SL WEEK 16: Alone

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photo Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY
A response to Sylvain’s challenge theme of communications
“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company” George Washington

SL WEEK 16: Alone

Deep in thought
Not a soul in sight
This is how I prefer it
At least sometimes

With my hand extended
Still feel I am invisible
That is how others prefer it
At least sometimes

Standing tall all in white
People ignoring, passing by
Not that I mind it
At least sometimes

The empty seat
I felt beat
So I left it behind
This time

The Daily Post: (Extra)ordinary Part Three

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Gun Roswell

October: Month of wellingtons and mackintoshes
Photography and Poetry

+ PHOTO CHALLENGE: (Extra)ordinary

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “(Extra)ordinary.”

“I never considered myself a lucky person. I’m the most extraordinary pessimist. I truly am”
Christopher Nolan

The Daily Post: (Extra)ordinary Part Three

The days are getting shorter
Reflections on the water
The last of the reminders
Of the times much kinder

The games of summer played
The tanned skin to rest laid
Tall shadows now displayed
Soon enough will fade

Because,
When in October
The cold shoulder
Of winter
Soon will reenter

The Daily Post: (Extra)ordinary Part Two

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Gun Roswell

October: Month of wellingtons and mackintoshes
Photography and Poetry

+ PHOTO CHALLENGE: (Extra)ordinary

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “(Extra)ordinary.”

“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man” Elbert Hubbard

The Daily Post: (Extra)ordinary Part Two

Just another ordinary day
A day at the office
Blue for the skies
Blue for the thoughts
Looking out the window
Weather getting brighter
Mood is getting lighter
No time to hesitate
Out for a quick break
Sunshine and cool weather
What could be better

The Daily Post: (Extra)ordinary Part One

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Gun Roswell

October: Month of wellingtons and mackintoshes
Photography and Poetry

+ PHOTO CHALLENGE: (Extra)ordinary

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “(Extra)ordinary.”

“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude” Brene Brown

The Daily Post: (Extra)ordinary Part One

Early morning
Misty weather
Softly adorning
Like a feather
The nature silent
Without movement
The early bird
Only to be heard
Nothing else
Breaks the silence
Of the morning mist

Monday with(out) Coffee (Extra)ordinary

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Gun Roswell

October: Month of wellingtons and mackintoshes
Photography and Poetry
And, yet another homage to Coffee ;P

+ PHOTO CHALLENGE: (Extra)ordinary

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “(Extra)ordinary.”

“I can’t imagine a day without coffee. I can’t imagine!” Howard Schultz

Monday with(out) Coffee

What is a Monday
But a slow day of Sunday
Without coffee
It’s just a faded copy

It’s just what you seek
So, don’t hesitate
Go ahead, start the week
With a fresh, clean slate

Make your way
To the coffee maker
For a while stay
After all,
You deserved a break

SL WEEK 15: Communications; Lesson in Water Guns

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photo Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY
A response to Sylvain’s challenge theme of communications
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something” Plato

SL WEEK 15: Communications; Lesson in Water Guns

“So listen carefully, because I shall say this only once”

Others nodding in unison.

“This is the safety, once you pull it back, you can shoot.”

Everyone staring in awe and with a bewildered look on their faces.

“You know what a safety is?”

“Um…” “Um” “No?”

“OK, I will show you one more time. Now watch and listen carefully!”

SL WEEK 15: Communications; Hot Gossip

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photo Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY
A response to Sylvain’s challenge theme of communications

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place” George Bernard Shaw

SL WEEK 15: Communications; Hot Gossip

“Say what?”
“I was asking did you hear about Toddy?”
“What about Toddy?”
“I said Toddy got his back burnt badly and was taken to the hospital.”
“Oh, too much sun?”
“Sun?”
“Yes, sun. From laying on the beach?”
“No, I heard it was a cooking accident.”
“Cooking?”
“Yeah, apparently his sausages overboild!”

SL WEEK 13: Four Wheel Drives

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photo Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY
In response to Sylvain’s challenge theme of ecology

“You don’t have to invent the wheel, but you might want to be the company that invents the rims” MC Hammer

SL WEEK 13: Four Wheel Drives

Four wheel drives
Of a different kind
Manual propulsion
With a little compulsion
Slowly getting nowhere
And then again, everywhere
Usage from ages zero
To the top one hundred
You can be a hero
Or a little weirdo
As long as you keep pedalling
The flow of adrenaline
Will keep you moving
Your condition improving
Hear the crowds cheering
As you are nearing
The finish line

SL WEEK 13: I want to ride my Bicycle

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Gun Roswell

Photo Challenge by SYLVAIN LANDRY
In response to Sylvain’s challenge theme of ecology

“Life is like riding a bicycle: you don’t fall off unless you stop pedaling” Claude Pepper

SL WEEK 13: I want to ride my Bicycle

I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride it where I like
Sometimes, even a trike

With this simple vehicle
On a ride so magical
Ever so classical
In today’s world radical
And utterly likeable
Someone said impossible
Even behaviour maniacal
Never mind the icicles
And the cynicals
I just keep on riding on
My bicycle