FFfAW – Week of 04-05-2016 – Miss Marble’s Garden

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Miss Marble apart from being the only witch in the neighbourhood was also a very house-proud woman.

Having lived at 46 Grimace Street a long time she had been able to cultivate a beautiful garden and her spring blooms were the talk of the street.

No one else could grow flowers like Miss Marble.

Then again no one had the resources Miss Marble had either. Years of experimentation had led to the formulations she used each year to make the red redder, the yellow more yellow and the green sparkle.

Such was her pride that on spring afternoons she would sit outside and share an evening brew with her neighbour, the lady with the grey bangs, and together greet the passers by who came in their droves to view Miss Marble’s garden.

Everyone marvelled at the beauty of her garden, but never became privy to her secrets.

 

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 4 – Distance

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Today’s prompt, write a distance poem.

It was somewhere over the rainbow

You said sing to me.

I surprised you with my version

Blew you away and I was pleased.

For we do live opposite sides of the rainbow

But it’s just a space

One we cross every day.

In our minds we are our own reality

Wishing and believing dreams do come true.

 

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Wordle #10 “April 4th, 2016” – Divvying The Souls

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This week’s words: Month Revile Laquer Necrosis Medusa Sorry Chrysalism (n. the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm, listening to waves of rain pattering against the roof like an argument upstairs, whose muffled words are unintelligible but whose crackling release of built-up tension you understand perfectly.) Impregnate Light Sparse Photo Panel

It was once again the end of the month and Greg, the angel of God and Wayne the Devil’s advocate met for their monthly divvying of souls.

Each moth they met in the venue of the other’s choosing. This time is was Greg’s choice and he had chosen Bertha’s Slow Casserole Emporium as the slow cooked casserole was Heaven’s signature dish and Greg always felt the need to promote everything he could about the Heavenly venue even if it was the slow cooked casserole.

This month though Wayne aware of hat Greg was on about decided to bring his own ham sandwiches which he knew would irritate Greg as Greg privately lusted after a hells own ham sandwich.

They had a list in front of them and Wayne read the names. He would begin with those on the reviled list: Jones the Butcher, Smith the chatterbox, Barber the axe murderer and so the list went on with the entities aying and naying the names.

They stopped every so often to check if anything could be lacquered over a soul to make a reviled more acceptable than he or she might be. Usually it was too much bother. In past millennia God had a panel of entities to deal with the earthly souls but He found humans such a disagreeable lot forever wanting to argue with him that He decided it was too much and so chose a panel of two, Wayne and Greg were given the job with God deciding their word would be final.

Greg held up a photo of the dying Charles Majors. It was clear necrosis was a matter of minutes away and he was in human terms a very sorry sight as his body wasted away before the eyes of his family. It would be a welcome release for Majors to embrace necrosis sooner rather than later.

Not wanting to make light of the situation Wayne suggested the impregnate Majors with a bit of divine impetus to bring about his demise. There were some very sick people who refused to die and with a little nudging from either Wayne or Greg their end came about. This measure was used when both entities had a date at their favourite restaurant, the Slow Cooked Ham Sanger which surprisingly catered for the tastes of both entities. It was the flip of a coin that usually decided the mode of death and a quick quiz for the bewildered soul of the deceased person. Ham or casserole?

Medusa Sullivan had been an interesting case. She always had a solidifying effect on most men but with parents with a bizarre sense of humour Medusa’s end had come upon her end rather quickly. She was enjoying a very chrysalistic experience during the biggest storm to hit her house in living memory. She loved a good thunderstorm and they had been very sparse in their occurrence of late and when one came her way she was quick to go into her chrysalistic pose and mindset.

Oblivious to the ferocity of the storm she was unaware that as she sat her in self imposed tranquillity the roof of the house came crashing down bringing about her demise.

Wayne looked at Greg, his demonic stomach was rumbling by this stage such was his hunger and Greg was hearing it and longing to get a ham sandwich into his angelic self. Needless to say Wayne would avoid the slow cooked casserole like the plague, he had his heart set on sushi, the best in all the universe,

 

Written for: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/wordle-10-april-4th-2016/

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Moral Mondays: “Blood Is Thicker Than Water” – Uncle Joe

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My Uncle Joe was a waster.

He disappeared one day after an argument with his dad.

Never heard of again we all wondered what happened to Uncle Joe.

My dad would take me to the park to wander around among the hobos to see if Uncle Joe was there.

My dad died never knowing what happened to his brother. But we found him many years later, in the police records, a vagrant, a homeless thief and scoundrel. But despite all he was he was one of us and we celebrated his return.

 

Written for: http://lovelycurses.com/2016/04/03/moral-mondays-blood-is-thicker-than-water/

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 3 – Three Days

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For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Three (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem.

Three Days

Day one: Nervous polite words

The farmyard and the weather

The usual chit chat.

