Portfolio including poetry and flash fiction from micro fiction to short stories and a bit of photography thrown in for good measure.
“What’s that smell…HOLY JEEZ, Grandma! The house is on fire!”
Flames climbed the wall engulfing a spice rack and threatening the ceiling.
“I put water on it!”
“It’s a grease fire, Grandma. NO WATER!”
A nearby extinguisher tamed the blaze.
“Ohh, right.” Grandma scrunched her face, perplexed. “I used to know that.”
– Written for Grammar Ghoul Press Shapeshifting 13 #64. Question prompt, “What is that smell?” WC 52. Image by State Farm. “She Used To Know That” won 1st place in this contest.
You birth a child you should care for but instead neglect.
You have what some others wish they could get.
Maybe there is a plan
That I don’t understand,
Or is the dice rolled to select?
– Written for Limerick Challenge Week 30. Prompt was “antonyms.” Photo from Pixabay.com.
Rivers of regret run like relentless rain,
Persistently pouring past pain out onto the page.
Red with rage from the realization that the rejection of reality is not rational.
Temper turns to tired tears that trail and tangle with the tale I’ve penned,
A failed father, a fickle friend, a family fallen apart from within.
Drowning in a deluge of darkness, dumbfounded, I discover the destination.
This crucial chapter comes to a close.
– Written for Jane Dougherty Writes, Poetry Challenge #41: In The Rain. Painting prompt by Franz Marc. Word prompts were “rain, red, relentless, river, regrets.”
This was taken somewhere in the Metrowest Boston area. I don’t recall the city name.
– Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Stairs, Steps, Ladders. Photos ©2015 Leara Morris-Clark. This photo was awarded featured blog for this challenge.
The warm sea breeze blows –
Campanulas sway, ringing
Across Greek Isles
– Written for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s Carpe Diem Special #216. Response to two Haiku by Patricia Donegan, “lean into the wind.” Photo from Wikimedia.
Autumn breeze signals –
Granny Smith and Honeycrisp
Dust off the pie pan
– Written for Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge #107. Word prompts were “Pie” & “Dust” or synonyms of those. Photo from Wikimedia.
This squirrel was wandering around Harvard Yard in Cambridge, MA.
– Let There be Peace on Earth’s 26 Weeks Letter Challenge: S. Photos ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark.
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