Tag Archives: hope

Story 2 – Dream – Part 2

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Michael

I sat and watched you sip your tea, I asked the question, why? You cast your eyes down, as if seeking the words For now you weren’t with your pen, your trusty scribe You were in the immediate, facing the … Continue reading →

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D’verse Form for All

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Michael

Here’s my latest entry into the dVerse Form for All! Today, our only limit is the number of words – 55 in total. Put words down Though they must make sense The limit is the thing Don’t go over Thunder … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – Bedraggled

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Michael

I’m torn and bedraggled, I’m a man with nothing. A bottle in a brown paper bag A lost life, little hope, Everyday a struggle. My thorny tree, Dishevelled in shape Like me Friends Best mates. The only colour in my … Continue reading →

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Prompt 32 – Bridge

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Michael

Ellie’s Bridge A small man, named Clyde, Built a bridge to heaven. He named it after his wife. It took him years to build He could only achieve it by Continuing to love her. People flocked from everywhere A rare … Continue reading →

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Poem 52

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Michael

Platanus I look out the window at the yard Which lounges under the shade of giant plane trees Their summer foliage Spreads languidly across the vast expanse of concrete Providing cover for countless hours during the hot summer. It is … Continue reading →

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Poem 51

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Michael

Artwork by Anja used with permission Come my Prince rescue me Take me from the bonds that tether I am weary of the endless search The never-ending moments when all is lost I do not want to lose hope Nor … Continue reading →

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Prompt 31 “Take me Back”

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Michael

Before us stood, Oscar Davison, the weediest man, I have ever seen. He had come before the Town council to explain his actions in what we believed was his selling us out to unscrupulous developers who ripped the savings from … Continue reading →

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Story 1 – Tackas – Part 5

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Michael

The boys were sitting around at Paddy’s and were waiting for the phone call from the hospital. They knew it was coming and they knew it would mean they would all be on the move. There had not been a … Continue reading →

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Story 1 – Tackas – Part 4

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Michael

Tackas would be the first person to tell you he didn’t like flying. But I managed to get him organised and to the airport. In the days before we left I had never seen him so tense. ‘Clancy do you … Continue reading →

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Poem 47

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Michael

It came as a shock Cut off in mid sentence Shocking news Devastating How would I cope? How would you cope? Would tomorrow even dawn? I looked into your eyes I saw the sorrow The pain Tears were all that … Continue reading →

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