, “The Life of Chuck,” I highly recommend it. De Jackson (aka whimsygizmo) is today’s…
#SLS — “Monterey,” by Eric Burdon & The Animals re: The Monterey International Pop Festival on June 16-18, 1967
Eric Burdon & The Animalsimage from Best Classic Bands website, which also has an article about Monterey I know that today’s song is supposed to be about a mode of transport. The airplane in it is not explicitly used as a mode of transport in it; however, I will argue that the song and the…
The Oracle Speaks — About Ache
About AcheSymphony skin, honey dream,rock crushing diamond driveis in me, boiling beneathdelirious fiddle music;but shadow has shot throughmeanly with never, itssleepy, lazy chants coollust in blue blows. It’s been awhile since consulting The Oracle. Magnetic Poetry Original Set
dVerse MTB/Forms Thursday — Abecedarian Brave Bards
“The Bard,” by Lincoln Brasel Abecedarian Brave BardsMyriad are tales each tell;Nestled into life, they areOpened as a gift when right.Pearls that form from healing scarsQuestion not when they arrive.Ready ears and eyes will noteSharing feels a privilege.Tiptoes through a blossom field,Undulating shadows withVibrant iridescent sweeps.Willing wafts of varied s(c)ents,Xylem seeds may cultivateYeti soils of…
#FF — Besties: Forever or Until Death
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook Besties: Forever or Until Death The necklaces came onto the market quietly. Jack purchased one for Peach, his mistress. He told her to never wear it outside. And she didn’t. She did, however, invite Cherry, her best friend, and Dev’s mistress, in for tea. When Cherry saw how it gleamed…
A mixed music bag quiz #1
1. Which Scandinavians were Super Trooper’s in 1980? No idea, but I’ll guess Sweden. 2. Whose first of many hits was “Your Song” in 1971? Elton John 3. Which song has been recorded by Elvis Presley, the Sex Pistols and Frank Sinatra? My Way 4. Which Beach were Martha and the Muffins on in 1980?…
Dverse Poetics Tuesday – Detail, Immediacy, Revelation, Oh My!
by Marcel Herms What are we going to do with Pet?It sits on the side lot of a bigger housepale green vinyl siding covers most;but chewed looking boards act as hembetween cinder block foundation andlifeless-looking dirt surrounding converted garage turned slum rental.The mother comes to the dirty white door in faded pink waitress uniform, bleachedhair…
Tao-Talk 