 

Day two: We shared a joke,

Laughed together, sat closer

Felt each other’s warmth.

 

Day three: We made love

Bodies entwined

Mouths engaged, giving so willingly.

 

I want more of Day three

More of you

More of us.

 

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Writing Prompt #153 “Collage 20” – Mother and Daughter

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When the old lady saw she stopped.

There were triggers of past times

A little girl who was different

Who sought out attention,

Who wanted to be what she wasn’t.

A teenager who flouted rules, stayed out late,

Who never wanted for anything.

She knew they always feared

The elephant in the room,

The accident waiting to happen,

Which when it did, estrangement began.

Years of worry, searching, rescue,

Running from life, spurning the mother’s love.

Peace offerings manipulated

Buy this buy that, nothing sweet was appreciated

She wanted bigger and better, brighter and righter.

But the spiral had begun.

She vanished, popped up here and there

Then nothing.

Now she was ill, the old lady wanted to reach out

But the past dictated otherwise.

Bad habits and bad memories

Hurt, pain and turmoil.

She stood back from the sidelines

Waited for the call she dreaded

But saw it coming.

Her daughter turned into a wild child,

But life the mother knew was precious.

She was her daughter no matter what,

The old lady mused with a tear on her cheek.

This mother would always love her child.

 

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 2 – He Said/She Said

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He said he’d love her,

For better or worse

Said he’d be there for her

Through the good and bad

But then he said he didn’t love her

Said she was not affectionate enough.

 

She said she’d love him

For better or worse

Said she would bear his children

Love and care for them

She said she needed his help and support

Said she was exhausted at night needed rest.

 

He said I need time out

Time with mates, camping, boys stuff

She said the boys are a handful

I’ve not time to think.

He said I love my boys

We do father dad things.

She said baby is ill, throwing up

Boy 2 is naughty, broke a vase today.

He said I’ll deal with this later.

She said I need you now.

He said I have to get to work

She said Boy 1 has shat his pants.

He said you look shit when I get home

She said the boys are killing me.

He said I ‘m going to the pub

She said there’s washing to be done.

He said you are the mother sort it out.

She said I’m doing my best.

 

He came home and the house was empty

She’d taken them all away.

He said I don’t know what to do.

She said do something, anything.

 

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Prompt Nights – Sûrement vous plaisantez – Surely you jest

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If I jest I am I a jester?

Should I wear a funny hat

So you would hear me coming

A jiggling and a giggling.

I’d tell you my one favourite joke,

You know the one,

Just to hear you laughing

From deep within your belly.

I could stun you with a cartwheel

Roll my way across the room

A somersault to end it off

A star jump and a tah dah!

Or I could just tickle you

I know the spot where you are

Likely to squirm in hysterical delight

While I laugh with you

As you tickle back

You too know my susceptible bits.

But of course it’s all in jest

We laugh, as we do best

But love, as we most want.

 

Written for: http://www.adashofsunny.com/prompt-nights-surement-vous-plaisantez-surely-you-jest-10/

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SoCS April 2/16 – be

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Today it is to be or not to be.

April fools day has been and gone in my part of the world.

The jokester Linda tried her best and for a second had me worried as what would become of my Saturday mornings with no SOC.

But being the person I am I saw through her attempt to increase my anxiety levels by reading the very next line…..breathed a sigh of be-lief and thought what the hell do I do with be……what be? Be what? Be when? Be come?

I thought it becoming that I was once was selected to deliver a speech at the Bee Keepers Annual Beehive Convention in Betown. Not many people east of Australia would have heard mention of such a Be-athon, thankfully but it was a memorable day and I was beyond excitement at the thought of addressing so many bee lovers and beekeepers. There is a difference you know. Bee lovers can’t get enough of bees around them and beekeepers love them for the $ they make for them.

Needless to say the conference went well until I was asked to speak whereupon there was a real bee-astrophy as I confused bee keeping and bee loving and their developed a full fledged bee conflagration in the hall and soon all would bee’s become has beens…me included…..I have never been asked again….but I have put it behind me and moved on.

Next week there is the annual Sewerage and Pump Station Cleaners Picnic Day and I have been asked to be on hand to pick up, as they say, should there be any stuff no one else will pick up……those Sewerage workers can BE difficult in that they do often bring their work with them, come what be….

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 1 – Foolish

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Foolish Poem

I woke up feeling foolish

But she got out,

Said: “I have to wash my hair.”

 

Went to the café looking foolish

She said “It’s all a mistake.

You curdle my coffee, goodbye.”

 

Sat in the bath being foolish

She said ‘Imitation is flattery.

But yours is just sad.”

 

Foolish stood on her high horse

Looked down her nose, scoffed,

Said: “You’ll never be good enough.”

 

Sweet young girl took pity

Came for lunch then ran for safety

No fool like an old fool.

 

Old fool foolish old fool

Sits in the park, memory is all he has

Wishful should be his middle name.

 

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