Sweet Water by Anita Dawes
Sweet Water On knees of broken glass I crawl towards the sea My home, my family lie beneath the waves The pain of having legs drives me on I reach the sweet water, my life …
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Tale of Two Pumpkins… #Poetry for Halloween by Books & Bonsai
Tale of Two Pumpkins… #Poetry for Halloween Tale of Two Pumpkins Momma told me one day I would be a pumpkin head Turning to the pumpkin growing beside me, I asked Do you know what that means, did your momma tell you? Sorry, he said, ‘I have no idea I did hear a whisper along […]
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Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Haunting – October 21, 2021 by Books & Bonsai
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Haunting – October 21, 2021 Read here …
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#FFFC #Poetry ~ Your Inner Eye by Books & Bonsai
#FFFC #Poetry ~ Your Inner Eye Your Inner Eye This forest of trees my son Is a tribute to all the great artists who walked the earth many years ago There are those that paint […] Read more …
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Creating Lives… by Books & Bonsai
Creating Lives… Looking back at the books I have written, it suddenly struck me just how powerful being a writer really is. Not only do we create complex characters and their lives, we control everything that happens to them. And we seem to do all of this without compulsion or regard for their feelings. This […]
Continue ReadingMLMM Wordle #257 ~ #Poetry by Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie
MLMM Wordle #257 ~ #Poetry September 15, 2021 / Books & Bonsai Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie The cicatrix stuck out like a sore thumb What a pity the tree didn’t have proprioception, allowing it to move out of the way. Strange thoughts going through my mind As I walked through the woods. Read more …
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#FFFC ~ #Poetry by Books & Bonsai
#FFFC ~ #Poetry August 31, 2021 / Books & Bonsai Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #133
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Jaye’s Week… Stop the World… by Books & Bonsai
Jaye’s Week… Stop the World… August 27, 2021 / Books & Bonsai Stop the World – I want to get Off! Life simply isn’t getting any better, and in some respects, it’s getting worse. Tensions are running very high in our house, very much due, I’m afraid, to the slow-moving mechanism that drives the […]
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#Flash Fiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community ~ #Poetry
#Flash Fiction Challenge for Carrot Ranch Literary Community ~ #Poetry August 7, 2021 / Books & Bonsai August 5, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about an open door. It can be literal or metaphorical. What is behind the door? Who is seeking and why? As the writer, how will […]
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