Amazing Earth
Watching earth from plane
Planet glides in slow motion
Our amazing home.
#ThursdayDoors #Tanka ‘Make them Dance’
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Make them Dance
Life is far too short,
Make sure to say, ‘I 💖 you’,
While you bake the cake,
Plan the trip, read the book and
Play the tune that makes them dance.
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Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link on Norm 2.0’s Blog.
#WordlessWednesday ‘The Girl in Blue’ #Tanka
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The Girl in Blue
‘Follow me’, she says,
She’s the girl in blue, the girl
Who’s in love with you.
‘I’d go to Land’s End’, you say,
As you watch her run away.
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#SundayWalks #SilentSunday #Tanka
Horse watches walkers,
Standing under shady tree,
Weary of strangers
Who run, shout and take photos,
Disrupting silent Sunday.
#WordlessWednesday ‘Just Before I Died’ #Haiku #Amreading #thriller
Unspeakable crimes,
Fragments of memory lost
Just before I died.
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Review coming soon…
#Sunday Photo Fiction ‘Prickly’ #FlashFiction #100words
It’s Sunday and time for Sunday Photo Fiction. Below is the picture which inspired me to write the following 100 word, flash fiction, although according to the rules, you can write up to 200 words. Thank you Susan for hosting and Lakshmi Bhat for this week’s photo prompt.
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Prickly
“Ouch,” he said. “That hurt.”
“So, put a plaster on your ego,” she replied.
“Just one dance.”
“I told you, no way!”
“You’re the bridesmaid, I’m the best man, the music’s playing…”
She didn’t let him finish. “What part of no don’t you understand?”
“I know Derek was an idiot.”
She huffed. “Everyone knows your brother’s an idiot.”
“You’re hurt, but I’m glad.”
 “What?”
“I’m glad he’s out of the picture.” Â
“And so are you!”
“I’m up for a challenge.”
“So, go climb the Everest!”
“Only with you.”
“You’re cocky.”
“Rhymes with prickly,” he whispered as he led her to the dance floor. Â
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That was fun to write! I hope you enjoyed their witty banter 😉 There will never be a dull moment with this couple!
Sia – Never Give Up @YouTube #Tanka
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Never give up, no,
Get up when you hit the ground,
Find your way forward,
Never let them keep you down.
Focus like eagle, fly high.
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I was feeling a little low today, so just in case any of you are in need of some motivation, too, I hope my Tanka, inspired by Sia’s song, will cheer you up and remind us all to get up and keep working hard and aiming for our dreams, in spite of setbacks.
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#Sunday Photo Fiction ‘The Secret Door’ #FlashFiction #100words
It’s Sunday and time for Sunday Photo Fiction. Below is the picture which inspired me to write the following flash fiction of slightly over 100 words, although according to the rules, you can write up to 200 words. Thank you Susan for hosting and Susan Spaulding for the photo prompt.
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The Secret Door
Dr. Smith pushed her glasses to the top of her nose. ‘Can you describe how you’re feeling, Sarah?’
‘I’m lying down in the middle of the street, in my school uniform, while passersby throw stones over my motionless body.’
Dr. Smith nodded as if she understood. ‘Close your eyes, Sarah. Imagine you’re a bystander watching. What can you see?’
‘A girl buried under a huge, grey stone pyramid.’
She smiled. ‘Look again, Sarah. Perhaps you’re not under the pyramid, you’re inside it and there’s a way out.’
‘Like a secret door?’
Dr. Smith nodded. ‘Exactly.’
‘Where?’
Dr. Smith leaned towards her patient. ‘I’m here to help you find it.’
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#SilentSunday Bexhill #Haiku
Sea, sky, space, fresh air,
Breathe in the calm, walk taller,
Tomorrow repeat.
Word of the Day, ‘Fog’ #Tanka
This post was written as part of the Word of the day Challenge. The word for today is Fog. My entry is almost, but not quite, a Tanka, poetic licence…
She became a tree,
Because she preferred the woods
To concrete and glass.
Her feet were her roots, her hair
A tangled mesh of branches,
Dancing in the fog.
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Rereading Jane Eyre 