PHOTO PROMPT © Trish Nankivell Harold has been harassing Carla since the two of them were in kindergarten. When he pushed her in the gravel, she told her teacher; who just smiled and said, “That means he likes you.” In middle school, Harold tried to kiss Carla in the park. She pushed him away and…
dVerse — Poetics 438 — Along the Marne, resides…
Bused tourists travel through with cameras, bound to snap shots of old war memorials along the Marne, on our plateau of tears. Some may notice a mound near the banks where polaroid splashes of wildflowers grow. A place where those who live in these parts know resides the remains of trophæum. Reeking, foreign uniforms happened…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #70 – February 2, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Only four movies reviewed in this week’s post. I’ve been watching two different series, one on disc and one on netflix. I’m up to S9 on “New Tricks,” which is an excellent detective series set in London, where three retired police detectives join a newly created unit,…
dVerse — Haibun 96 — Eagle-Eyes
Not in the present tense and not experienced by me, but still relevant to the prompt, it is about an event that happened with Bob, my ex-boyfriend, and Chauncey, our Boston Terrier, on our sailboat a few years ago. Bob had buoyed offshore in the inland lake we live near. He noticed a bald…
dVerse — MTB 231 — Gone
You fling it open for the first time / but I’m gone– by Mohja Kahf, from “Wall” We toy with each other like seasons:I, blazing, thirsty summer; you, warm brown autumn,until our worlds spin;and you, deep-frozen wintertaunt me, life-craving spring.Consorting with Sol, you trickle down mountain graniteseeking me in the deep pool where…
dVerse — MTB 231 — White tiger
Three white tigers and a bear followed me in after my sworn protector left for reasons unknown. One tiger stood before me in sleek striped majesty. Two with contrasting modes: my terror; her hunger. Her instinct to kill vs. my instinct to survive. Using tiger talk to distract all until able to steel my nerve…
Music that Strikes a Chord: “Wonderboy” by The Kinks
image link I’ve gotten into the habit of listening to music while playing solitaire games on the computer like I used to do when I did my daily coloring. It’s an easy and safe way to unwind. The other night I was listening to, “The Best of the Kinks: 1964-1971” and when this song started…
Tao-Talk 