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Gloria’s Spell

Spell

Challenge

Weekend Writing Prompt #461: This weekend your challenge is to write a poem or a piece of prose in exactly 13 words using the word “Spell”.

Gloria has put a spell on me
Her spirit makes me so happy

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Cinquain Poetry Prompt 45: NEED is your inspiration.

We need
Each other to
Grow and thrive together
Like the earth needs sun and rain to
Thrive

This is part of Ronovanwrites American Cinquain Challenge.

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Feb. 14, 2026: Unrequited Love.

Ping went my phone … It was this week’s SoCs prompt from our very busy and efficient host Linda G Hill. Here’s what she said. “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “love.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun, and happy Valentine’s Day!”

Unrequited Love.

Jump she said , How high?
Was his gentle reply.
He would do anything for her
Yet she scorned him and treated him like a cur.
Presents he lavished on her daily
She accepted them then dismissed him gayly
She was always on her way out
Never a thank you, her mouth a permanent pout.
One day he could take no more
So he pushed a note through her door.
“I can’t go on trying to win your favour.
I am wasting my time, it shows in your behaviour.
He was gone and she was on her own
She was shocked to the core, cut right to the bone.
She really had not realized how much he’d done for her
No she did not see she loved him til he was no longer there!

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 51, Synonyms Only, 2/10/26

Using my own instructions for Tanka Tuesday “To this week, choose any form you’d like to create. Let’s use synonyms for the words “love & passion.” That means you must not use the words love or passion in your poem, only synonyms for those words. I have chosen an Abhanga in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc. It is customary to title your poem

Love & Passion

Her brown eyes said it all
Fervently doted on me
Her life she’d lay down free
We were her all.

Defend me to the end
I am her guiding light
Her presence makes life bright
God spelled backwards.

One-Liner Wednesday: Christmas and New Year wishes.

Header a photo from Dan Antion.

I wish all my lovely friends and followers here on wordpress a very Happy Christmas , YuleTide Holidays may you all be blessed with a happy time. Whatever your Creed Or Faith my your Gods or Goddess’s bless you all.

Yule tide is upon us and today was it’s eve of many events. No doubt you have all been very busy. Well it’s time for you to sit down and have a break. So let’s all raise a glass to eachother and shout Happy Christmas.

It’s A Miracal

Black, black the sky, cold the winds blow

Across the miles by the light of stars progress was slow.

She was slight but with child. Tired and near her time.

They had to travel though, the census to sign.

They arrived late after many days travel and there was no place to stay.

She was too tired to chide her man for his incompetence

Love and kindness is for every day , not just for Christmas.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

I will not be around much over Christmas but I will be thinking of you all. Also in January hubby and I are off to Singapore and New Zealand…on an adventure of a life time…. We have a grueling schedule. But we are determined to do this because we know if we don’t we will never do it.

I will do my best to pop in and keep in touch and read posts. I will be back in March 💜💜

So we wish you all the very best for this season and I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2026.

This must be my longest One-Liner Wednesday for Linda ever! 💜💜💜💜💜🎄🎄🎄💘💘💘🎊

Thank you all so much for your support over this year and many others. I love and appreciate you all. 💜💜💜

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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 42, Gift/Gifting, 12/09/25

This week Yvette is our host for Tanka Tuesday. Here is what she has to say about her prompt.“So, for this week, I thought we would focus on the word gift. You can choose the noun or verb version. You can write about a favorite gift you’ve received or one you have given. You can create a poem about the act of gifting. If you’d like, you can focus on the materialist side or the emotional aspect of gifts.”

I agree whole heartedly, the gift of love and time are worth more than expensive gifts and money. I have chosen a two stanza Abhanga for my entry this week.

The best gift is love
Your time and friendship too
It costs nothing, that true
Yet beyond worth.

We’ll always have this bond
Such a lasting present.
The children heaven sent
We gave them life

From beyond the Grave. Lost parents.

Such a poignant moment at the festival of remembrance on Saturday Night. The children of soldiers who gave their lives in battle . Carrying the book of remembrance. Sam Ryder sang a song about parenting made all the more significant by the fact that these children had lost a parent to war. … Nothing can compensate for this but Sam sings that their lost ones are willing them on from beyond the grave.

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We will never forget 💜

TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 35, Absorb/Repel, 10/21/25

This week for Tanka Tuesday poets! It’s Yvette‘s turn again to be our host. Here is what she said about her prompt. “So, for this week, I thought we would play around with the words absorb and repel. You can use one word or both. You can choose to write about energy, emotion, or nature. Or let your mind be as creative as it wants to be! Select any syllabic form that you want to use. You can see a great list here. For an extra challenge, try to add a kigo word connected to your current season.“

I decided to write a Double Ennead . Which comprises of five lines with a syllable count of 6/5/11/6/5, (33 SYLLABLES per stanza) 3 STANZAS EACH = 99 SYLLABLES, NO MORE, NO LESS! You can add rhyme schemes or not. Title this form.

Soul, black as my hat.

Absorb the autumn rain 🍁🍂
Breath the aroma
The dying down of life, turning into mulch .
The Raven sallies forth
He’s black as my hat.

Repel creeping sadness
Corvid’s black eyes spark
Cold the wind that bends me double, shivering.
Absorb the witch’s lore
Raven cries nevermore.🍁🍂

The hard earth is sodden
Life, though, absorbs hope
Repel dark thoughts remember not all is lost.
Raven soars above fields
Dorment for winter.🍁🍂

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One-Liner Wednesday: Two for one on Parenthood.

Being a mum this really touched me and its from our Sam.

“Go Steady , just take your time,your ready it will all be fine and whatever you say there’s a bond you can’t break. Cos I ‘ll love you that will never change.” Sam Ryder.

“Success for all parents has perhaps the greatest of consequences. It ensures the future of life on our planet.”—

Sir David Attenborough

Part of LindaGHill’s One – Liner Wednesday.

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My Review of Marsha Ingrao’s Book EMBRACING THE POWER TO LIVE.

Hello everyone do you remember a while back I took part in Marsha Ingrao of alwayswrite blog tour for her beautiful poetry book Embracing The Power To Live. Here is the post I did back then read it here .

So today I have put up my review on Amazon and GoodReads and here it is for you to read here.

A book to read on a sunny day or a rainy afternoon

I read this book in it’s pre published stage and again after Marsha kindly sent me a copy. What struck me most was what Marsha herself says about this book “Embracing the Power to Live isn’t a step-by-step self-help book—do these ten things, and you’ll be an instant success. No it is a poetic memoir full of hits and misses that you’ll enjoy if you listen with your head full of dreams.”
Yes indeed it is that …a book for a sunny day or a rainy afternoon. It will raise your spirits and build your character.
This is a slice of Marsha’s life and there is something there for all of us to learn from in it.
I can highly recommend this book. It is a true life Gem !