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Photo Challenge #8 “War Paint” – No Painted Maypole

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Michael

Art work by Chiara Fersinis I have lived in your shadow so long You have taken much from me My soul, my being, my heart You have left me shaking and irresolute.   But enough is enough; no more can … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt 12 – Light and Dark – Who am I?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Michael

I live in a world of extremes Light and dark Up and down In and out Hit or be hit Walk, don’t walk. My neighbour bashes his wife His wife baths his swollen fists. My children tell me they love … Continue reading →

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Wordle #8 – Tackas Saves His Girl

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Michael

I hadn’t see Tackas for some months but I heard him before I saw him. It was clear he was agitated and as he made his way to the bar I could sense a change in him. Clancy ya young … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt 11 – The Street Where you Grew Up – Morpeth Road

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Michael

Along Morpeth Road It’s not much different today. No new houses bar one, Many of my neighbours have moved on Only a few remain. When I was a child we played in the street Engaged in cricket matches Either in … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Feature Artist: Arts & Dolls by Susie McMahon – Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Michael

Doll by Susie McMahon I see you still sitting on the sofa You told us it was a settee. Old like you I thought. I watch as you knit The needles slapping together Knit one pearl one Over and over … Continue reading →

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Poem 120 – Chrysanthemum

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Michael

With a bunch in each hand My annual pilgrimage Not so far Just down the road Clear away the debris of the past year Arrange my flowers Fill the pots Remember. You are forever young Spared the ravages of time … Continue reading →

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Shadorma Photo Prompt #7 – Shopping –The Bookstore

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Michael

A shadorma is composed of six non-rhyming lines (sestina or sextet) and the syllable pattern is 3-5-3-3-7-5.   The bookstore Quaint and exclusive Languages Learning I wonder if it’s open yet? A magic place to be.   Puzzling Journeys into … Continue reading →

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SoCS May 10/14 – Aunt May

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Michael

‘entrance.’   My Aunt May loved nothing more than a grand entrance. She had this uncanny ability to turn up to family gatherings ‘fashionably’ late as she called it. She would often waltz in as the entrees were being served, … Continue reading →

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From a Photo – Story Prompt # 8 – What’s Your Number? – 22

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Michael

It’s a large part of my life It’s been with me since birth It’s the number of my house I was once 22, believe it or not, My father always had it in his lotto numbers Not that it has … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt #7 – Grandmother’s Mirror

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Michael

My grandmothers house was an old worldly place with many dark spaces, many old things that stood in hallways and corners and to me as a child seemed to lurk about with far too much familiarity. In the centre room, … Continue reading →

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