“What’s in this box?” “Good question. To be honest every time I look at the contents, I just…” “… glaze over?” “Exactly.” Turns out there were pens and lightbulbs and notepads, and something Ric’s been looking for. Likely the contents of a junk drawer – you know, the stuff you put out of sight because […]
It was a neighbour girl that started it. We played together one day – a rare occurrence, as she seldom came outside. “How do you know you’re not adopted?” she hissed at me, as if to say: You don’t know everything. I started to answer, but then, the words got stuck. How did I know? […]
The best part of our new home is the abundance of birds, from the young cardinal whose family nests in the bushes behind, to this unexpected visitor outside my window. To watch the birds is mesmerizing. This fierce hunter also makes an appearance daily: Naturally, there are many more species, but I’ll save those for […]
Such a happy poem, V.J. “memories like moss” – oh how I love this comparison. I love how the moss in my yard stays green all winter. It’s not odd that I love moss – my mother’s family name was Moss. 🙂
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Endurable stuff that moss. Thanks LuAnne.
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On first read I thought my favorite line was “warm my wintry verges”…I keep rereading this and love all the words! Love the metaphors and the sweetness.
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Thanks so much Betty, and nice to hear from you. Is it warm there? We’ve had two days of snow and quite cold. Missing Texas.
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A poem filled with comfort and joy, V.J. Memories like moss – love this line! Thank you for participating in my weekly prompt.
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Thank you Eugenia. It was challenging but I like where the word took me.
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My pleasure!
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I also like the moss analogy. And warm with wintry!
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Thanks so much!
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You’re welcome!
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Phenomenal job with the prompts! I loved how you used brook and moss in such a different way, spiritual instead of just how it is seen in nature! Just brilliant! 😀 ❤
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Thanks Deborah. I really appreciate it!
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You’re welcome!
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Oh, yes! *smiling*
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Thanks Liz. By the way, might have stayed up a little too late last night reading “Telling Sonny”.
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I hope in a good way!
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Couldn’t put it down.
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I’m glad to hear it!
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Beautiful play with words. Loved it.
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Appreciate the support. Thanks.
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My pleasure, dear.
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