Some great ideas here, might well take a look myself. Always great to support self publishers if you can!
Mind in the Gap has the approval of my advance readers and is now up for pre-order! So, I thought now was a good time to share some more details on the stories in the book with you. 1. The Predominator For as long as he can remember, ZXXX84 has lived in an android city […]
That was really good of him.
I read a blog today and they said god was on their side
As he blew the clouds away so they could see grand canyon wide
He took the time to let them view the splendour of his making
Which was kind of him, do you not think, that time out for them taking
Perhaps that’s why he quite forgot to stop priests raping kids
Cos he really neds those folk to see rock formations that he did
And that’s why LGBT folk in Muslim countries still get stoned
Cos he’s far too busy showing off the topography that he owned
But hey at least they got to see some pretty neat terrain
While Pentecostal pastor, Dollar, spent 65 mill’ on a plane
Just so grateful his priorities are where they need to be
god forbid he might do something good, but at least those folk can se
Crass, obvious, insensitive, and vile. Him or the haiku. You decide…
The coward dances
on the heroes grave and then
fondles the widow
The one about foot fetish sex
More from my favourite coke smuggling (alleged and unproven and mostly just me being jealous) travel blog.
The state of Paraíba in Brazil has some of the most amazing beaches in the world. There are miles and miles of unspoiled beaches with little development around them, which makes them very attractive. Most of the beaches are in areas of preservation. The most eastern point of the Americas – the point that sticks […]
Don’t come crying when it all ends in tears and you have to eat your neighbours!
I did this last year and it was a real blast!
To a buckaroo community, the annual rodeo was a chance to show off skills of the trade: reining a cow-horse, throwing a loop and dallying a rope, wrestling a steer to the ground, and tying a goat. Yours truly was the Goat Tying Champion of a long-forgotten rodeo. I still remember the smell of horse […]
via Are You Ready to Rodeo? — Carrot Ranch Literary Community
A reblog for you poetry lovers out there
Originally posted on A Global Divergent Literary Collective: Of explosive mourning is born the night rising low in my rib cage Obsidian heart cooling in its crate, cold enough to freeze the devils in hell Usurp the king’s wings, crow black and cruel, This is my coronation day Raucous laughter celebrates the coming dawn falling…
via Crow Black and Cardinal Red Kindra M. Austin & Matthew Eayre —
Another Tuesday challenge!
Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday
This week the challenge was to use synonyms for SAD and WRITE. I used MELONCHOLY and SCRIBBLES.
My melancholy.
darkness scribbles on my soul
graffiti in blood
Pfft. Sorry, only kidding
maybe a rude limerick?
It’s Monday so must mean another of Ronovan’s prompts.
All change with Donald
A Rebel without a clue
I hope he gets aids
https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/08/20/haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-215/
I don’t really, and don’t mean to cause offense but I bet they are great at yard work.
Sometime an image just runs away with me. I fear this may be a step too far but let’s see shall we. To be fair they could be of any religious persuasion I don’t care particularly. They don’t even have to be religious. Maybe they could be door to door sales folk. Okay so that’s kinds the same thing but you know what I mean. Anyway.
Go on, give it a go…
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some poetry? HERE’S THE CATCH: You can’t use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY! I hope you will support the other poets with visits to blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too. Opportunities for […]
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Welcome to August 8, 2018 and to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). It’s designed to fill the void after WordPress bailed on its daily one-word prompt. I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (US). Today’s word is “below.” Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, […]
Not only is AP one damned fine poet he just proved he’s rather cooler than the rest of us.
So…some time back, I finally saw my follower count roll over to 411. I’d made a video when my post count reached 411, so I was like, “Well…kinda makes sense to make a video for 411 followers, yes?” I was going to recite one of my poems, but then I couldn’t decide which one nor […]
It’s Monday so must mean another of Ronovan’s prompts.
Things time makes precious
memories, family, laughter
…regular movements
Rather grateful for what I don’t have…
Dewey eyed and quite upset
The tears they run his cheeks quite wet
Hands over ears tries to forget
And block out all the noise
That’s all I am writing. I do occasionally dabble in things that might be considered a little deeper but to be honest I don’t really have the experience or the emotional depth to pull it off. Oh I can fake it but that’s not the same is it.
I can listen to a song and transform the sentiment into my own words or the emotions into something different but those feelings are not mine. I can pick a topic and attempt to wax lyrical but I find myself rolling my eyes at myself.
I haven’t had a particularly difficult life and feel very lucky and I often see so many wonderful emotive pieces and get quite envious but then I remember that there are real people and real emotions behind much of what I read and before I know it I am writing about a man from Ceylon who had a pendulous dong instead.
I suppose I could write about the angst of not being able to find my remote control or perhaps write a sonnet about the challenges of having the most untidy garden on the street.
Ooh what about something in iambic pentameter about the challenges of being a white middle class male.
As great as it would be to be able to convey such emotional intensity I realise that I am quite lucky to not necessarily have those things to write about. I realise that when the revolution I will likely be first against the wall. But hey, finding a couple of words to rhyme with gonorrhoea is something right!
Thinking too much she falls
a rabbit hole of awkward smiles and good intentions
and alone her cries echo on cold stone walls
Wanting too much she aches
She’s been around, wet streets know her reflection
And as much as she gives she never takes
Feeling too much she cries
And avoiding your gaze and close inspection
Smiles as time and tide wasted past her flies
And living too little she dies
A candle unburnt without connection
Unnamed burning star in the skies
Eight minutes of more odd questions and me often not answering…
I’m wondering if it’s a wee bit obtuse. We shall see.
Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday
This week the challenge was to use synonyms for HAPPY and MOROSE. I used CONTENT and DOUR.
uncontent wage slave
dour faced, shuffles through life
home to nagging wife
a new lease of life springs forth
new patio lifts spirits
Get your whimsy over at Robbie’s.
I’ve built a new contraption A great big paper plane. It’s very eco-friendly It uses no propane. It cannot hold much cargo Its landings aren’t precise, But when a nice big wind blows It floats along real nice. I’ve built a new contraption The seating is not great. There’s no room for a Captain And […]
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some poetry? HERE’S THE CATCH: You can’t use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY! I hope you will support the other poets with visits to blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too. Opportunities for […]
A way to pass 6 minutes I guess…
Well that’s wholly inappropriate for any day of the week. Sorry Japan.
Desire overwhelms
sated sanity returns
puts tissues away
Afterwards 