Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Infatuation

Scalding to the touch

Infatuation burns hot

Scorching all reason

cigarette buts on brown soil

After five (5!!) really long days of moving, it feels good to take a short break, turn my back on the mess behind me, write a haiku, and read some blogs. So thanks for being here blogosphere! And special thanks to One Daily Prompt and fandango for the excellent inspirations (infatuation / reason).

Flash Fiction, tutto e niente

The Tipi

Looky there! Do ya think someone’s sleeping in that wigwam thing?

It’s not a wigwam. It’s a tipi.

Tee Pee. Wig Wam. Pig Sty. Whatever.

Don’t whatever me. They’re not the same thing. Wigwams are curved. And they’re hard to move.

Who cares!

I do! People are too casual with facts these days. There’s no excuse for it.

Damn it Luke. It’s getting late. We need someplace to hole up. Not another Trump tirade. Let’s do this!  

Alright! Let’s move…. But I’m right.

Whatever. … Sorry folks. We’re gonna need to commandeer this here wig wam.

Asshole.    

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PHOTO PROMPT © Renee Heath

Life’s been a bit crazed lately so it’s been awhile since I’ve written any flash fiction or contributed to Friday Fictioneers. So thanks to Rochelle for providing the great photo prompt and Haunted Wordsmith for the word prompt inspirations.

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Bearing Witness to the Folly of Man

we speed to the end

unaware of the magic

held in the moment  

afterglow avian backlit birds
Photo by luizclas on Pexels.com

Thanks for the inspiration to Linda and her JusJoJan challenges!

And to No Facilities for the word prompt. I took some liberties and used “testify” as an idea (bearing witness) not the actual word.

Thanks also to Ronovan Writes for the words magic and man, which I morphed in to “we” (based on the assumption that man = human = we) because it sounded / felt like the right word.

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

letting go

letting go today

falling into the unknown

and finding balance

balancing rock formation
Photo by Tina Nord on Pexels.com

Today’s Just Jot January prompt of BALANCE courtesy of JP at Wide Eye Wondering is remarkably timely! I am in the midst of buying/selling/moving … and my stress level has been super high. Just seeing the word made me stop and think. Today I shall let go of some of that stress! I do NOT need to be in control of everything!

Today’s assignment: Go to yoga. Be thankful. And breathe.

Random Rants, tutto e niente

Doctor Who Fan Girl

Favorite Doctor?

  • Converse high tops or bow ties?
  • Bad Wolf or the Impossible Girl?
  • Furrowed brows or wibbly wobbly time?
  • Fantastic, Allons-y, or Geronimo?
  • Sonic screwdriver or Sonic sunglasses?
  • Still not a Ginger or I don’t want to go.

WINNER!

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Linda’s JusJuJan SoCS Challenge to write about television made me think of my favorite show (Doctor Who) and then Sammi’s SoCS Challenge to write exactly 40 words including the word “furrowed” made me think of Peter Capaldi (of course!) And although the Tenth Doctor (David Tennent) will always be MY Doctor, Capaldi and his furrowed brows comes in as a close second. (I also love Jodi as the Doctor so she may be moving into the second place slot. We’ll see!)

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