Sarah is the host of Saturday Mix. Sarah says: This week we are dipping our toes into the pool of METAPHOR. Our challenge is all about the use of metaphor in our writing. You will need to use the metaphor provided in your response – which can be poetry or prose. Our metaphor this week…
k.d. lang, “Miss Chatelaine” CCP 03/30/19
Ingénue is the second solo album by Canadian singer k.d. lang, released in 1992. It is Lang’s most successful album on the pop charts, both in her native Canada and internationally. From songfacts: This single was the follow-up to the hit “Constant Craving” and it’s chiefly remembered for its video, which was, along with its…
#SoCS — Dough & Dough
Linda G. Hill is the host of Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Linda says: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “dough/d’oh.” Use one, use both, use ’em any way you like. Enjoy! Dough. Dinero. Money. We all need dough. Economies operate on it, so it is the dough itself or things that are…
How Green is My Crater?
Fandango’s FOWC is value, the Word of the Day Challenge is dedicate, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are rocket, fortune, garlic, and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “It’s Alive!” Mary Jo Reilly grew up the daughter in a farming family. By the time she was 19 she knew everything her parents could teach her about…
Coloring Club Plus — 3/29/19
Wikipedia says: “Across the Universe” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the 1969 various artists’ charity compilation album No One’s Gonna Change Our World and later, in a different form, on their 1970 album Let It…
Mea-Culpa
image link Fandango’s FOWC is amicable, the Word of the Day Challenge is mea-culpa, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are salon, mystery, elephant , and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “What are they for?” Long ago, under the light of the honey moon, I lounged on a divan in The Dancing Elephant, a well-known…
dVerse — Villanelle — Heaven Reborn
Sansevieria in bloom, taken 2009 After getting some much-appreciated feedback, I took a look at the poem. Here’s the first revision: When sun shines, heaven is reborn. Faces turn skyward, spirits leap Warmth for living, blessings adorn Spring’s voice sings through green colored horn Flora! Fauna! lilies and peeps When sun shines, heaven is…
