Thursday, 24 March 2022

Whirligig # 363


a little weary
from standing at the bar in high heels
she blows the candle wick out on the counter
her eyes fixed on the entry
a small price to pay hoping he shows up
they both know the lyrics of
teach your children well
which means they  are not young
both like walking their dogs
along the sea shore
together they make an unlikely couple
the door open to endless possibilities


THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Visitors" by Joan Naviyuk Kane: door open stands, together, young, small, shore, wick, bar, teach, weary, entry 

 

Thursday, 17 March 2022

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally)

Whirligig # 362

 a little bird 

cradled her head 

 in her wings 

sitting on a branch

on this dark cold windy night

the streets were empty

everyone tucked up in bed asleep 

except for the old chimney sweep

dozing in his finger painted clunker

homeless

the train's sad whistle wailed in the distance

this has all got to change

THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Touch Cave" by Erika Meitner: 

bird  cradle wings sit sweep finger change train streets everyone bed wind


FRIDAY WRITINGS # 18



OPEN LINK WEEKEND # 110




Sunday, 13 March 2022

Whirligig # 361... Earthweal ...Shelter

 watching you 

lean softly over your notebook

delicate wrists pencil in hand

you appear self absorbed

your usual form

buried in the pages of your writing

every breath you take

everything you write

 is an expression of love

there is always a place for you

in my heart

you will always have shelter with me

no matter how modest or basic

if I have only 12 ft you get 6

mine is yours

 

 

THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Mother of Letters" by Tiana Nobile: hand, wrist, pencil, lean, softly, form, notebook, appear, bury, pages, breath, express 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
man's inhumanity to man 
God help them
 
 
 
 


Saturday, 5 March 2022

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai...The Beatitudes # 1359

 Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God



a sweet little fairy

takes her dad shopping

the sky is blue no bombs

how it used to be

before the darkness

earthweal open link weekend #108


Friday, 4 March 2022

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

  Sunday Time Challenge #4: War

 the drums of war

beat once again

nothing changes

we never really

left the jungle