Xenophobe’s Holiday

We couldn’t decide where to go, said we, and you and I have no choice but to follow. So we went nowhere in our minds and very heartily. For the following, should we need to live virtually through others‘ travels, pictures do exist: US, sitting…

Recipe for a Pandemic Response (Prompt 2)

First you preheat your oven at 180 degrees, an about-face from everything you knew and took for granted. Let it sit for a month or two, the year’s just begun. Then you take a large mixing bowl, scramble up a few rumors, official statements, hearsay,…

Hour 2, Prompt 2 – A Little Bit of…

  Excitement (enough to be the life of the party) Two handfuls of good wishes A sprig of time A spoonful of delicate care An eyeful of spiced fun   First, warm excitement under sunlight until nice and soft. Then add all your good wishes,…

Mixture

First, take what survived germination, Salvaging senses of self, Sieving out tempers and traumas, Smooth fractured surfaces, Compact all together for the next stage. Second, place on the lowest shelf, Wait protracted periods to notice a rise, When sinking occurs wait longer, Be careful lest…

Hour 2: Recipe for Heartache

You’ll need,  Love  Desperation  Music  Musings  Hope  Use a good deal of love, don’t be shy and pour in your entire heart  Now let it sit and turn sour  A few hours  Before it turns it to desperation,  And aspirations, rise to melancholic notes ‘Oh…

Dreams of a poet

My heart is in a bit of a mess right now Trying to find out where my calling is I write poems and i feel delighted as i express my feelings But despite all this i still have a duty to those who bore me…

Hour 2 Recipe for Mental Freedom

What you will need Peace of mind A place to live A body of water A scenic view Serenity Let’s try a new dish, How about a piece of mental freedom, You would think all we need is peace of mind. We need a little…

Hour 2 Prompt 2. Faith chepchumba.

A LIBRARY DATE. INGREDIENTS. Love Bookmark Car drive Coffee and paintings Library photo shoot.   My heart leaps always when I see him For he is the silver lining in my cloud Never dark with him, for we are love And our love makes it…

#2 Right Time To Love

Today is the right time, To love a little harder. Now, love is needed more than ever. It is the time love will no longer for some, But is craved by everyone. Today more than ever, Love is a healer. Now, sick heart is everywhere,…

Poetry Marathon Submission, #2

A Recipe for Ripened Intellect, Submission #2, Ann WJ White Life is a stream of books, stacked in piles to peruse. Grated science fiction, mixed with forked dramas, particle physics discovered in 420BC, for added flavor. History, biographies, romance and other non-fiction, Twisted about, squeezed….