Tag Archives: connection

Tale Weaver’s Prompt #20 – Animal – Lion

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Michael

Stealth, power, precision, some of the words my parents instilled in me are among my earliest memories. If you are going to belong in the big cat family they said you have to possess those abilities. And they are as … Continue reading →

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Six on the Sixth Prompt – August

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Michael

The fun and creativity of writing six word stories. Sink He decided to sink albeit unceremoniously. Chair Being belted in was his undoing. Automobile Trouble brewed his rear vision blocked. Anger Fuming his attention was quickly diverted. Duck He didn’t … Continue reading →

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Poetics– telling a story & why not go a bit fairy tale or fantasy… – Wheelbarrow

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Michael

Wheelbarrow I’m old, I’m rusty, Most of my arse has fallen out But my frame is solid I have been a faithful servant Hard working Never have I let my owners down Even now a barrow of bits and pieces … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#143 – My Garden

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Michael

…the parched ground crumbled…   My garden looked forlorn, it hadn’t rained in months and water restrictions meant none could be spared. It had never been this dry. My once fertile patch was now barren with gaping cracks like thirsty … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #20 “Time Goes By Like A Train”

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Michael

Image by: Julie-de-Waroquier@DeviantArt Relentless comes to mind It flashes past, flies by at times. I check the timetable and to my dismay It is, as I feared. Hard times, the Misery Express runs on the hour Happiness is always leaving … Continue reading →

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Magpie Tales 230 – Aunt Freya

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Michael

Image: Elizabeth Taylor, Set of “Giant”, by Frank Worth. When my Aunt Freya was a girl she went on a trip with her mum and dad across the Nullarbor to Perth. Freya was only sixteen when this happened and was already … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #19 – The Wellians

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Michael

Alexander Jansson @DeviantArt If you’d lived in the village of The Well you’d know full well what I am talking about. For us Wellians Sunday afternoon was a time every villager loved to participate in. It was a time to … Continue reading →

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MeetingTheBar ~ FormForAll: Paradelles

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Michael

Train tracks ratatatat, the journey south began Train tracks ratatatat, the journey south began Collected a mate resplendent in red and conversation Collected a mate resplendent in red and conversation Tracks red in conversation, train south ratatatat, Mate began the … Continue reading →

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Poem 130 – Can it get any worse?

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Michael

The pain is far greater than the meds. The meds give me the worst side effects All together I’m slowing unravelling Can it get any worse?   I lie in what was once my bed It’s now become a torturers … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #19 “While You Were Sleeping”

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Michael

Artist: Martin Stranka   While you were sleeping we had such fun. My friends those groupies who follow me round Came traipsing over, to sip your champagne Raided your wine cellar, your reds are divine Before we tired of that … Continue reading →

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