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Photo Challenge #188 – The Tiny Girl

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Michael

Image: t1na.deviantart.com The tiny girl walks to the piano The auditorium packed, expectant, She sits and is momentarily lost in the vastness of the space. With the first note We are mesmerised, Glued to our seats. The magic rolls out … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #187 – Getting My Hands Dirty

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Michael

Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash My father came into my room demanding to know what I was doing. I was sitting on my bed reading. It was a Sunday afternoon, and he had other ideas as to what a … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #186 – The Reading

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Michael

Image: © Richard Davis Photography They said he was a man of the cloth Though he looked more dishcloth than tablecloth. His face like his reading room Showed the ravages of time The creases were deep and abyss like. Along … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #182 – Life’s Balancing Act.

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Michael

Image: – Brooke Shaden Life had always been a balancing act It was how it was for her, So many considerations to be taken into account, How would the family react? How would her children already estranged Respond to her … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #181- In Death

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Michael

Image: Mark Harless When they found, her she was face down in the stream. Flowers were sprouting from her shoulders. Many said it was justice Others bemoaned her fate. There had to be circumstances they said No one just dies … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #180 – Darcy Longbottom

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Michael

Darcy Longbottom was a jokester A clown, a manipulator and he loved cards. He would play cards all day From both sides of the deck, he was adept. He’d tell you flat and to your face That his name was … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #175 – The Bound Woman

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Michael

Image: MKA Photography   There’s a woman I know Who’s bound hand and foot You see on the corner Looking which way and that. It’s not she seeks sympathy It’s just the way things are She’s there for all to … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #173 – Work/Play Balance.

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Michael

Image: – Alison Saar “You have to keep a balance. There’s always a good argument for a work and play balance.” The woman looked up from her sitting position at her husband hauling out another load of broken concrete. “It’s … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #172 – Its Forbidden!

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Michael

Image: – Mrs. White It’s forbidden to like you It’s forbidden to look at you as I do. It’s forbidden to feel for you as I do It’s forbidden to want you as I do.   In public, we are … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #171 – Does She Dare.

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Michael

Image: Natalia Fadejeva She couldn’t remember the last time everything went smoothly. Maybe it was yesterday? Last week? Last year? Now she felt it was all too late. Forces had taken hold, there was no way out. She longed for … Continue reading →

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