periwinkle dreams indigo tinted starlight and violet skies As Linda tells us "It’s another prompt of the day! Today is your tenth prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to you by Maggie. Thank you, Maggie! Please be sure to visit Maggie’s blog to read her post and say hello. And follow… Continue reading periwinkle dreams
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Friendship as a Metaphor
Not the time or place Friendship as a metaphor A true love denied "Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene," was painted by Simeon Solomon. As a gay Jewish artist living in Victorian England, his work was almost lost to history. Solomon, who was associated with the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite movement, had his career… Continue reading Friendship as a Metaphor
a new year comes to florida
Shooting guns. Exploding stars. Drunken girls scream woo! Another downtown Saturday night? Or the sounds of new year’s mo(u)rn? Thanks to Fake Flamenco's New Years Challenge which asked us to "write about what the new year means to you.. We will write 5–7 lines of free verse for either subject." And to Linda Hill's JusJotJan challenge… Continue reading a new year comes to florida
New Hope
Rising from the depths, the solo flame meets daylight. In concert, they join to purge the night’s dark shadows. Illuminating new hope. Image credit https://unsplash.com/@codyhiscox It's been a long time since I've been here, but I'm determined to make time in 2023! So thanks to MindLoveMiserysMenagerie's Photo Challenge and Linda Hill's JusJotJan challenge for getting me back… Continue reading New Hope
Red is Definitely My Color
I was never a “convertible person.” Hot in the summer. Cold in the winter. Buggy. Windy. Nope. Not for me. But … I had to admit, I looked good. Red was definitely my color. A horn blasted and I shifted my gaze to the truck also reflected in the store window. Resisting the urge to… Continue reading Red is Definitely My Color
in the calm
in the calm, he waits as petulant clouds concede yielding to the light Thanks to Word of the Day Challenge (petulant) and Your Daily Word Prompt (concede) for the inspiration to help me get back into writing. Author Photo
his eyes
clear as a blue sea unknown depths in that moment love shimmered beneath After a long absence, I’m back…at least for a day. Thanks to Linda's SoCS Challenge for the writing inspiration and my blue-eyed man for love's inspiration.
day breaks
melancholy blue night’s last rage against the light turns to indigo Author's Photo Thanks to Linda's SoCS Challenge to use a word (or words) containing "igh."
love won
lost in paradise love rises as the sun sets our game of chance won I have been so so busy that I've not been on WP for an age! But this beautiful photo from Eugis Weekly Prompt inspired me and Fandango's WOD "lottery" put me in a thankful state of mind so here ya… Continue reading love won
seduction
longing for a mash flirtation becomes romance seduction as art Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau, La Confidence, c. 1880, oil on canvas mounted on aluminum, 68 x 47 1/8 in. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia. Original gift of Mr. George Seney to the Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens, GA. GMOA 00.67. Courtesy of American Federation of Arts.… Continue reading seduction