Posted in the Daily Post: Names
“What’s in a name?
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”
William Shakespeare
Names
Before you ring the bell
And get under our spell
Check the name
On the door frame!
Author Archives: Gun Roswell
Names for the Daily Post, Two
WWW in Mallorca (six)
Posted in World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs”
Susan Sontag
WWW in Mallorca
The evening filled
With colourful lights
Cool wind chilled
Time to head inside
The Aquarium a choice
Listening to sealife’s voice
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WWW in Mallorca (one)
Posted in World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs”
Susan Sontag
WWW in Mallorca
Palma Nova
The sweetest Rosa
Of the island Mallorca
Welcomes
The weary traveler
A world’s passenger
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WWW in Mallorca (five)
Posted in World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs”
Susan Sontag
WWW in Mallorca
Feeling very entertained
Passing the mountain chain
And the flattest of plains
There is nothing mundane
About this trip across the domain
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WWW in Mallorca (seven)
Posted in World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs”
Susan Sontag
WWW in Mallorca
Sharks swimming in tanks
Where a ship had sank
Luminescent jellyfish
But not served as a dish
Enjoying the night life
Of this little town in south
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WWW in Mallorca (three)
Posted in World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs”
Susan Sontag
WWW in Mallorca
Colourful and vibrant
Like a water hydrant
The little village by the sea
No better place to be
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WWW in Mallorca (two)
Posted in World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs”
Susan Sontag
WWW in Mallorca
Come,
And take a load off
Forget all that scoff
Enjoy the sunny beach
Watch the waves breach
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WWW in Mallorca (four)
Posted in World Wide Wednesday: Around the world in photographs
“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs”
Susan Sontag
WWW in Mallorca
Taking a ride on a train
On this island of Spain
Driving down a narrow lane
Watching the local terrain
Sun is shining, no rain
Sipping on champagne
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Resilient for the Daily Post, Three
Posted in the Daily Post : Resilient
resilient rɪˈzɪlɪənt
adjective
1. (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending,
stretching, or being compressed. “a shoe with resilient cushioning”
synonyms: flexible, pliable, pliant, supple, plastic, elastic, springy, rubbery;
antonyms: inflexible, rigid, fragile
2. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
“babies are generally far more resilient than new parents realize”
Ochre on White
The snow came
What a pain
But for me, only a stain
I am persistent
Even magnificent
I may be dull and dreary
But this snow may fear me
So just hear me
Because I will be here
When the snow is gone!
