Tag Archives: hope

Photo Challenge #37 – “Bluff”

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Michael

Image credit: Yoshiyuki Iwase I saw you fall Your shame written large Your once beautiful eyes dulled. You withdrew Shut down. I understood. Time heals pain Your humiliation acute. I know that feeling It sticks between your ribs Stabs no … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #50 – Hoppy and Poppy

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Michael

When Hoppy met and married Poppy they were the poorest couple around. A bad motor accident resulted in them both losing a leg. So poor were they only one prosthesis could be afforded. As Hoppy was a slightly larger than … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – December 1st, 2014

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Michael

This week’s task to use the above photo in a story beginning: “In the compound on the hill, lives a man with a dream.” A completely unrealistic dream. But he keeps buying the lottery tickets in the hope that one … Continue reading →

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OpenLinkNight – November 2014 – The Unthinkable

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Michael

It’s thrilling when the unorthodox Triumphs over the orthodox. I watched you as a boy playing Toying with opposition bowlers Your flashing bat smashing the ball The boundaries around the field. I suffered your disappointments Celebrated your successes The youngest … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #36 – A Touch of the Grimm

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Michael

‘You should be thankful for all you have,’ the mother said to her forlorn son. ‘You may not have the latest iPod nor an IPhone but you have food in your belly and a roof over your head.’ The boy … Continue reading →

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MeetingTheBar: Thanksgiving Turkey with a side of Poetry – Thankful

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Michael

Brrrrrrrrrring My alarm awakens me I am thankful. Out of bed I manage to get vertical I am thankful. I remember where the bathroom is I am thankful. My old house creaks its recognition of me I am thankful. I … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #36 “Sheep Control” Officer Jersy.

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Michael

Officer Jersy sat astride his Giant Jezersko–Solčava sheep Believing all along that it was a horse But with an exceptionally comfy fluffy seat. Little did he realise The metaphor he had created When he tied the noose around his neck. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #36 “Sea of Otherwordly Stars”

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Michael

I’m all I have. I look around And there I am. I’ve learnt to get along with myself The I’m not talking The tantrums with oneself Is a bit over indulgent. I have found another side to me One who … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt #32 – Creepus Deepus

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Michael

BEWARE CREEPS FROM THE DEEP!!! That sign marks the start of the road to our place. The deep refers to the deep forest where we live. Once we lived in town until great grandmother had a dispute with the Wicked … Continue reading →

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Poetics – War Poetry – Mother

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Michael

Mother its hell over here The whizz, the whine of bullets, The constant deafening roar It never lets up; Fear my constant companion. Men around me cry Mortality beckons them. Gasping, gagging I hear them Pleading for help Begging for … Continue reading →

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