I’m never going to remind you how tired you’ve made me I’ve learned from two decades of seasons before Words stick with some longer than action So with you I’ll never keep score Such a tiny stature with the strength of the wind Elephant trunk…
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Hour 2: Road trip to us
My little horse must think it queer that I tremble in fear as I reach for the deer to tuck it between the car front and rear oh what a waste one cannot but tempt to taste the goodness of luck all three…
“Black and White”
Here we are in black and white in the world of brightest colors. Some people are red or blue then turns into yellow. I need to be black at some days where I need to go. But you backing me up into white means, I’ll…
Poem 7 Hour 7
His black face is relaxed. His long body taking up almost the whole ottoman. His soft snores make me smile. His fur is growing back after his last hair cut. A sleeping cat is a happy cat. Almost 11 years old, he still plays and…
Image Prompt – Poem 7 Love Bench
Love bench What a lovely summer evening We took our usual walk up the hill round the pub At the corner The roundabout around on the way to the farm The park bench awaits us each time we walk past On this evening our 10th…
The Date – Hour 5
The pavement hot beneath he sandaled feet, walking briskly, leather satchel swinging at her side. Sitting in their favorite space preparing the wine glass and cheddar cheese, her favorite. A lovely knitting gift, a sunflower blanket beneath her, allowed her dainty sandals to…
Earth 2122 A Conversation Hour 4
A picture found in the old trash heap. A mother and child quietly peruse it together. Little girl or perhaps boy, hard to tell beneath the dirty uniform and still dirtier skin and hair asked, Momma, what is that? That’s a piano dear, you knew that. …
Hour seven
The thunder claps did not bother, the pouring rain could not dampen our spirits as we frolicked on our first weekend as newlyweds we’ve come here before with the children and didn’t we tear our hair pandering to their every need now it’s different we’re…
Hour 6 – If Only
Hour 6 – If Only I know you miss me you need to know I look over you following you were you go i hear your prayers too even though you skip mass, You have kept the band going in which I’m very…