Monthly Archives: February 2018

Nemesis

Gauntlet accepted Kismet-formed fit for purpose Preordained conflict Shaped by oldest enmity Embodying nemesis For Colleen’s Tanka Challenge

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Fairy Child – Wallie’s Wentletrap #writephoto

It was just like he remembered. The carved stone, mottled-colored with moss, the shadowed garden. The area was well-tended. “Is that a bell, Daddy?” The man looked down at the child beside him. The little girl’s arm was wrapped through … Continue reading

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The Tree in Winter – Steve Tanham

The tree in Winter Its life-trail etched against the sky reveals what we cannot Who stand below and try — To see within How we became this shape This pattern in the now And asking how Continue reading at Sun … Continue reading

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#writephoto: Shrine -The Invisible Girl

Entwined in time In stone alone Standing tall Cannot fall The symbolic is hypnotic It’s meaning unknown Continue readng at The Invisible Girl

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Spring cleaning the bookshelf…

Quite where any adventure really begins is a matter for debate. When you are writing a story, it begins with that ‘once upon a time’ moment and the first words on the page. In ‘real life’, you can trace it … Continue reading

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Swift as the Wind… Stuart France

* A fast flowing river tarrys for no man. Not least, when he moves at snails pace. Nor even, if he indulges a little leap-frog! * It is almost impossible to translate tempo from one system to another. It acts … Continue reading

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Brink #midnighthaiku

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With the Moon on my Wings – Kerfe #writephoto

The past holds the door with the moon on my wings between now and before with the moon on my wings. I look to the tree with the moon on my wings for the power of three with the moon … Continue reading

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The deal – Neel Anil Panicker #writephoto

That morning as Ragini stepped out of her mud hut by the village and made the ardous two kilometre long climb up the forested hill, for the first time ever, her mind was assailed by doubts. Missing was her usual … Continue reading

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Guest author: G. Michael Vasey – The Stream Of Life

I’m sitting here on my birthday. I’m 58! How did that happen? Strangely enough it’s been a quiet day as it’s a Sunday – not the best day to go out celebrating. But, I have been struck by how the … Continue reading

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