A2Z April 2019 — U — Uraeus

Uraeus From Isiopolis In ancient Egyptian art, the cobra is most often represented as the uraeus, the fiercely protective serpent seen guarding the foreheads of Deities, kings, and queens. As the uraeus, the cobra is a positive presence, a symbol of the power and protection of the Deities. Uraeus is a Latinized version of the…

The Bare Truth

nudist resort image link Fandango’s FOWC is oil, the Word of the Day Challenge is tea, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are  black, hotel, cheater , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “Why is that lady naked?’ It was our annual family vacation. We’d chosen the Black Sea as our destination and had found…

dVerse — Refashioning a Myth — POTUS Pandora

Anmol is the host of dVerse today.  Anmol says: [T]oday, I am asking you all to reimagine the myths and the legends that you have grown up with, through the perusal of classic literature or local lore. Think of the characters involved and the plot-lines and break them apart and think about them again —…

Twittering Tales #133 – 23 April 2019 — Hereafter

Kat is the host of Twittering Tales.  Kat says: For this week, in honor of Earth Day, a photo by WikiImages at Pixabay.com that gives us a celestial view of our beloved blue planet. What’s going on in this photo…or maybe the question should be, what’s going on below? The possibilities are infinite! Tell us…

Coloring Club Plus — 4/23/19

I picked up ten more music CDs from the L today.  Rod Stewart’s, “Never a Dull Moment” was one of them.   Most of the songs on it are good.  Rod even does a cover of a Jimi Hendrix song, “Angel” and it sounds decent! Never a Dull Moment is the fourth solo album by rock…

A2Z April 2019 — T — Triangle

Triangle is 3-sided so it represents the number 3. The triangle is synonymous with light. What’s Your Sign says: All the mystic teachings incorporate the power of three within their folds. Three represents the union of the numbers prior to it (One and Two). Numerologically speaking, if One represents force, and Two represents an opening,…

dVerse — quadrille — Waiting Birds Begin to Rise

image link Merril is the host of dVerse today. Merril says: *Write a poem, of any style in 44 words, not including the title. Include the word or derivative of the word, “rise”. My offering today is a quadrille in triolet form. Waiting Birds Rise As northern air grows warm, Waiting birds begin to rise….