Slam on the Brakes
Day 64 prompt: slam on the brakes On my way to work Passenger seat occupied By valuable essentials Briefcase, purse, laptop Squirrel in the road Slam on the […]
Author Archives: bethterpening
E-Meal
Day 63 prompt: the letter E enormous ernestine empress of east moline eats Eggs over easy every evening til queasy but effects an exception if there’s an […]
Ordinary Worker
Day 62 prompt: ordinary I think and talk and write for pay I rarely ever miss a day “High performer,” so they said I thought I would get ahead But […]
Wine Flight
Day 61 prompt: flight swipe the bar top place five spotless glasses straight line evenly spaced delicate stems supporting voluptuous bowls present each bottle stroke each label […]
Tumbling Free
Day 60 prompt: door a breath of an idea whispers its way in and quietly starts inflating balloons in my imagination one after another until their colors and fullness […]
Private Stash
Day 59 prompt: chocolate In my office I have files Bins and boxes And some piles Things to read Things to do Things out from And things in […]
Warning: Yellow Baby
Day 58 prompt: yellow warning yellow baby jaundice severe enough for concern leave her? no! show us what to do we yield to your advice handle with […]
Zoo Strategy
Day 57 prompt: stuffed animals (a haiku) at feeding time I follow the zookeeper to see stuffed animals
What to Do with Cheese
Day 56 prompt: cheese Grate it Perk that plate of pasta Shave it Sharpen a Caesar salad Bake it Mound up molten maccaroni Dice it Poke in […]
Sudden Spring
Day 55 prompt: spring Sandy sleeps dreaming of catnip or a goldfish freed from its bowl Shiver … Sandy stirs ears twitching at a disturbance I don’t […]
Ode to Toys
Day 54 prompt: plastics (try singing it to the tune of Ode to Joy!) Dune Buggy Baby, Operation Fisher Price Little People nation Simon, Inch Worm, Bristle Blocks Most of […]
Alive
Day 53 prompt: alive Alert and active Listening, looking, learning I am intent on Voicing my views and Enjoying everyday experiences
Ahhh Treatment
Day 52 prompt: wet Long hard day Tired and stressed Lock the door Get undressed Light some candles Dim the room Turn on music Spray perfume Fill the tub Way […]
Welcome, Shopper
Day 51 prompt: entrance (a haiku) we near, they open shrewd supermarket doors sense we seek milk or wine
Summer Nights
Day 50 prompt: nightlife I remember summer nights on the farm lying on a blanket in the yard after dark trying to count the stars and losing track somewhere […]
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