Author Archives: Michael

Bonus Wordle “Alphabet Soup” – Sipping on the Soup

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Michael

This weeks great word selection: Arabesque (noun Fine Arts. a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line or linear motif. a pose in ballet in which the dancer stands on one leg with one arm extended in front and the other … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 24 – Lost and Found

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Michael

Today’s prompt, write a poem in which something is lost and then regained.   We wondered year in year out What had become of you? Taken as a baby Vanished from us. The anguish of loss Haunted us each year … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt April 24 2016: Scales

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Michael

This week we continue to feature the Tarot cards – Major Arcana – the card of the week – Justice.   ‘You’re pathetic,’ they screamed ‘You claim to be the victim? Where is your evidence? The scars? The bruises? I … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 23 – Thongs

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Michael

For today’s prompt, write a footwear poem.   I turn up wearing thongs I watch as you blush Those are flip-flops you say. Well where I live they are thongs For us to wear a thong is to have but … Continue reading →

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Prompt Nights – Jour de la Terre – Earth Day – Earth’s Tears

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Michael

I stir at the break of day Knowing from today I am one second closer To the moment of oblivion. My body and soul are being ripped from me. The insatiable parasites With one view to further their own ends … Continue reading →

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SoCS April 23/16 – “ta.”

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Michael

Take it back. Take off. Take a running jump. Each an expression I would have loved to have used against the bullies who affronted me each time they found me on the train home from school. Thankfully mine was a … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 22 – Stark Reality

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Michael

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Star (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase In sixteen years there was Cancer Divorce Remarrying Work keeping her busy Far too busy for children. But she clung to a false reality. … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #39 “Keep Your Head Up” by Andy Grammer

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrOB_q3tjo For my youngest daughter who is doing tough right now with three small boys.   It’s hard right now to keep your head up When so much shit is happening around you. What with boys to care for A … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 21 – Good Fences

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Michael

For today’s prompt, write a poem that responds (or somehow communicates) with another poem. Robert Frost: Mending Wall ‘Good fences make good neighbours.’ These words echo in my head As my aging neighbour Rails against me for not fixing the … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER: WEEK #17 – 2016 – The Salute

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Michael

Image: https://pixabay.com/en/car-driving-road-dashboard-wheel-316709/   The opening sentence for the April 21st Flash Fiction for the Purposeful Practitioner: “I’m sure that the little girl in that back seat was signing us…”   I’m sure that the little girl in that back seat was … Continue reading →

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