Rocky islets, setting sun, Someone’s near the shore - A twilit beach would be in reach If I picked that door.
Linked to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt. Sue Vincent provided the photo above for this challenge.
Glisten #writephoto
Bird
I knew it was a common bird That helped me build a nice display. I took the photo anyway. I wanted truth to match the word In fullness that was not absurd. It made no sound. It didn't sing. It might have sung of anything, But flew away. The sun will set. Before it does I want to get Prepared to be the gift I bring.
Linked to Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge where the challenge word is “bird”.
Zany – A Six Sentence Story
It was a mistake telling George about those aliens who wanted me to hop on board their flying saucer for some zany experiments.
George explained to me that my aliens either were delusions or they were demons monkeying with me and he didn’t care which I picked as long as I didn’t believe there were actual aliens out there since any rational person knows they couldn’t exist and they wouldn’t exist if they wanted to.
He’s usually right, and so I picked the demonic monkeys.
That’s when a flying saucer popped in front of us and a squeaky voiced alien asked George if he would like to hop in for some nice experiments.
I gave them both an all-knowing smile.
As George hopped in he told me I would have to gaslight myself until he got back.
Linked to GirlieOnTheEdge’s Six Sentence Stories with the prompt word “zany”.
One-Liner Wednesday: Realization
That’s when I realized if I don’t try it one more time I’d never know if the tenth time wasn’t the charm.
Linked to Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday.
Our Feathered Friends
Linked to Cosmic Photo Challenge where Dale offers the theme of “our feathered friends”. The birds above are evident, and noisy. You might miss the ones below. They are nearly in the center, wading, who knows why, across the lagoon.
Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. It has been a beautiful week in Northbrook, Illinois. I was able to walk about Somme Woods and Skokie Lagoons Forest Preserves, enough to put a smile on my face.
Vista #writephoto
A vista shows us more than we Can gather in our hands. It’s there and there majestically. We gasp and understand.
Linked to Sue Vincent’s Write Photo Prompt. The image above was provided by Sue Vincent.
True
The cloudy image on the lake Comes from the gracious morning light We left the darkness of the night, Became aware of what’s at stake. We now renew, rejoice, remake, Reflect on what we know as true. Our part seems small, like morning dew, But later when the victory’s won We may find out it was well done And fully know and be known too.
Linked to Ronovan Writes Decima Poetry Challenge with the word “true” appearing as one of the rhyme words in the c stanza. The full pattern is abbaaccddc.
One-Liner Wednesday: A Dozen Donuts
After the eleventh, I wondered why I ate the first, and then ate the last.
Linked to Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday.
Seagulls
Attracted by the morning sun And by the people who Toss wondrous crumbs into the sky That every bird with brains must try. What else is there to do?
A Wet Weekend
Today, I’m glad and feeling fine. My thoughts are cloud-free clear. Tomorrow rain may soak my roots Nourishing those fresh young shoots While I am standing here.
Linked to Cosmic Photo Challenge where Dale offers the theme of “a wet weekend”. My weekend was more like the photo below than the one above, but they both have water in them.
Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. I have been taking this past week morning walks starting around 5:15 AM to watch the sun rise in Techny Park (Northbrook, Illinois). Watching it rise through the trees and then being reflected on the pond has made me smile.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 