Poetry – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Ten Things of Thankful: June 27, 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) slopes, (4) landscaping and (5) walls

Trail: Path Opened

This walk is part of the walk on this side of the railroad tracks in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

It was blocked for a while when some water maintenance work was being done, but now it is open. Since it was part of a circle I walked the full circle.

Posted for Pepper’s One Step at a Time.

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There used to be trees where the dirt and white fence are now.

A red, muddy pool with a white fence and blue sky and a residential home in the background.

Past the residences it becomes wild and wonderful.

May 2026 Limericks

All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of May 2026.

Song To Our Prince

Our fine prince is a wonderful guy.
When he walks all the ladies say, “Hi!”
All the dragons do, too,
as he walks through the zoo.
What a wonderfully wonderful guy.

Prompt word: “prince” May 4, 2026

With a bang it was sent to the sky and it popped when it got very high.

Clean Limerick

He’s pretentiously, pompously clean
except when his rhymes are obscene,
but he’s doing his best,
so he said, then confessed
that his best is much better unseen.

Prompt word: “clean” May 11, 2026

Well, it sparkled a bit and we all enjoyed it.

Bliss In Spite Of Warning

Diving deep in delusion he goes.
You might warn him, but waters now close
and who knows where he’ll be
when a kiss sets him free
as the bliss of eternity grows.

Prompt word: “warn” May 18, 2026

Then the next one buzzed up through the sky.

Heat It Up

Though I thought it was hot it was not,
since the heat got much hotter. I got
a fine thought for a verse
(not a whiny, cold curse)
as the heat got much worse than just hot.

Prompt word: “heat” May 25, 2026

New Heart Inside

It is blue. Curvy arches face you.
Through the yellow you see some more blue.
Though it’s flaky outside
there is no need to hide,
since the heart deep inside is now true.

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The above poem was inspired by Willow’s photo below and posted to Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge.

Ten Things of Thankful: May 16, 2026

With thanks to Clark for the link.

I am thankful to the Lord for everything below and more.

The photos tell the tale.

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Light at the end of the tunnel and trails leading through tunnels

Reflections on the waters, trees, clouds and air to breathe

April 2026 Limericks

All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of April 2026.

Cape

With a cape, funny clothes, I will fly
doing good as the bad guys go by.
Some will change. Some will not.
Some get burned. Some have got
nary one good excuse not to cry.

Prompt word: “cape” April 6, 2026

The soft clouds are bright orange in the sky as the sun gives a nod of good-bye.

Trying To Scream In A Dream

Though I thought it might help if I’d scream,
but caught as I was in a dream
a scream couldn’t come out,
no, not even a shout,
and right now I’ve forgotten that dream.

Prompt word: “scream” April 13, 2026

Look how red they are now. See the sound of a wow.

Help!

Like some rocks in a black and blue box
I discovered the truth of hard knocks.
Being knocked all about
I had no breath to shout
except, Help! Get me out of this box!

Prompt word: “box” April 20, 2026 (modified)

Floor, Door, More

As I stand on the solid wood floor,
as I walk to the open wood door,
there is more there to see,
but I don’t being me.
Let me change. Ah! Just did! I see more!

Prompt word “floor”: April 27, 2026

March 2026 Limericks

All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of March 2026.

Kiss Like This

There is bliss when a kiss doesn’t miss
though that snake in the grass loves to hiss.
Though the moon might be round
the fine sun can be found
in that bliss when we kiss just like this.

Prompt word: “hiss” March 2, 2026

It’s a sunset so yellow and bright. When I look to the clouds I see light.

The Joy Of Sprouting

It might sprout if it only went out
of its shell and then looked all about,
saw the sun in the sky
and white clouds flying high.
If it did . . . well, it did. It went out.

Prompt word: “sprout” March 9, 2026 (modified)

The trees do what they do. In an hour or two

Bath Math Path

Since a shower’s as good as a bath
and my heart is more true than my math,
I’ll rejoice and I’ll say
I am blessed everyday day
and not lost – not at all – on this path.

Prompt word: “bath” March 16, 2026 (modified)

will come darkness to wish a good night.

Wonderful Ride

When I ride I can look out and say,
What a wonderful, wonderful day!
If you’re sighing inside,
then come out for a ride.
Do not hide for the Lord leads the way.

Prompt word: “ride” March 23, 2026

Distracting Dog Treats

There once was a treat in a jar
on a shelf way up high very far
from the floor where he could
eat it up and he would
if he could get his nose in the jar.

Prompt word: “treat” March 30, 2026

February 2026 Limericks

All of these limericks were originally posted to either Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick or her Writing Prompts or derived from those posts during the month of February 2026.

