Tag: Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

Heart’s Desire

Tina Stewart Brakebill

When all fear is lost

And your passion reigns as queen

The desired heart wins  

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Author’s Photo

This little piece was inspired by the fabulous photo provided by The Haunted Wordsmith

It made me think: What was she thinking as she looked over her shoulder? Was she considering what her life could be or could have been IF only she had been (or still was) brave enough to make a change?

And that idea connected with notions of winning and losing, courtesy of Ronovan Writes

Thanks to both. Check out their pages. Good stuff!!

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

An “Old-Fashioned” Wedding or Becoming Mrs. Right

Tina Stewart Brakebill

truthfully she pledged

to “love honor and obey”

then parody died

art burn burning close up
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Thanks to FOWC and Ronovan Writes for the prompts.

And for the record, this is not a reflection on my marriage, which is alive and happy,  maybe because we never promised to “obey.”  😉

 

 

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

Dangerous Dreams

Tina Stewart Brakebill

in danger of hope

we resolve not to question

the dream of all dreams

close up photography of body of water
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Pexels.com

I live in Florida, so if you live in the States (or follow American politics) then you’ll understand my mood this morning. Careening between anger and despair. Trying to find hope by either looking closer to home (I’m proud of my community) or beyond the confines of this ridiculously racist state as a whole. But it’s tough.

Was I stupid to be hopeful?

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Thanks to following for their photo and word inspiration even if everything was filtered through my dark mood!

Sue Vincent’s Wrote Photo Challenge

#FOWC

Putting My Feet in the Dirt

Ronovan Writes

 

 

 

 

Flash Fiction, Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Behind the Blue Pane (in Two Parts)

Tina Stewart Brakebill

I haven’t felt much like writing the last few days. Too much … too much sadness and badness and hopelessness. No doubt that’s why when I WAS inspired to write today, it’s a bit dark. Doubly dark. So it’s a two for one today: flash fiction AND a haiku.

PART ONE: FLASH FICTION 

It had always bugged me. That door. It wasn’t in the center! And that blue pane. It wasn’t in the center of the door! Day after day I passed by. Trying not to let it eat at my brain. Until I couldn’t take it anymore. Mother had told me (over and over and over again) that I was being obsessive. Then she’d nag me about my pills. I didn’t think she needed to know. I was on strike. No more pills for me. They made me docile. But without them, I could march up to that door. And demand to know! But now I stare at that blue pane from the other side. Hunger gnawing at my brain. And I wonder. Was it ever really off center? Or was it me?

PART TWO: HAIKU

words strike the blue pane

hunger gnawing at my brain

opening the void  

131 words FLASH FICTION written for FFfAW 

Photo Credit to Jade M. Wong

Further inspiration from  FOWC

And with RonovanWrites