The new library building is breathtaking. I can just visualize the books that are inside. Worldwide knowledge abounds in tomes, And much learning from them is implied. The suspense of which book you check out. So many books that you can't even enumerate. Speaking to others is routinely not encouraged, So, voices are lowered as... Continue Reading →
Remembering When We Were Young and Carefree
Image Credit: Mick Haupt@ Unsplash It may seem unusual to place two bikes in a tree, But it's our way of remembering when we were carefree. We went on long trips for days and weeks on end. Oh, how we would like to do those tours again! It mattered not the route or even how... Continue Reading →
Being Mediocre Isn’t Really Living!
Daily writing promptWhat personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?View all responses I have a serious problem with people who just do enough to get be, whether on a job, in college, or at home. Being mediocre means not even trying to do the best you can, which I always thought was... Continue Reading →
Kindness Don’t Cost You Anything
Paris, France, May 2023 Treat others kindly! Your meanness makes me trip out! Be the best person! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Trip and Out.
Thank You for Your Service: Story Starter
Bella barked furiously, as simultaneously, a knock rapped at the front door, and a text came on my phone from the Army. Rising to answer the door, I read the text informing me that seventy-eight years after serving my country in World War Two as a member of one of the Negroes-only platoons, I was... Continue Reading →
Nature is Good for Our Health
James had a peculiar feeling to venture outside. But he had so much work to do! Yet, he would find no peace until he obeyed. As he walked toward the beauty of the lake, his body relaxed anew, and his muscles unknotted. He realized that being in nature was germane to his good health, physical... Continue Reading →
I Took Back My Power A Long Time Ago
Daily writing promptAre you holding a grudge? About?View all responses For years, I held a grudge against the guy who, after a brutal beating, put me in the hospital for seven days when I was 16 years old. I wished all manner of evil on him. I couldn't get past the fear of men instilled... Continue Reading →
The Unfamiliar Path May Take You Where You Can Succeed: What Do You See #202
Image Credit: Lakshay Joshi @Unsplash It was hard for Kabir to select the perfect case for traveling, not knowing how far he had to go to find a job that suited his talents. It was no ordinary quest but the chance to redefine who he believed himself to be. He didn't want to be buried... Continue Reading →
Love is So Good the Second Time Around: Saturday Mix
I thought that love had passed me by, My present was as empty as my past. Suddenly, a rewellagans was thrust at me, And a second chance of love occurred, at last. I thought he offered only friendship, But then he took me in his loving arms. A tremor of joy touched my heart and... Continue Reading →
Strive! Don’t Just Survive!
Museum in Paris, France, May 2023 You belong on top! Don’t let people put you down. Strive, don't just survive! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Hailu Poetry Prompt Challenge: Top and Down.
Help from Heaven 