Tag Archives: wisdom

First Line Friday 14.04.17

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Michael

This week’s first line: I’m going to tell you how I lost my inheritance. It was hard to see that it was going to be a sad story. He had that look that suggested it was going to take some … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #140 – The Woman Who Carries the World

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Michael

Image: – Slrlounge.com There’s a woman I know Carries the world with her. Wherever she goes She brings it along. And they sit comfortably Back to back, side by side. If you stop her asking why She draws from it, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #130 – Life’s Compartments

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Michael

Image: – Rob Woodcox So there I was boxed up Compartmentalized My life is such neat bundles I recoil in horror of it all. There was childhood, timid, afraid, isolated The games of children, the dreams of fantasy. There were … Continue reading →

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Word-High July: Kinaadman

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Michael

Youthful ignorance abounds The boy makes yet another error of judgement. Years of study, reading and writing The wisdom of age surfaces Common sense makes sense Mistakes are now understood He relaxes into his wiser self.   Written for: https://areadingwritr.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/word-high-july-kinaadman/

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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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Journal Monday Prompt #12 – My Life

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Michael

Today’s prompt: When you were a child, how did you imagine your adult self? Are you living your dream? Did you take a far different road than what you imagined? Or is your life exactly as your youthful self envisioned it … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt #29 “The Magic Wood” – The Visit

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Michael

Image by Max Ernst No one could enter the magic wood for two reasons 1: You didn’t know where it was 2: You had to be invited in. I know this as my Aunt May Isabelle had told me one … Continue reading →

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