Day: February 7, 2022

Image is from Pexels There was a kid At school who Used to call me names For being queer Ten years later I was in a march For same-sex marriage rights Where we meet again And I could see The relief in his eyes When he said I’m sorry Alex At The March

Golden motes of sunlight criss cross delicate dance upon cerulean waves. Sand smoothly clean devoid even of crustaceans no evidence of last night’s storm. Emerald green grass damp with dew drop diamonds glistening prisms of color mirrored in the sea. Morning call melodies of a thousand birds bees flirting with first budding flowers carrying their…

in the shower, she enjoys singing notes larking and spurling twisting curlicues escape the window men pass by: smart suits, thin ties and see the steam with its ride of melody they hear hair like rivers running satin and creamy shoulders bare as sunshine and hip bones wrapped in peach skin they picture fringed eyes,…

It’s wonderful to be a pig, with snout to dig, and tail to twitch at flies that itch Sun-snoozing here, a human comes to rub my tum. My attitude shows gratitude – I lift a leg and roll a bit, Ah, there, that’s it! Nothing can match a belly scratch. Written for the dVerse “minute…

Quanta has a pretty interesting article up today: A Solution to the Faint-Sun Paradox Reveals a Narrow Window for Life. Our understanding of the physics of the sun indicate that it should have been only 70% as bright as it is today. But if so, early Earth should have been a snowball not really capable…

The week is long. The weekend is short. Midweek is a good point to recharge. Let’s get over the hump with snappy reminders of lessons from life. Life Lessons in One-Liners©

When I was a boy the Rugby store at 30 High Street was one of my favourite shops in town.  It was big, it was bright, it was cheap and gaudy and it was like an Aladdin’s cave full of treasure. Read The Full Story Here… Memory Post – The Wonder of Woolies

Poetry form :- Minute Poem Munia comes calling

Animal-themed movies of 2022. Must-See Animal Movies of 2022

The writer/director behind “Peter Rabbit” has been hired. Live-Action ‘The Aristocats’ in the Works at Disney

Nguyễn Bắc Sơn (1944 – 4/8/2015) the Vietnamese poet was born and died Nguyễn Văn Hải, at Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận. — Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the poet and translator, born 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia. Nguyễn Bắc Sơn | The Vietnam War and…

image provided by the author Grounded by Timothy Price, Monthly Contributor site: https://offcenternoteven.com Stare at notes as they fadeFingers choke strings against the fretsRasgueados make no sound Blindness pulls light asunderDrawing shades eyes are plundered Colors fade to muddy grays Numb fingers stumbleNotes spill sprawled across the floorPiled at my feet Sonic spaces silencedSuffocating emptinessMuffled music…

Original image found here on Pinterest I get sick of all the bullshit – people playing pretend happiness and perfect lives I’m tired of the bright artificial lights – Could they be authentic for one second remove the glossy vernacular and speak about reality? I’ve had enough – surrounded by hypocrites faking the answers Are we all so fundamentally insecurethat we can’t be…

Born in Morocco, early in his life Mustafa El-Azemmour was captured and enslaved by the Portuguese and sold to a Spanish man, Andres Dorantes de Carranza. The Moroccan captive was asked to renounce his Muslim faith and be baptized a Christian; renamed Esteban de Dorantes. Only Christians were allowed to travel to the Americas by…

Hollywood said yr smile too crooked yr head the wrong shape neck too long sex appeal zero yr figure more mandolin than guitar her name? Marlene Dietrich *pic courtesy of Wikipedia What Do They Know

When therapists suggest activities for couples… they generally do not mean murder. Okay, technically it’s two six word stories but I just watched the third season of “You” and was inspired to write this one. Don’t forget to leave your six word reply in the comments because I always love reading them or simply stop by…

Spiced pears are one of my go-to quick yet elegant desserts (click HERE for recipe), and a version of them is what I had in mind when I bought some nice juicy pears. However, I then remembered I still had some leftovers cooked ones already in the fridge, so, very quickly I changed the plan,…

“Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed. My fundamental purpose is to interpret the typical American. I am a story teller.” Norman Rockwell (born on 3 February 1894 –1978) was an American painter and illustrator whose works…