Monthly Archives: April 2016

SoCS April 30/16 – zoo

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

You’ll have the best day At the Western Plains Zoo. A free-range zoo, set amid acres of Australian bush. Here you can walk from one place to the next, Cycle or take a guided tour, With no Hughesian* concrete and … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 29 – Haphazard

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Write a haphazard poem Random words upon a page Was how my blog life started And nothing much has changed. I love the random order of things I enjoy playing with words Shaping them in logical sequences Just because I … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #40 “I Like You So Much Better..” by Ida Maria – Our Full Stops

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  It was true I had to say I liked you better naked. Your clothes on the floor Where they should always be. It wasn’t always that way At first you did as all others had done Run from the … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 28 – Important Announcement

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I have received a letter It arrived in today’s mail Addressed to me Saying: Dear Sir We wish to inform you Your insanity case has concluded. The board does not think you are mad A little odd yes, but aren’t … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Poetry – Week 12 – Missed the Hump

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I missed the hump this week It’s the problem We future dwellers have. We find out we should have And could have but didn’t. But the beauty of living forward Is you get to go back and rectify your past … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #63 – Arrival – The Visit

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This week we are asked to consider the concept of an arrival   It was the flickering of lights, then the alarm beside my bed that triggered me awake and into a state of uncertainty. At 6am one’s lights don’t … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 27 – Take Off – 9C

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For today’s prompt, write a take off poem.   Monday morning dawns 9C is awaiting me I feel the need to take the day off. Its not hard to ring and say Sorry I’m ill Be back tomorrow. 9C are … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 26 – A Poem of Love

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For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt: Write a love poem. Or… Write an anti-love poem.   A Poem of Love It was the girl who noticed The curly headed boy Across the room Looking lost, Rigid against the wall. He betrayed a … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “There’s No Place Like Home”

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

There was so much to see in so few days. Twelve days of non-stop travel, sights to see people to meet. It was all go and he loved the history of it all. The thought of standing upon hallowed ground … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #110 – Sin

Posted on April 26, 2016 by

Image: Mira Nedyalkova The voice of the past echoes ‘It’s a sin to covet.’ The man has been there everyday. He comes to her in the dawn light Runs with her as she exercises Eats with her, sits by her … Continue reading →

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