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Photo Challenge #104 – Floating

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Michael

Image: Brooke Shaden I feel myself floating, drifting up It’s eerie, I don’t understand Below me ants mill around There is confusion, I feel frantic I am suddenly afraid, is this? Beside me my mother long dead stands I feel … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge# 103 – Innocence a Commodity

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Michael

Image: latoday.deviantart.com The shadow spread In every direction Hidden for the most Ignored by many Because innocence was now a commodity. Those who complained of the shadow Were scoffed at, Disbelief and ridicule dominated. So the shadow thickened As innocence … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #102 March 1, 2016 – Patricia’s Mask

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Michael

Image: Carnival in Venice -29 by Stefan Insam CC BY-SA 2.0 Patricia loved her mask She wore it everywhere Even in the shower. At night she’d place it beside her bed In a place within arms length Should the need … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #101 February 23, 2016 – Being You

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Michael

Image: Sparrow – Four Photographs by Victor Rakmil   I wondered what might happen If you suspended yourself in my life If you took leave and settled in. Would you wake in the midnight hour Distressed from vivid dream Seek … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #100 February 16, 2016 – The Cleaners

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Michael

Image: Clean up by Lemanshots   The cleaners nodded Satisfaction written in their bizarre minds They wiped their hands On grimy rags at jobs completion. Before them lay the body of the cleansed man. His soul picked clean like a … Continue reading →

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Photo Prompt #99 February 9, 2016 – The Bearded Man

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Michael

It was more than wisdom The man possessed. You enter his space His presence greets you Even before he enters the room. There is a hushed silence Whispers go round Expectations and past tales Of prophecy and revelation. A crude … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge # 97: January 26, 2016 – Winter Walk

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Michael

Image: Poppy by Liz West CC BY 2.0   It was the winter chills that led to the whole incident taking place. You’d been stuck inside as the rain, snow and winter winds kept all but the hardy from venturing … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge # 95: January 12, 2016 – Yellow Orchids

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Michael

I’m on my walk; it’s just on 6am The cool air is invigorating I’m surrounded by the silence of the morning Shattered by the occasional worker Driving through my thoughts. I pass by the gardens resplendent in orchids Their bright … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge # 94: January 5, 2016 A Place to Be

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Michael

Image: Cold Fence by Thomas & Dianne Jones CC BY 2.0 It wasn’t always true you discovered That the grass was greener on the other side. It could look that way from time to time You could make a rash … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #93 December 29, 2015 – Miranda McFairywand

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Michael

Miranda McFairywand was always considered a plain Jane amongst the fairies at the bottom of the garden. They were a very perspicacious lot and gave Miranda a hard time as she grew up surrounded by elegance and beauty. She lived … Continue reading →

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