Katie wanted to love this city that was the hometown of her new husband, Charles. But, she was so homesick, and the super-tall buildings did not help alleviate her hunger for her island home on Kauai. Here the skyscraper kissed the sky, shutting out the sun's warming rays. How anyone found joy in their souls... Continue Reading →
What Are You Trying to Say?
Caroline read the note front and back, Wondering what Michael wanted to say. But there were so many misspelt words That she finally knew there was no way. So, she called him on the telephone, And asked, "What do you want, my child?" He said, "I wrote it all down in my note, Should my... Continue Reading →
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge: Inspiration
I decided to join this challenge, as I have a photo that I think will inspire people to want to travel. Also, the photo highlights the beauty and peacefulness of a body of water. Lastly, the sculpture invites reflection, mainly as you wonder what the sculptor was thinking and who was the inspiration or muse... Continue Reading →
The Beauty of First Snow
One flake at a time, Amazing, no two alike. What beauty I see! Posted for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille, January 11, 2019: first snow.
A Time of Reflection: Three Things Challenge
Arlene felt the cold, even with the cloths stuffed in all of the small holes in the walls of the shack. She had come to this place situated so far away precisely because she did not want to interact with anyone else. She looked out of the window at the beautiful sunrise, and she thought... Continue Reading →
Sympathy Pains
A strange title, I know. From a child, I had the habit of seeming to absorb the pains of others. One of my early memories is being punished for whispering the answers to another child in my class. I can't remember what grade it was, but just seeing that person nearly crying because they did... Continue Reading →
Our Common Spirit
I did return to the gym for the second day of the new classes that I have signed up to take. The first class was so easy that I thought that I would just cruise through the classes. But, the second day is the one that brings us into reality. My new acquaintance and I... Continue Reading →
The Saving Grace of a Bookstore
Joan felt so forlorn at being so hopelessly lost in Ireland! She tried to read the road map and decide where she was, but she could not follow the map at all. As someone who always needed for people to tell her to "go left" or "go right" at an intersection, rather than tell her... Continue Reading →
Don’t Put People Off: 100 Word Wednesday #104
I feel such remorse. I had planned on yesterday to visit my old partner in crime, Jessica, and take her a new plant. But, I waited until today, and to my utter frustration, it started snowing. I called and told her that I would come when the snow cleared. She said that she realized that... Continue Reading →
Eureka! Three Things Challenge
Malcolm looked at the sands of the Namibian desert down below them, wondering if he would ever find the place recommended by his friends. They had told him that he had to see the place where Neptune, meaning the mighty Atlantic Ocean, and the Namibian desert met. But, all he saw through the helicopter window... Continue Reading →
