Attacking treacherous curves
Riding high on berms
Finish line in sight
Oops! Last one should have been
Riding high on berms
Attacking treacherous curves
Finish line in sight
Jeffswitt: he knows what he’s doing. He needs it if it’s haiku. Remember 5/7/5,
The freezing field mice
burrowing deep in the oats
care not of the horse
Stellar, might not need the first “The..”
Last days of winter
Where the house burned down last year
Spring tulips emerge
I read about this today and this is my take on the drama.
Have Porky Lights been sabotaged?. Made from very lean cuts, these sausages have been a mainstay with dieters in the UK. According to the nutrition values on Porky Lights, one sausage has only 3 grams of fat and 78 calories. This is almost too good to be true and Slimming World recently had a package tested to reveal that they contain more fat than advertised, about 9 times more fat. As a result, Slimming World has gone public, accusing the producers of Porky Lights of misconduct. Not only that, but many Slimming World dieters are blaming Porky Lights for sabotaging their diets.
The producers of Porky Lights are adamant about their sausages being lean. In defending their product they have published their own test results showing very low fat content in their sausages. They claim that Slimming World did not directly send the Porky Lights package for testing. Instead another meat supplier, a Porky Lights rival, was asked to handle this. Now Porky Lights is claiming sabotage. They believe the rival company, out of jealousy, set out to discredit Porky Lights. We do not know whose sausages were tested. We await the outcome of this tantalizing drama.
browning sausages
spit and sizzle in the pan
fatty aroma
My family sleeps.
High wind warnings on the news,
And the night sky roars.
The remote, missing all day
I left it right there!
With a flashlight I found it
Three feet to the left.
Laughing daffodils,
playing in the blust’ry wind,
melt the hearts of snow.
This one’s my favorite.
Thank you, Maureen. I went hiking last Sunday and came across a small controlled burn section. Ground still covered in black. Black tree trunks. And tiny green newborn pine trees already springing up. I thought of your poem and could “see” that picture in my mind –tulips growing out of disaster. I loved it.
Moonlight pebbly shore
Waves crash and ebb shifting stone
And the pebbles sing
Love the pebbles singing. So apt.
Lions roared, cheetahs chased
I’ve been in Kenya
Culture shock rules.
Gullible’s travels
Camel’s backs, China’s Great Wall.
We cruise on your words.
The aster straightens
as the burdensome dew drops
to the forest floor
Great ambivalence on ‘drops.’ Love the motion. (And don’t tell me these are Donovan lyrics!)
Those are all really good! I have often thought about posting here (and have even written several entries), but never had the courage. Given last night’s awards, I just couldn’t resist. For what it’s worth, here’s my entry:
Oscar winner’s wrong;
Moonlight triumphs in comeback.
Tears in La La Land.
You got it. Please don’t hesitate to post anything here. It’s a criticism-free safe place to spread your wings.
I love that you followed your urges! Post here often!
Brittle, brown leaves cling
to cold, gray branches. One falls-
the others tremble.
Cling, falls, tremble. Great verbs!
The golden sun
lifts my eyes skyward.
My smile follows.
I feel like you take us on a trip into the sky. Great visit!
Welcome to my home
said the spider to the fly
please stay for dinner.
So clever! I love it.
Terrific!
Doors open onto
Grocery store parking lot
Sky welcomes my heart.
A bird in the hand
leaves me a present.
It’s not an egg.
That one made me laugh out loud. Thanks!
The weevils take pause
in the lush spring alfalfa
and breathe with a scythe
A tired fawn sleeps
in the thick rhododendron
that taps with the rain
You must live in the South. All I have is beige grass. Breathe/scythe is nice! Liked the rain taps too.
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Monosyllabic
Single syllables marching
Five seven and five
You certainly can. I don’t give a lot of feedback here, but nonetheless, it’s good writing practice!
