You overcame it! Put a feather in your cap! Scream thanks to our God! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt: Feather and Scream.
Victorious! RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Feather and Scream
Becca’s Sunday Trees #380
I took this picture in Portugal at some Roman ruins. I liked the way that the trees had survived much wind and storms, leaning but not broken. Sometimes that how we feel after a time of troubles. Posted for Becca's Sunday Trees #380, February 24, 2019.
Love Makes All of the Difference
I was listening to a song named Loved Heals, and it struck me just how true that has been in my life. Mothers and fathers who live in poverty-stricken areas do not love their children any less than middle-class and wealthy parents. But, the hardships and violence of poverty often takes a psychological as well... Continue Reading →
Love and Hate: Weekend Writing Prompt #94
The line between love and hate isn't as indistinct as people think. Love builds up; hate tears down. Written for the Weekend Writing prompt from Sammiscribbles for February 23, 2019. Write a flash fiction, poem, or anything you like in only 18 words from the prompt:Indistinct.
Forever Yours
Marie knew that her friend was going to complain about the artificial roses. Sure enough, Bernice said, "Marie, why don't you throw those old flowers away! Put some fresh roses on the table!" Marie responded, "Bernice, those were the roses that Stan gave me on our first wedding anniversary. He told me that someday he... Continue Reading →
Tale Weaver #211:Making Sense of the Nonsense
Jan and Carol have grown accustomed to the stares they engender when together in public. They understand why people are confused. They are opposites in many ways. Jan is more liberal in her ideology, while Carol is more conservative. Jan votes Democratic and Carol votes Republican. People wonder how can they still be such great... Continue Reading →
Survivor! Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
Survived violence, Life with hurricane-strength winds. Found a safe harbor. Posted for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille, February 20, 2019: Hurricane.
When Hope is Gone, What’s Left?
I read a quote by a young, black intellectual who believed that full racial equality would never happen in America. He felt the opposite of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in regards to the Dream ever being realized. The sense of hopelessness struck me forcefully, for when hope is gone, what is left? When a... Continue Reading →
When the Last Axe Swings
Ben had envisioned this day for years. Today was his last day at Royal Cabinet makers, after more than 50 years. He thought that his body would go on forever, but now knows that it has limits. The wood has been his life, providing for his beloved Maggie and himself. There was a special order... Continue Reading →
Share Your World, February 18, 2019
Participating in the Share Your World Challenge by Sparks from a Combustible Mind for this week. QUESTIONS: If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? I would read all night long. I have loved reading since I was in the fifth grade. We had to choose a book from... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 