Tag Archives: loss

Friday Music Prompt # 54: Sound of Silence, cover by David Draiman and Disturbed

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Michael

Image: taffmeister (Sounds of Silence on deviantart.com)   At first it was deafening Prolonged, drawn out I felt despair, on edge What would I do in the face of loss? Darkness did loom as a friend To be embraced, considered, But … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge – Week of August 2, 2016 – Shanks’ Pony

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Michael

Known near and far as Shanks’ pony it turned up each year in the car park at the local fete. No one seemed to know from where or with whom. And always it stood next to Daphne Jacobs’ car. It … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Poetry – Week 15 – The Retirement Medal

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Michael

The retirement medal never arrived A small non-descript piece of metal Symbolising a career long spent. He asked why? His boss said she’d inquire Thought he should have long received it. He waited weeks, months, no word. He made his … Continue reading →

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2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 24 – Lost and Found

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Michael

Today’s prompt, write a poem in which something is lost and then regained.   We wondered year in year out What had become of you? Taken as a baby Vanished from us. The anguish of loss Haunted us each year … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Barbara Beacham – A Tribute

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Michael

Like any Sunday last Sunday was a day when I took myself out of the house and down to the coast. It’s a comforting thing as my life is very hectic and a Sunday at the beach and wandering the … Continue reading →

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Poem

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Michael

Gut wrenching I recall Like my body Slammed against a wall Wind knocked from me I’m helpless Frozen. I stare ahead My attacker is leering The eyes say it all I have you Now suffer. Nothing makes sense There’s pain … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #85 November 3, 2015 – Illusion

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Michael

Image: “Decompose” by zaldy icaonapo At first you were beautiful No words to describe how I felt Your beauty shone through. All the right words were spoken Promises made, vows exchanged. But it turned to an illusion Your beauty faded … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – Nov. 2nd. 2015 – Coins

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:   “She lived a life that some would describe as being on edge.” It all had to do with money and the fact that she didn’t have any. Her next meal was always an issue. The … Continue reading →

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Lucky #13 Music Prompt: Desert Raven performed by Jonathan Wilson – He Asks

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hYiY1vOOVw I’ve been through the desert on a horse with a name, The raven himself croaks the entrance Of any and all who dare step upon The toes of the rich and famous. The old man sat under the awning … Continue reading →

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Music Friday Prompt #7 “Lateralus” (Cello Cover) performed by the band “Break of Reality” – Looking

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Michael

Take it take it take it Give it give it give it. Easy easy easy peasey When everything is black and white But then there’s colour Tone, contrast, perspective And you look and look and all you see are shapes … Continue reading →

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