Love of summer

Summer by the pool is a reason to love The wonderful beams that come from above But when the sun beats down For months at a time Cooler weather is much more fine One month in I’m running for shade And in air conditioning I…

$1,000 in the Pot

In the morning light it was easy to see  where her brother Abel had driven the truck.  Not too close to the house. Few footprints  remained under the new snowfall, a light one last night. Darla recalled other snows  that had blown in nearly to…

Once more time

Tell me once more time How much you love My sweetheart. Tell me again You will never Leave my hands. Tell me again You’re my Entire world. Tell me once more time Without you My world is the desert.

Professional Gastropod

professional gastropod   the slug won the half-marathon by a hair’s breadth.   his muscles pumped like pistons, as he escaped each hoe and boot heel.   nearing the finish line amidst a cacophony of cheering, he slid the final mile on a   trail…

Laughter

The smile That hurts your stomach When you feel joy or Find something funny

10 Greedy Horses

Junior neighs as I get closer. I want to think he’s happy to see me but know he wants the apples I hold. His mom joins him in song as she learned to get hers too. Pretty soon the two horses have told their friends…

10th hr text prompt: an angry cow

Oh no no! The angry cow Doesn’t let us To take anything From it’s own heart. Oh angry cow It’s not right We will not love You are a disheartened one You can’t get back Our sweet love.

Rice (9th hour prompt)

When I was younger, Mom always had a pot of rice ready in the rice cooker. It was a staple at our house, born from her Asian background. Whenever I was hungry, I could always count on a hot bowl of rice, put in a…

Reunions

I don’t go to school reunions. I prefer one on one encounters to large gathering of classmates mirroring the society of high school which I could do without. After the latest school shooting, I have been thinking of classmates I haven’t seen in over 50…

Wordle

Every night at midnight i play wordle. I’m at 100% on a 65 day streak! I lost my old score when i upgraded to a new phone. there’s something about this game, I can’t leave it alone. sometimes I get the answer on try three….