Tiny flying beauty
Stops to rest
A busy day, but hungry
And this feeder serves the best
Delicious little bits of food
A peck here and there
Gives him strength
To soar everywhere
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Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt – Heartbeat
We share a heart
When we are close
It beats as one
At first mine starts to flutter
Then as we close
Yours takes over
Yours is stronger
Covers mine
Insisting closure
A need to synchronize
As we join
It gets louder because
Two hearts beat as one.
Let it Bleed Challenge 7
She sat there drinking her tenth cup of coffee. Marie was at a loss, just watching her husband. Sadness filled her heart, seeing him trying to complete the repair. She couldn’t stop herself from observing, making sure he was safe, even though she knew it bothered him.
Since Frank returned a broken man, not only in body, but in mind, she was not able to figure out how to be around him. They called and explained everything before he came home. She knew the injuries would be bad, knew he would not adjust easily, but not how to help him.
Frank turned his back on her. He felt her watching him. He knew she loved him, even accepted his new form, but he could not accept it. He felt he was practically useless now, but had to keep trying to accomplish at least one, just one small job he could have done before in a few minutes.
Marie felt she should leave him alone but was afraid he might hurt himself, also what he might do. Other military wives and husbands had been through this but their advice seemed frivolous. Just being there by his side, loving him, was not the answer. She would try again to convince him to seek help.
https://randomnessinked.wordpress.com/2018/02/25/let-it-bleed-7/
SoCS February 24, 2018
Doors have always been interesting to me, the physical doors you can touch and the ones in your mind. A beautiful door can add so much to a home, it’s like the frosting on a cake. We had romantic French doors in our Houston home and they are probably my favorite of all inside doors.
Doors of the mind can be a mirror of your personality, either open or closed, inviting or intimidating, locked or unlocked. I try to keep an open door in all aspects of my life, and since this Prompt is supposed to be a door I opened this week, here’s mine:
I was shopping and an older man appeared in a steam punk outfit. I had to wait beside him temporarily and being me, I had to say something. “I love your hat, actually I love the whole outfit!”
He smiled and replied, “I was stuck on a limb for over forty years but now I can finally wear what I choose. I’m not a biker, but I like the style of this leather jacket…..”
I opened a door, met an interesting person and it made my day. And I know what you’re thinking, but no, I don’t go around picking up men at the mall. 😂
http://lindaghill.com/2018/02/23/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-feb-24-18/
Daily Prompt: Astral
Brownish hair with streaks of blonde and red
Large brown eyes with touches of gold
Creamy cheeks sprinkled with freckles
Long brown lashes and soft brows
Rose tinted lips always smiling
Petite form of loveliness
An astral vision of sweetness
Sunshine Blogger Award
This lovely lady at https:randomnessinked.wordpress.com
nominated me for this award. I am grateful for awards, and this is one of my favorites. Thanks! The rules for this award:
Questions asked her nominees are:
My answers are:
1. My inspiration is just life. I have a rewarding life thanks to my family and friends.
2. Thankful
3. The first time I got cancer, 23 years ago. I never had any idea I would get it, I knew heart disease was in my family and worked hard to not be vulnerable to that, but the cancer was a surprise. I learned life is precious and not to take people for granted.
4. I guess the best thing is my sense of humor.
5. Caring, loyalty, trust, just a few.
6. Just that, being alive, and all that entails.
7. An outlet, a way to express myself no matter how I’m feeling at the moment.
I read and follow a lot of blogs, way too many to list here and I realize I wouldn’t be here without Saumya’s list. However I don’t want to hurt anyone by leaving them off a list. I have discovered some new ones I’ll list here, but I have lots of oldies and goodies not in this list:
Fandango @ fivedotoh.com
Jim @ mnghostt.wordpress.com
Don @ cigarman501.wordpress.com
Bethanykays.com
James @ thisismytruthnow.com
Some questions for the above bloggers if they wish to answer are:
Why did you start blogging?
What’s your favorite type of blog to read?
What did you first expect from starting a blog and is it any different at the present time?
I love blogging and have met so many wonderful, funny, talented people here, learned a lot, read a lot and I thank every one of you for being here!
Cheryl
blogger-award/2018/25/02/
Daily Prompt: Conversant
What a Prompt for today! Sometimes they fit so perfectly, I wonder if there are hidden cameras about….yikes, what a thought! I am having my fifteen year old grandson staying with me this weekend, he will be here in a couple of hours. He is the most conversant person on the planet, well except for my oldest son, now fifty, who we named the walking encyclopedia when he was a child.
As we discuss anything and everything, my visitor often surprises me with his words. He is a constant reader, and fast, works as a volunteer in the library and is on the debate team in high school. Perfect for him, because like me, he is a “big mouth”, loves to talk and reason out things verbally. More than one time in a group we have all told him, just stop talking😂. And it always takes more than once, after all he is a teenager.
Along with his vast knowledge there are a few holes of course, he’s only fifteen. I lent him a signed book I purchased for a veteran patient at the VA hospital: “Sergeant of the Guard,The Road in Iraq” written by Sergeant R. Morgan Crihfield. After reading it, he said,”I heard these things happened, and the training, but this is real!” In his defense, he was thirteen at the time. I never censored my kids’ reading/watching or grandkids either, unless specifically asked by their parents.
I’d better get some coffee going, it’s going to be an eventful weekend!
Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction – Do we need a unicorn?
Yes, it’s a unicorn we need
The legendary healing steed
His magic will cure us
His reputation precedes.
The myth exclaims he heals the sick
Casts out poisons, is this the trick
We need this day to stop the slaughter
Of our innocent sons and daughters?
I would gladly ask him to aid
If I knew where this unicorn stayed
Or is he only seen in a book
Tell me, where should I look
It’s obvious we can’t do it alone
We need a mythological tome
To give us advice, tell us the answer
Is it this fantastical prancer?
A piece my son wrote on FB ⚠️Language Alert⚠️
Daily Prompt: Assay
Awoke this very chilly day
Looked around to assay
My bedroom clutter
Only to utter
An unpleasant sigh.
I wonder why
It doesn’t matter
And the latter
Ideas of neatness
Don’t plague me now
I used to make it all pristine
Children about, needs to be clean
Things neatly put away
No longer do I feel that way.
I think it’s a matter of vision
Maybe that could be the reason
Or just that I’m tired
My strength expired
It doesn’t seem to be important
Immaculate no longer ardent
Comfortable surroundings is my goal
No refrigerator sporting mold
But dusty shelves, I admit
White gloved fingers would see grit
But doesn’t bother, I confess
After all, it is my mess.
Age and single independence win
If you can cope, then please come in!
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