When looking for a song for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt, there was intent to find something brand new to me. It also had to have meaningful lyrics. So the scroll at lyrics.com commenced. Many page turns later my eyeballs screeched to a halt at a collaboration between Brandi Carlile and Pearl Jam. Reading…
The Oracle Speaks — Linger Not Here for Perfumed Voice
“Dreams and Desires 02” by Gayle Berry linger not here for perfumed voice linger not here for perfumed voice,angel’s velvet desire a ghost who always comes by night, a slow kiss is but a doggrowling for your broken embrace;dark candy magic flowersferocious need, must bleed & die morning window openmelt secret poison awaywake warm from…
Really and I
I think many writers turn to certain words or phrases as shortcuts when they don’t have time to articulate something in more detail. The word I know I use way too much is “really.” Another biggie I would like to give up would be “I.” Using it too much gives the impression of egotism or…
Because It’s Important to Share — Attempts at Extinguishing Native American Cultures Continues
Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis Attempts at Extinguishing Native American Cultures Continues I have watched two different things in the past month that have inspired me to write this post. The first one was a documentary, “Missing from Fire Trail Road,” (2024,) which focuses on one particular missing woman from the Tulalip Tribe, Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis. It…
dVerse — MTB/Form — Switch
switchreturnto dream group friendsstitch meaning togethernouns dancing puzzles in the darkto light I went back to a dream group today after a hiatus. It felt good. Björn is today’s host for dVerse’ Meeting the Bar/Forms. Björn asks us to write a cinquain. It is a short poem based on syllable count.and is a five-line poem…
#FF — Lucky Winners?
PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz Lucky Winners? Rita’s mad skillz on musical trivia and speed-dialing have won her bistro vouchers, Ratt t-shirts, TayTay hats, and much more. Rita is the tenth caller to WKRP and wins tickets for all-expense paid trip for TWO to an Idles concert in London. Rita calls Harold with the news, saying,…
Tao Talk 