Tag Archives: nature

Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – Week of 2-25-2015 – Tsunami

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Michael

Image: Dawn M Miller As we sipped our morning coffee and contemplated the tennis match we were planning we couldn’t help but notice the tsunami approaching to our left. I had been taking photos of the court as part of … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – January 26th, 2015 – Quiet Time

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with: “She was unaware that she was being watched.” Today she sat in the one spot in the forest that was hers, the place where she felt alone and in charge of herself even if it … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #2: Tangled web

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Michael

It was to be another adventure into my backyard. At this time of year the spiders were busy all night it seemed building more and more creative web designs and if I wasn’t careful I’d find myself entangled in their … Continue reading →

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Prompt #82 “Aware” – A Moment in Time

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Michael

I walked in hills of unexpected beauty Steep slopes Stepped to carry me To heights above roads Where minute people wandered To and fro Infinitesimal. A universe in which Language and tradition Dictated the day to day Actions of so … Continue reading →

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MTB– The things we see – Silent Sentinel.

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Michael

Standing sentinel In my ancient yard Your rustic metal frame Sturdy, designed to last, Friendly in appearance, but, Needing a cushion or two For your seat is rock hard No compromise in that respect. What are you seeing? The cattle … Continue reading →

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Poetics – Good News, Bad News, Your News! – It’s All Good.

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Michael

In my yard Mowing, walking, enjoying They flit about Agitated parents Continuously chirping Never sitting still I wonder what’s bugging them? Then I see Three babies Sharing a nest Built upon my neighbour’s clothesline. Sitting precariously Exposed Vulnerable. As parents … Continue reading →

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D’verse – On Nonsense, Narrative and Neologisms – or The Noble Art of Telling Tall Tales

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Michael

I have a cactus in my garden It’s phallic to say the least As if possessing The power of an aphrodisiac, Though none have tried it out. It’s called the penis cactus (Causes every one to smile) You can clearly … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt #24 – On Awakening

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Michael

I awake to the chirping conversations of a million birds who in their own ways discover the frantic nature of their lives with so much information to be delivered so early in the early morning. Their cacophony is splintered by … Continue reading →

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Patterns of Life–dVerse Meeting the Bar – Alien in my Garden

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Michael

There’s an alien in my garden I stand back Terrified, amazed, puzzled What where when how? Those menacing tendrils The bright red The brown ooze The horrific smell Can’t be of this world Can it? I fear getting close dare … 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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