( This is the closest to heaven I am likely to get for a while… )
Hayling Island: Image by Jaye Marie
Hayling Island : Image by Jaye Marie
#SilentSunday…
#Magic
Many Happy Returns, Anita…
Today is Anita’s birthday, and despite all of her objections, I had to share some of it.
There will be FaceTime with the family later, nowhere near the same as always but so much better than nothing!
Hope you are all making the most out of every safe opportunity to keep in touch!
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#Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge
Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 171, #SpecificForm
Image by Pixabay.com
Fairground
Bright sun shining
Coloured balloons on string
Ghost train full of fear stands waiting
Step in
Goldfish
Glass bowl swimming
Money paid, take your chance
Sweet candyfloss to be eaten
Tuck in
©anitadawes 2020
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Old Legends never Die… #Poetry #Legend
Image by Jaye Marie
Old Legends never Die
One wonderful blue-grey morning
I found by luck
this sacred woodland
Trees so old, they often fall
Revealing an ancient sentinel
Whose roots go deep
This most precious tree
will never die
It lives alongside
An ancient legend after all…
©anitadawes 2020
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Outside My Window…
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#MacroMonday…
A little bit of magic for this most unusual Monday!
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5* Review for Life’s Rich Tapestry ~ Woven in Words by Sally Cronin #shortstories @sgc58
Sally’s book would be perfect for everyone in lockdown, as every story and illustration will make you glad to be alive!
Life’s Rich Tapestry is a collection of verse, micro fiction and short stories that explore many aspects of our human nature and the wonders of the natural world. Reflections on our earliest beginnings and what is yet to come, with characters as diverse as a French speaking elephant and a cyborg warrior.
Finding the right number of syllables for a Haiku, Tanka, Etheree or Cinquain focuses the mind; as does 99 word micro fiction, bringing a different level of intensity to storytelling. You will find stories about the past, the present and the future told in 17 syllables to 2,000 words, all celebrating life.
This book is also recognition of the value to a writer, of being part of a generous and inspiring blogging community, where writing challenges encourage us to explore new styles and genres.
Our Thoughts
There is such wonderful variety in Life’s Rich Tapestry by Sally Cronin.
A really lovely collection of poems and short stories, all delightfully illustrated.
Always a fan of Sally’s storytelling, I really enjoyed reading this book.
Originally bought as an eBook, I will be purchasing a paperback copy for my bookshelf, so it will always be there to read again (and again!)
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#FelineFriday…
These will make you smile…
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#Writephoto ~ Wistful #Poetry
Thursday photo prompt: Wistful #writephoto
Image by scvincent.com
For visually challenged writers, the image shows the early morning mists rising over an empty moorland scene beneath a soft pink sky.
Soft Morning Mist
Stand still awhile on this empty moorland
Let the silence wash away yesterday
Feel the pull, as if walking backwards
To an old time, an old world
Beneath the soft pink blush of sunrise
Morning mist, the sweet damp kiss of angels
Do you remember when bliss was all you knew?
When you lived in my house…
©anitadawes 2020
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Seeing Double!
Image by Jaye Marie
Yesterday morning, we were in the office working when Anita’s attention was drawn by what looked like a moving leaf on the path outside our window.
Nothing strange about that, I thought but she had to check it out anyway.
Turned out to be a slightly ragged and battered Peacock butterfly. He was staggering around and seemed quite weak, so we lifted him to the table and supplied him with some sugar water.
Image by Jaye Marie
This seemed to do the trick and he eventually flew away. I wondered how he had become so ragged, as the weather was calm. Maybe he was the kind of butterfly that hibernated, which might explain his condition.
When I googled it, I discovered that Peacock butterflies do hibernate, so mystery solved!
Later on that day, I was confronted by another Peacock butterfly. This time on Sam Allen’s website, Peacock Poetry.
Image from Peacock Poetry
Coincidence?
I don’t believe in coincidences, do you?
©Jaye Marie 2020