Crazy Or Calm

“Are you crazy?” Not yet. I’m just calm
like a rash that is itching for balm
like a thought I won’t think
like a word with a wink
like a heart beating true in your palm.

Prompt word: “calm” February 2, 2026

Flying

“I am flying. I’m trying. OK?”
said the bird to his mama one day.
Then she jumped in the nest.
Pushed the chick out. The rest
is now history. He’s flying. OK?

Prompt word: “flying” February 4, 2026

There are birds, many birds, in the air. They fly calmly. They all are aware

Poisoned Apple

There once was a queen who thought she
was the loveliest queen that could be
till Snow White came along.
Though that apple was wrong,
the queen’s gone, right or wrong, thankfully.

Prompt word: “apple” February 9, 2026

Talking While Driving Is Driving Me Nuts

I could drive, but I’d much rather walk.
I could fly, if I could, like a hawk.
Since I know that a lie
makes a mess, I will try
not to lie, but beware when I talk.

Prompt word: “drive” February 11, 2026 (modified)

of the waters below waving on to and fro.

Deep Thoughts On Dim Light

The dim light wasn’t bright as was right.
Were it bright I would dim it at night,
but it’s day, as we say
when dark night goes away,
when the sun that’s not dim is quite bright.

Prompt word: “dim” February 16, 2026

Unrighteous Memories

Those odd memories refuse to stop
like a judge seeking justice on top
of your case every day.
All your lawyer need say,
He’s now righteous. So, let the case drop.

Prompt word: “memories” February 18, 2026

They can fly, swim or land. They don’t care.

The Worry Wart Time Machine

All my worries are worrying fast.
They have cast into now what was past,
but today is today
and the past’s gone away
so this worrisome present can’t last.

Prompt word: “cast” February 23, 2026 (slightly modified)

Lacking A Taste For Mushy Stuff

So I told him it’s better to write
a love poem than whine through the night.
But his taste wasn’t for
all that mushy stuff or
he got wrong what he wouldn’t get right.

Prompt word: “taste” February 25, 2026

Proverbial Fairy Tales: Wolf! Wolf! – The Protested Barbecue

Once upon a time when big bad was being barbecued Save The Wolf Foundation organized a massive protest. Almost ten people showed up each flashing a sign for cameras to catch. They screamed, yelled and whined. Then they stood in line to get some of that yummy wolf barbecue.

Save The Wolf had often been diagnosed as “terminally miserable”. Today their taste buds protested by deciding to live happily ever after.

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Denise offers “sign” as the word to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

January 2026 Limericks

All of these limericks were originally posted to either Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick or her Writing Prompts during the month of January 2026.

Curly Curls

Well, I don’t think I have much to say
about curls that girls display.
When each curl is true,
then the girl is, too –
so I thought – and still do – come what may.

Prompt word: “curl” January 5, 2026

White Snow

When the trees are all white, there is snow.
It is bright in the light. I will go
out to play in the stuff
till enough is enough,
go inside where I’ll hide from the snow.

Prompt word: “snow” January 7, 2025 (modified)

It’s a wall so I heard after all with strange stuff making up this fine wall.

Farm

There’s a farm in the valley that’s fine.
You can buy there fresh veggies and wine.
There are eggs there as well.
Though some critters may smell,
when there’s sun, then the sun loves to shine.

Prompt word: “farm” January 12, 2026

Lovely Light, Bright and True

Whether red, maybe blue, lovely green,
it is light. It is bright and serene,
but I wonder if you
know that light can be true?
Well, I do and it’s true. I have seen.

Prompt word: “red” January 14, 2026

But whatever it is, it just is what it is.

The Crime Of Rhymeless Rhyme

Though some thought that it should be a crime
and it was, more or less, for the time
when dark poems with words
like loud ravenous birds
made no sense and much worse didn’t rhyme.

Prompt word: “crime” January 19, 2026

The Rhymeless Rhymer Makes His Defense

I have heard it’s absurd. It’s a crime
to be running one’s mouth all the time.
Still, mine’s running so well
even whiners can tell
it’s all nonsense but nonsense with rhyme.

Light and Night Rhymes with Fright

Though the light said it’s day, it was night.
I could see. What a horrible sight!
There were monsters out there.
There were goons everywhere,
but in peace I slept on through their fright.

Prompt word: “night” January 26, 2026

The Games Of Feud

“All the same you are just playing games.”
Well, at least I am not calling names.
At least now I am not.
When the feuding gets hot,
who knows what we will use for our flames?

Prompt word: “games” January 28, 2026