Month: July 2016

And is there news?

My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Flash 55 PLUS! Where the challenge is to write a piece of poetry or prose in precisely 55 WORDS. The PLUS! is an invitation to reflect on the Battle of the Somme.   They staggered across no-man’s land, Tattered remnants Returning to mud-filled trenches After shifting and ducking bullets […]

Grumbling in the Queue

My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma and Beyond – How To … – July 2, 2016   No frenetic rush To board a train, plane or bus, Buy a stamp or pay for tea; Just form an orderly queue, please, Where the British stereotype Is happiest to gripe About the wait, queue-jumpers and the weather, […]

Breeze Blessing

My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #105 “coming to sea cliffs” by Jane Reichhold     coming to sea cliffs the off-shore breeze raises a flower fragrance                                      © Jane Reichhold blessing ancient crumbling rocks with ocean’s salty essence                     © Kim M. Russell