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Photo Challenge #18 “Strings Attached”

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Michael

Image by: Kiyo Murakami   Strings attached Apply within No reference needed. Come as you are.   Can you get me…… Run here Fetch that Now?   You are a compliant chappie Always close at hand To jump at each … Continue reading →

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Prompt #64 “Ya’aburnee” – Past Routine

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Michael

Ya’aburnee: Both morbid and beautiful at once, this incantatory word means “You bury me,” a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them.   I stand looking … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #17 – Faeries Perch

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Michael

Image: Faeries Perch by Josh   It had been our family holiday destination each year for as long as I could remember. I loved Faeries Perch, a quaint out of the way holiday house built on the side of a … Continue reading →

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3 year Celebration ~ The Poets Ball

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Michael

Glitz and glamour, Tails and ties Who’s who of poems Mixing with who’s not.   Shakespeare swans around Spruiking randomly sonnet18 To women standing agape And men half amused.   The Romantics have their table Intense conversations on their world … Continue reading →

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Prompt #17 “Mercury & Ashes” – Mask

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Michael

Is it mystery you convey? A life repressed Hidden A mask you hide behind? Are you concealing? Shame? Doubt? A life? I watch as you flitter from person to person A social butterfly The centre of attention. Nature has blessed … Continue reading →

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Wordle #17 – Aunt Flo

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Michael

My Aunt Flo lived three doors up from me. She was an unsightly woman. She was unwashed so much so she was never invited to our house until mum had been to her house to supervise aunt’s bathing. Her house … Continue reading →

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Prompt #63 “Natsukashi”

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Michael

Natsukashi is a sudden euphoric nostalgia , triggered by experiencing something for the first time in years. It took me several weeks A friendly banter Not much more Colleagues engaged in a common task. I wasn’t looking I wasn’t seeking … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #16 – Shortfuse

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in_Oyywwqa0   This weeks task was to listen to the attached piece of music and then ; from the first note  to the last beat – then stop.  Whatever came to mind –  harvest the words and edit your words … Continue reading →

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Poem 124 – Stay a while.

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Michael

Winds blowing Windows rattling Temp below 10 Shall I brave it? Shall I stay it? Warmth wins every time Sleep in, Have breakfast Find a spot out of the wind Sip my tea While my body argues with itself Sinus … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #16 “Portrait” – Monster

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Michael

Image Gabriel Neffke Ashen Fractured Ripped apart Words describing The impact of knowledge. Why we asked? What happened? The little boy who grew into a monster Feared Reviled Death considered too good for him. You wondered where you went wrong? … Continue reading →

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