Prompt: What do you love about where you live? Upon the shores of Sussex, where the chalk cliffs gleam so white, Lies Eastbourne’s pretty township, a place of peace and light. The gentle waves, they whisper sweet secrets to the shore, A rhythmic rolling lullaby that I’ve come to adore. The promenade, a path of …
Prompt: What positive emotion do you feel most often? I am the happiest I know and the happiest person you'll ever know. My mind's a sun, a brilliant ray, No shadows in my light can stay. I am the happiest person I know, A seed of joy that starts to grow. And from this truth, …
Prompt: Create an emergency preparedness plan. Our family's plan for fire and quake, Is a well-oiled plan, for goodness sake! A binder of folders, ten inches thick, With every contingency, and every trick. Page one: "The Alarm," a piercing wail, Means "Grab the kids and hit the trail!" But which trail, you ask? A map …
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Coming off posting daily for a few weeks. Probably be back in August. See you all soon. 💕 I will do occasional posts, but not daily as I have been doing.
Prompt: From Eugi's Moonwashed Musings: Let one or more words in my poem be your inspiration. cascading luminescence...celebrating nature...orchestrated beauty... From silent dawn to twilight's softest gleam,Nature unfolds, a captivating dream.A symphony of emerald and gold,Where ancient tales in whispered winds are told. The oak tree, steadfast, reaching for the light,Its rugged branches, strong against …
Prompt: Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood? I've eaten marmite for as long as I can remember and then some. We used to toast crumpets in front of an open fire, real butter and then the nectar that is marmite. Ah, Marmite, in your squat and amber jar,A pungent promise, …
Prompt: Write about your first crush. My first crush was a frightful thing,A twisty, turny, awkward spring.Her name was Jane, with eyes so bright,They filled my world with dizzying light. My palms would sweat, my knees would knock,Whenever she was on the block.My voice would crack, my face turn red,All sensible thoughts completely fled. I'd …
Prompt: How do you want to retire? I have! And it's been the best ten years of my life! The Golden Decade. The alarm clock sleeps, a silent, dusty friend,No morning rush, no schedule to attend.The world outside can hum its busy tune,My stage is set, beneath the afternoon. Ten years have flown, a blink, …
Describe one of your favorite moments. Here is a poem that I wrote some years ago about the birth of my son Jonathan. A beauty that beguiles the eye A splendour that can’t possibly lie I am compelled to look and stare To see if he’s not really there Straining every optic nerve I look, …
