(for hour 7—“normal” prompt)   That’s Not Normal   I woke him with the dreaded whisper, “There’s someone in the livingroom.” Having no reason to doubt me, he leapt from dream-state to Dominant Male Protector inside of a second. Then I whispered, to warn him,…

(for hour 6—from music prompt—for Onweald)   Bring Her Home (by the character Nigel Taiman)   Amid the dark of my bower When the dragon form has me However it’s possible I ache more for her return Some part of me Believes she can come…

(for hour 5—time capsule prompt—put in the world of Onweald)     The Chalice of the Goddess of War   More than four hundred years have passed Since the wizard Hrazon accepted his quest When prophets announced the lots were cast And he placed her…

(for hour 4—last-line prompt)   Cleansing Night   Amid the eruption of the righteous and night-lighting fires, their anger finally stokes to overboiling. A brick crashes through the mechanic’s window and the traitor is pulled to the street to pay for his sins; not only…

(for hour 3—image prompt)   Bird Watching   She’s gone off the trails In her bright new dress Amid reeds and cattails In search of heron’s nest   Traversing crag and rock Merely watching us wave Frustrated shock Watching her scare birds away

(for hour 2—coffee & change prompt)     Coffee Changes Everything   After sixteen years of sobriety, A waitress handed me decaf from the wrong pot You can’t taste the difference in a greasy, road-side waffle joint Forty miles later, possibilities and plans percolated in…

First, sunlight peeking through the window A loud tumble out of bed The smell of sizzling meats A soft kiss on the cheek Then later, The sound of water crashing nearby, The coolness of it caressing skin The lightness of weight as we swim Then…

Intermezzo Virginia Carraway Stark Intertwined In luminous black and white They were determined to create a legend Appropriate a myth Anything is fair in love and war Or so those who do such things will say If they don’t those pangs of guilt Will hurt…

Tropical Megacity Virginia Carraway Stark Twin Spires pierce the sky Of the tropical land Where fountains spring And the air is filled With food from dozens of lands It is a city of green Birds fill THIS central park A jungle that is left virgin…

The Moon has a Scent Virginia Carraway Stark Night blossoming Moon flower Palest ivory Lemon ice Scented jasmine The smell of water The heat of the night Secret oasis Bring me here again In your arms Hold me tight My heart is pounding Can you…