Posted in Seat Sunday
Photography /Poetry
“I don’t generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench” Satchel Paige
A Bench to Sit on
I was looking for
A bench to sit on
What I hoped to score
Something close to a lawn
To lay my tired self
On a softer shelf
Then I saw it
The bench, made of stone
When I tried to sit
I felt it to my bones
Too hard for a fit!
Posted in Seat Sunday
Photography /Poetry /Humour
“I don’t want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years”
Frank Lampard
Office Home and Away for Seat Sunday
A seat in the sun
Office life, filled with fun
But wouldn’t you rather
Dig around and discover
What secrets are hidden
Even though it may be forbidden
At least during office hours?
Posted in response to Sylvain Landry’s photo challenge, theme of Selfie
Photography /Poetry /Humour
“I think the scariest person in the world is the person with no sense of humor” Michael J. Fox
Dark Glasses
Can’t stand the flashes
Oh paparazzi be cursed
Because,
I am forced
To wear these dark glasses
Before,
My fifteen minutes of fame
Passes
Posted in response to Sylvain Landry’s photo challenge, theme of Selfie
Photography /Poetry /Humour
“I think the scariest person in the world is the person with no sense of humor” Michael J. Fox
Rear-view Mirror
Trying to act casual
Trying to act cool
After all,
There is nothing unusual
And nothing, like a fool
Than, in the middle of traffic
Stopping midway
For a quick snap it
After all
This is what all
Self conscious hip people
Do these days!
So snap, snap, snap away
A selfie in progress
Posted in Seat Sunday
Photography /Poetry /Travel
“It's a cute little studio apartment that has just what I need: a bed, a couch, a table, a chair, and a coffee-maker.” ― Shawn Lukas
Dreaming in Black and White for Seat Sunday
In technicolour dreaming
You sometimes wake up screaming
Do not struggle or fight
Turn off all colours
And soon, the soothing
Of Black and White
Will dim down the lights
Posted in WordPress Course: WP Writing: Intro to Poetry
Photography /Poetry
Poetry, Day Ten: Future
Could it be our last day of Intro to Poetry already?! Let’s keep our spirits up by focusing on whatever it is that’s coming next. Whether it’s about tomorrow, next October, or the year 2345, let today’s poem be inspired by your vision of the future. (Fears, hopes, and plans are equally acceptable, of course. As are robots!)
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves” William Shakespeare
Road to Nowhere
The future
Now uncertain
When removed is
The safety curtain
No time
For bloopers
Nor reruns
Used is
The last dime
For a trip
To the sun
First
Summer
Then fall
No bummer
Just a ball
Future
Unfolds
We are
On a road
To nowhere
Travelling fast
Forgetting
The past
It would not
Have lasted
Anyway
Future
Unknown
Or so
We were told
Never mind
Just be kind
Your place
You will find
Past, present
All in imperfect
Time still
Well spent
Now
Heads up
Finish
Your cup
Legs, arms
Tucked inside
Let the slide
Your way
Down guide
Posted in Caturday
Photography /Poetry /Homage
“In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you” Michel de Montaigne
For Caturday
I still remember
That day in September
When a furry bundle of joy
Appeared at my door
And with a loud roar
Shouted: Ahoy!
Over thirty years ago
With four more in tow
With fullest of force
Changing the course
Of my entire life
Without much strife
Posted in Caturday
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Tale
Photo credits Miranda Kuusisto
Caturday presents the honorary cat Mr Diesel and his adventures
Mr Diesel’s Adventures for Caturday
“Hounds follow those who feed them.”
―Otto von Bismarck (1st Chancellor of Germany)
The Look
He’s got the look
And all it took
Was a cute little
Brown-eyed crook
To look up
From you book
And get you hooked
Posted in Caturday
Photography /Poetry /Humour /Tale
Photo credits Miranda Kuusisto
Caturday presents the honorary cat Mr Diesel and his adventures
Mr Diesel’s Adventures for Caturday
“Hounds follow those who feed them.”
―Otto von Bismarck (1st Chancellor of Germany)
Born with Teeth
I am a carnivore
But you may me adore
As I lay on the floor
So very close to the door
So better go to the store
And get me some more
Meat
Before I get bored
Posted in WordPress Course: Developing Your Eye I
Photography /Poetry
Day Ten: “Architecture” — Go Monochrome
From the geometry of skyscrapers to the ironwork on historical buildings, there are many opportunities to capture the beauty and complexity of architecture.
Monochromatic (WP Developing Your Eye I)
“The world is in color, you have to work at black and white.” – Andrew Maclean
Old School
The old house, quite charismatic
Standing tall, very melodramatic
It comes with a complete attic
All painted, in monochromatic
But still very enigmatic
Rantings Of A Third Kind 