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Poetry Prompt 35 – Consider Metre – Sonnet…sort of!!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Michael

Come follow me into this dream Watch us encounter twists and turns Don’t be afraid take my hand Its good to get your feet wet on a rainy day Splash in a puddle climb out the other side The ride … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt 34 – Doors – Bang, Bang

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Michael

Bang, bang, slam, slam Crash, bang, slam, crash   Oh you kids be careful You’ll break those doors My head is killing me You kids will be the death of me.   Bang, bang, slam, slam Crash, bang, slam, crash … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge 11 “Fever by You” – I Heard You Call

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Michael

Despair comes to mind Cast into a pit of loneliness Left to wallow In a mire of my own excrement. Self inflicted I was told Deserving of nothing A pitiless, Laughing stock, A herald of shame. I had become content … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week #136 – it was 50 years ago

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Michael

I was riding my bike from school when I fell off and landed on my knee. I gashed it; blood flowed, if I look closely the scar remains. No thought then of going to the doctor or the hospital. My … Continue reading →

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Wordle #11 – The Fairies in my Garden

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Michael

It was as I suspected all happening at the bottom of my garden. There in front of me was the paraphernalia I feared I would see. The fairies were at it again. Their pagan minds hard at work in concocting … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt 33 – Twelve Lines Long – Arrival

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Michael

You came across the great divide riding proudly upon a silver stallion You could have thought you would have made it this far I stood there all nerves and expectation, waiting for you A thought came to me that you … Continue reading →

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OpenLinkNight – May 2014 – I Wonder

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Michael

I wonder what it would be like to: Not see the sunrise Not hear the bird’s avian chorus Not taste a fresh grown strawberry Not touch the brow of a newborn babe.   I wonder what it would be like … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt 31 – Apology

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Michael

I watched you from a far Safe in my haven, my comfort zone I knew you needed help but I looked the other way. I know I could have done more but I didn’t I watched you fumble, stumble, fall … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt #10 – The Mind Dragon

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Michael

I was sitting in my garden looking out over the view, sipping on my morning cup of tea, daydreaming as I do when I’m sitting there looking over the flood plain. I heard a rustle behind me; a sort thud … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt 30 – Screensaver – Ode To a Faithful Friend

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Michael

I remember you dear friend You served me well Never once did you let me down.   I look on you daily, your image always with me The days spent in welcome climes Working, playing, creating, rehearsing.   You carried … Continue reading →

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