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Cherish

Ghosts of Christmases past Visit this season Memories of love and loss Joy and pain Reminding to cherish those Who still remain Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Ghost by Sue W and Gerry C

Belligerently and bombastically she berates her best friend Excessively emphasizing her erratic views Reluctantly she rescinds her repugnant and regrettable rhetoric Anger abated and abundant arrogance in check Traitorous tangent turns to watchful wonder Incredibly impressed by her imperturbable friend Neutral and nonplussed throughout the nonsensical tirade Genuinely grateful for her generous patience and compassion Berating besty stubbornlyContinue reading “Berating Besty”

For the Love of Pants

For the love of fresh coffee Clumsy movement while groggySpilled coffee beans on the floor Will get some at the bookstore For the love of a new book Out the door for a quick look It’s at the local bookstore A release I can’t ignore For the love of god I pray Nobody sees meContinue reading “For the Love of Pants”

Winter Skies

Winter nights Firelight is nice But those clear starry skies Outdoors entice Despite the cold Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Writer’s Choice*

Brown Thrasher

Curious brown bird Striking eyes colored yellow Pops up from the bush And rests there quite mellow Back into the thicketIt thrashes about The shrubbery wobbles The bird pops back out It flies to a tree And a few songs it croons From a large repertoire Of improvised tunes I. J.’s Birds of the WeekContinue reading “Brown Thrasher”

Splendid Acceptance

A splendid day To gather thoughts astray Feel tension melt away Acceptance of self Gaze out across the land Sense the world in your hands A moment to understand Acceptance of others Reena’s Xploration Challenge #359 Ovi Poetry Challenge 77: ACCEPTANCE Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Splendid Featured image generated by Microsoft AI

Pale Beauty

Pale evening primrose weathers the fickle desert flower in the wild Cee’s FOTD – December 6, 2024 Colleen, if you happen to read this, primrose is my kigo word. 😁

An Artist Can

An artist can Bring the inanimate alive An artist can With intuition or grand plan Make a fleeting moment survive Catch its essence and watch it thrive An artist can W3 Prompt #136: Wea’ve Written Weekly hosted by Lady Lee

Like the Coyote

The vast terrain / beckons unconstrained run / an irresistible urge Coyote like / I’m viscerally steered / free from domestication Agility / if only I could match / joining the exploration My pack calls me / back to reality / it is now time to go home TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge: Javanese poetry hosted by David.

Myrtle Warbler

flashes of yellow flitter between wind-swept trees a moment taken I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XCII Photos taken in the fall at Antelope Island State Park, Utah.