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in photo prompt, photos, Thank you, Wordless Wednesday Tags: gratitude, love, Present for Dad
03 Feb 2021 17 Comments
in One liner Wednesday, Poems, Thank you Tags: gratitude, love
The one liner written in a box.
Why was it late, he had Covid at Christmas, and we can’t see him because of where he works and lockdown. .. He bought his Dad a special present too.
01 Dec 2020 21 Comments
in #Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #Tanka Prose, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma, #Gogyoka, Colleen's Tuesday Tanka, photo prompt, Poems Tags: gratitude, Live, togethernes
It’s the first of the month and you know what that means! Word Crafters, choose your own syllabic poetry form, theme, words, images, etc. It’s up to you! This opportunity only happens once a month!
I chose a shadorma to show how truly grateful we can be for togetherness.
So entwined
Wrapped up together
Joined as one
At the hip
It’s our truth, our forever.
We grow love through us.
Part of Colleen Chesebro’s Tuesday Tanka Challenge.
10 Nov 2020 24 Comments
in #Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #Tanka Prose, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma, #Gogyoka, Colleen's Tuesday Tanka, inspiration, Poems Tags: Future, gratitude, Hope, Imagine
This week, Kat Myrman, from Like Mercury Colliding, selected the words:
I have written about the world as it is today. I am asking nature to help my children and grandchildren, everyone else’s too. We would be so grateful if we could have a better world. I have used synonyms for the two prompt words as well as counting my syllables.
A
Life where
Thankfulness
Is not a dream
But reality.
Let’s make believe it’s true
No war,plague, famine or hate.
In my dreams I hear you saying
Is it too much to picture real peace.
I would really appreciate normal
07 Nov 2020 56 Comments
in #Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #Tanka Prose, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma, #Gogyoka, History, inspiration, Poems, sadness, songs Tags: Animals in War, gratitude, Purple Poppies, Red Poppies, rememberance, white poppies
I do not want to upset anyone but as we draw near to Rememberance Day I just wanted to share my feelings on the poppies we wear. I wrote this back in 2018.
There are more than one, these days, the red to remember the dead, the white for peace. The white to remember the conscientious objector. During WW1 and WW2 many thought these men were cowards. I do feel they were brave, enough to stand up for their beliefs. Many were tried and shot for not taking up arms. Many spent the war as medics and stretcher bearers unarmed or in the mines though of course not all wartime miners were objctors.
What ever you think, the wars killed them irrespective of their principles. I respect the Red and the White.
The Red and the White.
Why
Argue
Both were brave
Each had their own
Principles to up
Hold. Neither less than bold.
One would carry a weapon
The other a stretcher, no gun
Both men died for their own held beliefs
They were both lost and that loss brought much grief.
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Then there is the Purple Poppy in remembrance of all the animals who died in service during conflicts and serve with us still in modern conflicts.
They pulled the gun carriages until they dropped
They carried messages and they got shot.
They search out the unexploded mines
They save lives a thousand times.
Spare a thought for the horse, pigeon, donkey dog and many more
Remember them, they all help us in times of war
02 Apr 2020 16 Comments
in #threethingschallenge, inspiration Tags: All Keyworkers, Clap for the NHS, gratitude, thank you, Three things Challenge
Welcome to Di from pensitivy101: The Three Things Challenge. #193
Every day she’ll give you three things that will hopefully trigger your creativity.
You don’t have to use them all if you don’t want to, simply read the prompt and see what comes to mind. Today’s Three Things are silent eerie evening
Welcome to The Three Things Challenge.
It’s Thursday, the eerie, silent evening is broken, the noise is deafening! We all have our lights on, doors and windows open and we are cheering for the NHS and all Keyworkers! THANK YOU!
11 Mar 2020 6 Comments
in One liner Wednesday Tags: gratitude
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
Part of LindaGHill’s One-Liner Wednesday
Badge by Laura #1lineWeds
11 Nov 2019 9 Comments
in Music, Talking Straight Tags: gratitude, Remembrance
Yesterday we remembered our war dead and survivers of two world wars and all conflicts since. In the U.K. we always remember our old soldiers on the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day.
And for our more recent heroes.
Lest we forget.
18 Sep 2019 4 Comments
in One liner Wednesday Tags: , gratitude, kindness, One liner Wednesday
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.”
Henri Frederic Amiel
This is part of Lindaghill’s One-Liner Wednesday.
26 Aug 2019 16 Comments
in Poems, Ronovanwrites Tags: #268, #weekly Haiku, CHALLENGE, gratitude, Harmony, Poetry prompt, Ronovanwrites
Harmony is bred
From gratitude for small things
Happiness is free.
This is part of Ronovanwrites Weekly Haiku Challenge.
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