Tag Archives: parents

SoCS Oct 23/15 – Beef

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Michael

My mother and father were great lovers of a side of beef. She and dad had a thing about beef; in simple terms they couldn’t get enough of the stuff. Every meal was beef in one form or other. Braised, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #60, Still, May 12, 2015 – Keeping Your Head Above Water

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Michael

Photo credit: -Vampire Zombie Keeping your head above water Is hard on Struggle Street. The kids are killing me What with food, health Forever one of them has a cold It’s always ‘I wanna I wanna…’ I am running and … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #90 – Proverb – January 18, 2015 – The Apple That Fell.

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Michael

Image: “Fruit Pickers Harvesting Under the Mango Tree,” by Fernando Amorsolo in 1939 Proverb: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” You know I was born in a very different time. My mother would often say, ‘You were very … Continue reading →

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Open Link Night ~ December 2014 – The Night Before

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Michael

It was the night before the night before, Around the house there was movement a plenty For the year had drawn to a tired old end We sat back and reflected, fine wine in our hand.   The children had … Continue reading →

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Poetics – Winners and Losers – Each Other

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Michael

As dawn appears, A soft alarm sounds. A father rises, Another day of toil looms. In another room his children sleep. Beside him his wife Exhausted from mothering Sleeps on. He knows she will rise at the first call The … Continue reading →

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