Category Archives: Poetry

Friday Night Music Prompt #62: Never Too Late for Love & Keep Me in Your Heart by Warren Zevon

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Michael

Thomas lived in hope. His hair dressing salon was small, one assistant But he knew one day his break would come. He dreamed of a salon where his assistants did nude haircuts of a Friday. But his current assistant, Mary, … Continue reading →

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Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille September 28th 2016 Imagine That Haibun

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Michael

We’ve reached the lake after a half day’s travel. We are so pleased to put our backpacks down, laden as they are with our food and drink. The journey has been so worth it. Ahead of us stretches the most … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #179 “Collage 30” – You Being You

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Michael

It’s all about letting go, Knowing there is but one Who with a flick of their tongue Can send you off into an ecstasy Only a lover will provide you.   It’s all about giving your all Knowing if you … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #61 – Evanescence ‘My Immortal.’

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Michael

It was all tears and fears that first day I checked in I thought you were checking out. Excitement slipped into trepidation ‘Where had you come from?’ I heard you ask. ‘I’ve always been here just hanging around I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Who’d a Thought

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Michael

Who’d a thought you would do it Who’d a thought you could do it After the day you had. When shit rained down on you Your ego taking a pounding Stripped of immediate hope And sounding so desolate, I thought … Continue reading →

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Friday Music Prompt #60: The Log Driver’s Waltz by Kate & Anna McGarrigle Dance of the Kitchen

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Michael

The kitchen came alight When the kids came to visit. It was a lively discussion It went on all night No topic was too sacred We joined in, argued our case The dance of the kitchen While our words beat … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #130 – Life’s Compartments

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Michael

Image: – Rob Woodcox So there I was boxed up Compartmentalized My life is such neat bundles I recoil in horror of it all. There was childhood, timid, afraid, isolated The games of children, the dreams of fantasy. There were … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #177 “Collage 29” – For My Best Friend…

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Michael

My friend Benny takes me flying. From inside the bean-bag we are away Across the rooftops, over the mountains Down valleys where dinosaurs Roam beneath ancient skies And trees like the prehistoric Wollemei Once thought extinct Flourish protected by the … Continue reading →

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Looking down my Backyard

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Michael

Its late afternoon, shadows stretch across the lawn The children gather at the back fence Looking out over the farm To where the cows munch the last grasses of the day. My three girls and three boys Are together on … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #175 “Double Feature!”

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Michael

Is it illusion or simple delusion That allows us to see the weirdest things? Our minds can create any number of demons From childhood trauma To adult confrontations We are all prone to seeing what might not be there. I’ve … Continue reading →

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