What makes your writing boring Other than the obvious …you have no ideas What if your tale is magical but your prose is in arrears What makes your writing boring The tale just comes out flat People give up reading and settle for a nap The pundits say too many filter words can slow the… Continue reading What makes your writing boring?
Category: life
Who sold my number?
Scam phone calls Have heard they happen Never to me, I have a phone, that everybody ignores I have a sim Its ready and available But not for calling thats a whim Used for data a few odd texts I don’t need it to talk Not on this instrument, its data escape So with suprise… Continue reading Who sold my number?
Upside down
Upside down Inside out Puckered frown Buckets of doubt Senseless Spiral Empty Void Needless worries Too much pride
Checkmate
Checkmate, parlous state Playing games, no rebate Trying moves, pulling strokes Checkmate, making jokes Cruel puns, not shared laughter Scoring points couldn’t be dafter Checkmate trust revoked, poor trait Checkmate learning to hate, is it all too late? Reset the game, change the rules Checkmate in life could be for fools Checkmate put in context… Continue reading Checkmate
I am missing you
I am missing you Where have you gone I see you sitting beside me The link was so strong Now things have changed The passion has died Life is a plateau Hot tears I have cried I am missing you Where have you gone You are here in body I need to hear your song… Continue reading I am missing you
Happiness Road
Which is the road that leads to happiness Is the sign post instantaneous Does one tread a path and start anew Or should one do a life review A commitment made has become a burden Start a new life, new diversion Where to dump the heavy load Grief and woe and loneliness Which is the… Continue reading Happiness Road
Life is a circus
Life is a circus Some would say Does that mean a dull grind, day after day Or a series of adventures With new skills to learn Maybe with some stress, to grin and burn Life is a circus Some would say Populated with clowns sinister or gay But how about the strongman Or the lion… Continue reading Life is a circus
Haiku
The rose lifts its head Following the sun’s path round The bee sips nectar
An alternative look at golf
Golf a new sport to try Learn some new skills to satisfy Learn to hit a ball with a club How difficult can it be, unless I hit the scrub Stand relaxed and swing from the hips Practice the move, heck have to be a contortionist Ready to try, they said go to tee Not… Continue reading An alternative look at golf
Definition in words and pictures
Definition in words and pictures Make an impression,markers and fixtures When reality blurs how to show our worth Are words enough or insubstantial The path winds on, destiny calling, consequential If words hang lame How do we decaim our feelings Body language supplements the story, fans the flame Words light a spark The void between… Continue reading Definition in words and pictures
