Montague Michaels began life on the edge of Boston Bay. As soon as he could walk, he was helping his father catch crabs at the water’s edge to sell to the fine restaurants along the harbor. When his father bought a fishing boat, young Monty would help throw out the lobster traps, then haul them…
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Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, August 28th 2019, waterfall
Dry hard mountain but its mossy waterfall keeps it misted and fresh. * A mountain’s tears are cried for ten thousand years — even the clouds weep. * Angels ride waterfalls down mountainsides, hidden in the morning mist. * Astronauts surprised — waterfalls look like trickles on pebbles. * Immortan Joe* laughs; He’s gated the…
#MM Music Challenge — Shades of Darkness
Jim Adams is the illustrious host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Music Challenge, or it that Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Challenges? Whichever it is, it is a fun prompt. Jim has chosen, “The Future’s So Bright,” by musical group, Timbuk 3, which is a satirical commentary on the ever-present threat of nuclear armageddon hovering over us, to inspire…
Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, 8/21/19, love ultimate and dVerse OLN
Ultimate Love (Dutch website; photo © unknown) For My Sons I’d give my life for you without a thought; live on — sometimes think of me. You Make Me Sparkle Experiencing your laugh lights every fiber of me, like fireworks. A Prayer Knowing your grace keeps me human. Feeling loved, I beam it back to…
Saturday Mix – Mad About Metaphor, 17 August 2019 — Dexter & Denny: All’s Well that Ends Well
Dexter was the obsessive-compulsive type. His clothes were arranged by color in the closet, his t-shirts were all folded exactly the same, as were his underwear and socks were folded just-so. Dexter flossed his teeth in the same order every morning and brushed each tooth an exact number of times. He fed his dog exactly…
#MM — Tale Weaver, FOWC, WOTD, 3TC — Photographer Origin Story
I’ve been a photographer since I could see. What I mean by that is that my eyes are cameras. My eyes have always been keen and have seen things in a way that is different than many. As a small child, I spent endless hours watching life in flora and fauna go about its business,…
#MM Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip — tanka — Lilies in August
Lilies in August Caged underground to bright-petaled divas preening, their faces sunward. They call their many suitors, who crawl, run, and fly to them. Sarah is the host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Saturday Mix. Sarah says: For this week’s Lucky Dip, I have reached into my mystery bag and pulled out a Tanka. The topic is…
Tao-Talk 