When Nature Speaks, The Heart Listens

Knocking on the tree. Nature serenades my heart. A woodpecker's song. I thought up this poem as I walked through the woods last week and heard knocking against a tree. I asked Douglas what was the sound, and looking up into the trees, he spotted a red head moving back and forth on a nearby... Continue Reading →

A Moment of Kindness Goes a Long Way: Wordle #160

We all must deal with the vicissitudes of life, As triumphs intermingle with our troubles. Thinking that suffering will never touch us Isn't smart, as all men and women have foibles. Everyone needs help at some time or another, So, let us extend a benignity to those bereft Of hope that they can retrieve their... Continue Reading →

Proud to Be a Nerd: One Line Wednesday

Finish the following sentence in one sentence for One Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill: You know you're a nerd when: You constantly go beyond your comfort zone, to fulfill your potential.

The Intimacy of Being Fully Known: Sunday Writing Prompt

You know me so well! Almost like I live in you. We have become one! Written for the Sunday Writing Prompt from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie. The prompt is Intimacy.

Stay Safe, Ladies: Three Things Challenge #82

When the women go a-walking, All they want is safety and peace. They want to savor the moments Of joy and beauty as stress release. But, men trained to act as wolves, Ravenous and lacking in any respect, Think women should smile and blush, Appreciating when they try to connect. Some men can't see women's... Continue Reading →

Listen to Your Body: Prayers Desired

Tomorrow, I will have surgery to correct the placement of the defibrillator implanted in May. Hopefully, it will be the climax to seven months of intermittent pain and lack of sleep. It almost didn't happen. Even though I am an educated woman, with a doctorate in Sociology, and I have taught that women are sometimes... Continue Reading →

Freedom Felt So Good: Weekend Writing Prompt #135

Held captive by people who wanted to use his boat to conceal drugs, Alan had to find a way to save himself. What had started as a simple cruise had turned into a nightmare! Thieves had chosen to stage a coup for his boat. He'd resisted their attempts to climb aboard the boat from a... Continue Reading →

When They Won’t Take a Hint: Saturday Six-Word Story Prompt

She pretended that he was invisible. Written for the Saturday Six-Word Story prompt from My Random Ramblings. The prompt today is Pretend. 

The Tree that Unites Us

The Bonus Wordle from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie request us to use the twelve words given as prompts, or just six of them, in a shape poem. I decided to try it for a Christmas poem. TheUniversal Christmas Tree It breathed once in unison with the birds, With the small animals that scurried across the ground. Each... Continue Reading →

Ode to Beach Lovers Everywhere: Three Things Challenge #73

Oh, to walk along the ocean's shore, Feeling the warm sand between my toes! Odd-shaped bodies, with little modesty, Seem to sprout up wherever you go. Humanity spreads over many miles, Enjoying the sun on their bare skin. Each one with personal stories to tell Of the wondrous places they've been. But pretty umbrellas separate... Continue Reading →

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