Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Poetry Slam at the SSC&B: The Hallway

Go down three granite steps and you will find
the Gatekeeper who’ll surely let you in.
Once you’re inside your stories may begin
to tell themselves and leave you far behind.

The others will have stories they’ll unwind
and you may test how true those tall tales spin.
Though some may even leave a tear or grin
they all will open doors inside your mind.

There is a hallway, too, that’s deep and dark,
and should you choose to wander that odd way
it only asks that you respect its night.
With every word you speak there goes a spark
but many sparks lead many folk astray
and all those led astray will need true light.

Denise offers the prompt word “word” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories and Poetry Slam.

Poetry Slam at the SSC&B: Words

The words today I wish I never said
are words that haunt, but may we let them go.
Now in their place my mouth will say instead
the words my heart would want your mind to know.

There’s more to all of this than shocks the eye
with silliness, indifference or disdain.
And that is why once more I’ll only try
to speak from Truth, from falseness to refrain.

You likely wonder what those words could be
that I prefer now never more to say.
I’m glad to say they’ll stay a mystery,
since now we are back on the sacred way.

Denise has announced that August 27th is the Six Sentence Cafe & Bistro Poetry Slam and the prompt word is “word”.

Psalm 103:12

Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.

*Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com*

Trail: Walking Around St. Moritzersee

This is part of a trail I walked around St. Moritzersee in Switzerland long ago. It was only a few miles long.

I heard the reflections on the water were best early in the morning. The last photo was taken later in the day.

Posted for Pepper’s One Step at a Time.

Mountains with flowers, but later in the day when the reflections weren’t as good

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Movement

Dale offer the prompt “movement” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

These were taken over the past few months.

There’s a boat.

There are rain drops.

And there are fireworks.

A boat in motion along the Intracoastal Waterway

Ten Things of Thankful: August 22, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(3) trees, especially (4) magnolias and (5) deep green colors

(6) whitish roe and (7) orangish budding rose

(8) stones, (9) fossils and (10) more fossils

Psalm 119:100

Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.

Six Sentence Story: It Rained Until the Joy Came Out

Just to be here is a miracle even in the rain. To love someone while you’re here living your miracle is like putting a cherry on top of the whipped cream resting on top of a cherry vanilla milk shake.

But I don’t have anyone, Sally said.

You always have Someone, if you want Him, the Spirit Who made her His temple responded.

Sally agreed as she felt the rain stop and the joy come out.

Now if I added that the next frog Sally kissed in desperation served the function of her Mister Right, she would have missed Matthew, but what then would have become of that frog?

Denise offers the prompt word “function” to be used in this Week’s Six Sentence Stories.