I am registered for your October class. May I post some of my work here?
thoughts during mountain biking adventures
Menacing descent
Falling, heart in throat, Oh my!
That will leave a scar
Accelerating
Ascending, Adjusting, aargh!
Agonizing ache
Attacking treacherous curves
Riding high on berms
Finish line in sight
Oops! Last one should have been
Riding high on berms
Attacking treacherous curves
Finish line in sight
Jeffswitt: he knows what he’s doing. He needs it if it’s haiku. Remember 5/7/5,
The freezing field mice
burrowing deep in the oats
care not of the horse
Stellar, might not need the first “The..”
Last days of winter
Where the house burned down last year
Spring tulips emerge
I read about this today and this is my take on the drama.
Have Porky Lights been sabotaged?. Made from very lean cuts, these sausages have been a mainstay with dieters in the UK. According to the nutrition values on Porky Lights, one sausage has only 3 grams of fat and 78 calories. This is almost too good to be true and Slimming World recently had a package tested to reveal that they contain more fat than advertised, about 9 times more fat. As a result, Slimming World has gone public, accusing the producers of Porky Lights of misconduct. Not only that, but many Slimming World dieters are blaming Porky Lights for sabotaging their diets.
The producers of Porky Lights are adamant about their sausages being lean. In defending their product they have published their own test results showing very low fat content in their sausages. They claim that Slimming World did not directly send the Porky Lights package for testing. Instead another meat supplier, a Porky Lights rival, was asked to handle this. Now Porky Lights is claiming sabotage. They believe the rival company, out of jealousy, set out to discredit Porky Lights. We do not know whose sausages were tested. We await the outcome of this tantalizing drama.
browning sausages
spit and sizzle in the pan
fatty aroma
My family sleeps.
High wind warnings on the news,
And the night sky roars.
The remote, missing all day
I left it right there!
With a flashlight I found it
Three feet to the left.
Laughing daffodils,
playing in the blust’ry wind,
melt the hearts of snow.
This one’s my favorite.
Thank you, Maureen. I went hiking last Sunday and came across a small controlled burn section. Ground still covered in black. Black tree trunks. And tiny green newborn pine trees already springing up. I thought of your poem and could “see” that picture in my mind –tulips growing out of disaster. I loved it.
Moonlight pebbly shore
Waves crash and ebb shifting stone
And the pebbles sing
Love the pebbles singing. So apt.
Lions roared, cheetahs chased
I’ve been in Kenya
Culture shock rules.
Gullible’s travels
Camel’s backs, China’s Great Wall.
We cruise on your words.
The aster straightens
as the burdensome dew drops
to the forest floor
Great ambivalence on ‘drops.’ Love the motion. (And don’t tell me these are Donovan lyrics!)
Those are all really good! I have often thought about posting here (and have even written several entries), but never had the courage. Given last night’s awards, I just couldn’t resist. For what it’s worth, here’s my entry:
Oscar winner’s wrong;
Moonlight triumphs in comeback.
Tears in La La Land.
You got it. Please don’t hesitate to post anything here. It’s a criticism-free safe place to spread your wings.
I love that you followed your urges! Post here often!
Brittle, brown leaves cling
to cold, gray branches. One falls-
the others tremble.
Cling, falls, tremble. Great verbs!
The golden sun
lifts my eyes skyward.
My smile follows.
I feel like you take us on a trip into the sky. Great visit!
Welcome to my home
said the spider to the fly
please stay for dinner.
So clever! I love it.
Terrific!
Doors open onto
Grocery store parking lot
Sky welcomes my heart.
A bird in the hand
leaves me a present.
It’s not an egg.
That one made me laugh out loud. Thanks!
The weevils take pause
in the lush spring alfalfa
and breathe with a scythe
A tired fawn sleeps
in the thick rhododendron
that taps with the rain
You must live in the South. All I have is beige grass. Breathe/scythe is nice! Liked the rain taps too.