Tag Archives: life

Friday Music Prompt #50: Send in the Clowns

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Michael

It’s a funny old world isn’t it. There is so much we take for granted So much we find to revere and all for what? All around us are good people taking their lives so seriously and not so good … Continue reading →

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#WQWWC Theme for the week is “Beauty”.

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Michael

Beauty is But Skin Deep My mother would say this to us whenever we criticized some else’s looks. She’d say to us that none of us were ‘oil paintings’ which was her way of saying we were not perfect. It’s … Continue reading →

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Word-High July: Silakbo

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Michael

It’s the hysterical nature of your response When your mum leaves the room You pine, fret as if you have been forgotten. I feel helpless You are out of control You cry as a means to express your fear? No … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #75 July 7th – Bedtime Stories for Grandparents

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Michael

The old lady carefully helped her aging husband into bed. He was getting more and more frail as the days past. She hated what age and time was doing to him but for her it was always a labor of … Continue reading →

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Word-High July: Muni-muni

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Michael

Sometimes we sit and think And sometimes we just sit. Sometimes we sit and chat Sometimes we just chat. Thoughts flow free Pouring out our hearts We cry and comfort. We like being us So we sit and ponder How … Continue reading →

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Word-High July: Bughaw – The Colour Blue

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Michael

I was once little boy blue, I wear blue a lot Jeans, shirts, jumpers I was married in blue Even fashionable platform shoes That was in virginal 1975. Today the sky is a brilliant blue Most days it’s the same … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #120 – Ever Vigilant

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Michael

Image: Alessio Albi You never liked the notion of Head above water…. You feared the notion Give a person enough rope… And yet you never deserted You never gave up, Though some days you stepped way back. I thought of … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge – Week of 07-05-2016 – Ralph’s Plan

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Michael

Image: Thanks to Yinglan Ralph looked through the wire, he saw what he hated most. The bloody Yorkies running round like they owned the place. He and his mate Fluffhead were forever confined to the cage and it just wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Word-High July: Kalinaw – Serenity/Tranquility

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Michael

Late afternoon and it’s been hot A day out of the heat. A gentle breeze suggests cool. We sit at my back fence, Watch as the day ebbs away. The sun slides behind the distant gums Holding hands, we chat, … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Freedom is a state of mind”

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Michael

After all those years he stepped away. It wasn’t easy. He thought he’d explained the notion of their use by date being well past. But she was relentless. Tried every trick in the book to discredit him, spread rumours to … Continue reading →

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