Enough Today

The evening sky was growing darker.  The clouds hung low an ominous warning of the fast-approaching storm.  Lightning cracked the sky and thunder roared.  The rain pouring over the fresh graves as the roses and lilies wilt.

"The dead were settling in under their mud roof and something was shuffling overhead".  Jake the undertaker was dragging his long shovel as he headed back to the shed.  His day was done with that last heap of dirt.  Wiping his face of the days grime he silently prayed as he always does for the dead. Rest in peace.

Suddenly, there in the darkness a black cat sprang out chasing a small mouse.  The undertaker thought there has been enough death for today.  His legs and back ached as he shuffled after the cat.  Spooky, he said, "it's time for us to go home". 

dVerse Poets Pub - Prosery 
hosted by Kim

for the prompt write up to a 144 word piece of prosery incorporating the following lines chosen

 from ‘Body’ in your Prosery are:

“the dead were settling in under their mud roof
and something was shuffling overhead”

Ibbi Pip

Ibbi Pip Birdhouse Troll 

Ibbi Pip wanders through the musical forest
beneath the canopy of interlocking tree branches
her thoughts are filled with nature and human kind
she hums to the sound of chickadees and sparrows

singing her song of hope and love 

Carrying her sack of colorful birdhouses
slowly but steadily she hangs each one with care
listening for the tap tap tap of a woodpecker
her mind drifts as she roams from tree to tree

singing her song of sharing the world 

Ibbi observed humans building these in their yards 
a vision formed, she found her purpose in life
sharing her creativity with a smile on her face
one birdhouse at a time her heart swells with love

singing her song of compassion for nature

sharing with dVerse Open Link Night hosted by Mish 

author's note:  I went to see an exhibit "Trolls Save the Humans" Created by Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo from reclaimed materials, these larger-than-life figures blend folklore, sustainability, and storytelling.

Once a Rose

photo credit unknown

beauty is fleeting
roses no longer bloom here
flower shop now closed 

Posted for Sunday Senryu 
hosted by Rall

Autumn's Arrival

Courtesy of Pixabay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn’s palette of terracotta, mustard and rust
the old pickup left a trail of dust

An eagle soars high above the tall pine trees
gone are the stings of bees

A moose quietly makes his own tracks
trees fall with the sound of an axe

Squirrels gathering nuts for winter
a woodsman has a splinter

The secluded cabin is warm and cozy
in the darkness howls a coyote

written for dVerse Poetry Form - hosted by Grace 

This week, break the couple.    Write a poem incorporating one of these couplets.

Choose one:
Broken Couplet — disrupt the expected relationship between the two lines.

Split Couplet — experiment with a longer first line and a shorter second line.

Hinged Couplet — let the second line turn, transform, or change the meaning of the first.

Unravelling the Tapesty of Life

The Lady of Shalott (1875) public domain

 The lady of Shalott
under a mysterious curse
never to look upon Camelot

one day she heard his song
entranced by his lovely verse
that’s when thing went wrong

a glance on the shadow land
under moonlight she would traverse
leaving isolation was unplanned

in a boat she departed down river
entangled in the tapestry of her curse
the night air tasted cold and bitter 

drifting into an eternal dream
singing her songs of love in verse
she had a lovely face, Lancelot beamed

under a glowing sky her soul soared
in the silence not a voice was heard

linking with dVerse Poets Pub - Poetics

hosted by Sanaa

Prompt: For today’s Poetics, I would like you all to choose ONE of the paintings by John Atkinson Grimshaw and write a poem inspired by it. You can write an ekphrastic poem or simply take the title as a springboard or both. The choice is yours.   

Hum Hum Humming

courtesy of Pixabay  - leeandron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tell me where is the hum of life
is it found hiding in humbleness
is it found in the thumbprints of humans
is it found in the songs of humpbacks
is it found in the heart thumping
tell me where is the humming

writing a dVerse Poets Pub - Quadrille 

hosted by De - writing a 44 word quadrille
incorporating the word "hum"

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