Daily Archives: January 10, 2018

Blood red roses – Alice #writephoto

Hot. Immediately, she hops back onto her bed, away from the scorching floorboards. A chill runs down her spine as she realises it is only noon. She should be asleep till dusk. A warm gust of air. “It cannot be,” … Continue reading

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Through the window pane… Ashwini Nawathe #writephoto

Through the window Pane… How pretty her world looked Picture perfect and rosy Tucked within the lavish curtains Her life all beautiful and cosy On cold wintry mornings And on hot sunny noons Continue reading at Kaleidoscope of my life

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#LazyDaysTour by Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie @jaydawes2 – and an excerpt.

Launching Lazy Days, a new book by Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie This novella is the true story of our family’s first proper holiday back in the Seventies. Looking back, I wonder what made us think it was a good … Continue reading

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Window – Michael #writephoto

Through the front window I can see a fairy in the garden. She’s out there among the nasturtiums. She doesn’t know I can see her but the window allows me to see what others cannot. I’m watching her as she … Continue reading

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The January Tree – Steve Tanham

The January Tree — Stripped bare of Summer meaning Leaving only wood to sway I wait, endure, while others pass Along this rocky way ➰ Your feet are fast and fluid While mine are mired in earth Your thoughts too … Continue reading

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Recovering – Fall Musings #writephoto

These roses are so perfect. Red as blood, sharp as memories. I can’t help but wonder what is worth the adornment of these lush flowers?  Tell me now, if you could, would you peek inside? Would you like to discover … Continue reading

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Look in the mirror…

“You have the body of a goddess…” For a moment, I allowed myself to bask in the glow. Vague visions of those marble-limbed deities beloved of sculptors and painters flickered across the screen of mind. The Judgement of Paris… the … Continue reading

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Creation – Stuart France

* In Mesopotamian mythology a Mother Goddess, with the assistance of a God of Wisdom, created men out of clay, mixed with the blood of a slain God. The Primeval male and female human beings were not allotted a life-span. … Continue reading

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Caught #midnighthaiku

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