I’d give it all for pecan pie
Or enchiladas! Beans!
A cookbook only makes me sigh
(Damn pictures of cuisine!)
The pot is missing taters
the pizza’s missing crust
How ’bout a cookie later?
Is dieting a must?
The Fridgidaire is fortified
the bakers ovens, quiet
I’d give a leg for something fried
and a different way to diet!
photo credit
Grab you keys
your self-esteem
keep your hope alive
and get behind your wheels of choice
Day One:
It poured on my parade of glee
a deluge in my eyes
the incidence,
no coincidence
Lost days, a sad demise.
Day Two:
Once again the morning comes
the sun makes its reprise
I leap in joy
’till learnt the ploy
in the snake’s unveiling eyes.
Day Three:
Hope knocks on my door and says
“Forgot we are allies?”
I turn and ear
from which I hear
“Self pity, so unwise.”
Day Four:
Rain or sun, it matters not
life’s twists and turns surprise
for if not so
we’d fail to know
the blessings in disguise.
Artwork by Rene Magritte
Daily Word Prompt: Coincidence
… the snapping of my hidden camera?
I hope it made them smile
and gifted them
with a greater appreciation
for themselves
and their surroundings
a heart-held knowing
that their beautiful moment
has been captured in time
To help myself get to sleep, I’ve discovered this trick. I close my eyeballs and “stare” at the back of my eyelids looking for shapes — usually they’re faces. As my brain relaxes, I focus on other images that pop into my semi-consciousness. This one happened the other night so I had to photoshop it so I could show you.
Yes, that’s right. I saw an image of Barny Fife (The Andy Griffith Show) with banana bike handlebars coming out of his head. Geez!
Why, oh why, of all things, this?!
Then it came to me. Earlier in the day I had watched part of an old movie staring Andy Griffith. And, I’ve been contemplating riding my bike again. But my bike isn’t of the banana variety nor does it have streamers on the handles.
What’s one to do?
daily word prompt: Focused
I once knew a girl named Strict Janet
the Moonshine Still, she ran it
one sip of her “tea”
at once took a knee
and she kicked me off the “free” planet
Planet– Daily Word Prompt
photo credit
When you have to search beneath the layers to find a good story idea …
Art by CD-W
Weekly photo prompt: Layered
She believed in something greater
no concern for self or rules
nothing would abate her
as she fought for open schools.
She spoke of female rights,
opportunities, a claim
for education she would fight
but then, they learned her name.
On a dusty bus they found her
where she spotted weapon drawn
and everyone around her
thought the shot, her final song.
An unexpected outcome passed
forgotten sorrowed woes
as people of the world, aghast
Witnessed as she rose.
Yes, we watched her as she rose.
Photo credit of Malala Yousafzai
To think another irrelevant
are thoughts from someone arrogant
slow in their development
lacking in their etiquette
don’t let them set a precedent
of how others should be treated.
I much prefer the elephant
obviously more intelligent
and not nearly as conceited!
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Daily word prompt; Irrelevant
Carolyn Dennis-Willingham 