Take A Seat (Weekly Bench/Seat Series)

Bench a Sunday Post/Seat Sunday Series
Poetry and Photography
&
Posted in Travel Words Photo Challenge Bench Series
(Sunday 13-12-2015)

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“I took a back seat and did whatever it took for the team to win” James Harden

Take A Seat

Break the beat
And take a seat
Which one do you prefer?
You have been given three options this week
Are these something
To your liking
Or other types you seek?
The old wooden bench
Which has seen better times
The chair in the cafe
During a busy day
Or the comfy fluffy recliner
There is really no denying her
She is quite the tempting one

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Delicious (Daily Photo 2015-12-13)

Posted in the Daily Photo series
In honour of the month of December
Poetry & Photography

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“I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an ‘errie’ in it!” Jordin Sparks

Delicious

Red, juicy, delicious
My one and only precious
You make me so jealous
Driving me reckless
With all your freshness
I am getting restless
One bite of your essence
Leaves me breathless

You left me this impression
So, hear my confession
You are my obsession
I wish, my possession

My red delicious all so merry
My one and only Strawberry

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Narrow Passage (SL WEEK 23)

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

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“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence” Henry David Thoreau

Narrow Passage

What’s behind us here has led
To the narrow passage ahead
Do not fear or dread
For the future wide and open
To this path have woven
No words to be spoken
As we take our first step

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Who the Hell is Gun?

Posted in Camera Lucida Photo Challenge, Self Portrait
Photography and Poetry

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“I cannot sing, dance, act or write, but it never stopped me from doing any of those things” Gun Roswell

Who the Hell is Gun?

She thinks she is the Gun with the fastest bullets
She sure loves her creature comforts
Her chair, her Trek, her Mac and coffee
Maybe even some added toffee

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Home sweet home
Her true heart’s motto
Write more and still some more
Her work etchic on the dot-o

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A holiday spent in a warmer climate
Cheeks will turn the colour of tomatoes
Fuel it will for a year’s worth
Surely going onwards strong with mirth

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Even of her car she wrote
A little tale, oh what a poet!
Drag Queens, comedy, science fiction
Between them not always a clear distinction

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Her home filled with objet d’arts
A collection long ago did start
Oh and did I mention the many a shoes?
Maybe even a witch’s brew?

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Her leg was operated a while ago
Now fully mended and on the go
High heels come a clacking
When someone at the door is knocking

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Strong and independent is her mindset
But do not that let
Fool you into thinking
She is not as soft as a kitten

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When it comes to her and hers
You can softly hear her purr
When the working day is done
Let the slumber surely come

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Saturday Sunset, Part Two (Daily Photo 2015-12-12)

Posted in the Daily Photo series
In honour of the month of December
Poetry & Photography

If you see the sunset, does it have to mean something? If you hear the birds singing does it have to have a message?” Robert Wilson

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Saturday Sunset, Part Two

An ordinary Saturday
On a December’s eve
Stepping into a sleigh
For a ride to leave
On a track
To watch the sunset
The colours a reminder
Of the season’s binder

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Saturday Sunset, Part One (Daily Photo 2015-12-12)

Posted in the Daily Photo series
In honour of the month of December
Poetry & Photography

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“I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can shoot it. There is nothing more grotesque to me than a vacation” Dustin Hoffman

Saturday Sunset, Part One

“The sky is on fire, the sky is on fire!”

The peasant from the ancient times shouted
As the red clouds into the skies sprouted
Running as fast as he could
Before the skies on him fall would

Simply out of fear
Not knowing of the beauty so near
Shivering in his cellar
Like an old yellar

Some hundreds years later
Not a sunset hater
Eagerly awaiting
A sunset most breathtaking

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Red (Daily Photo) 2015-12-11, Part Two

Posted in the Daily Photo series
In honour of the month of December
Poetry & Photography

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“Red is the ultimate cure for sadness” Bill Blass

Red

Red is my colour
Try not to follow
Red is my attitude
No intended platitude
Watch me bloom
As my nom de plume
Is Red

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Life in Bubble (Daily Photo 2015-12-11) Part One

Posted in the Daily Photo series
In honour of the month of December
Poetry & Photography

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“We live in a strange bubble” Brian Molko

Life in Bubble

Living in a bubble
Peeking through Hubble
Getting into trouble
Always on the double
Trying to snuggle
Always a struggle
For the couple
After all,
Living in a bubble
Usually decouples

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Caturday, 2015-12-12

In honour of Caturday and all cats everywhere

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“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea” Robert A. Heinlein

Caturday, 2015-12-12

“I keep my cat
In my handbag”

Said the old hag
And, with a snag
Lighting a fag

“It’s not a gag,
so just cut me some slack”

She quickly snapped
As she zigzagged
A price tag
Like a yellow flag
Flashing on her ragtag
And out of fashion coat
Stepping into a boat
Flinging in her large tote
The cat sprung out
And onto the float
In a few quick strokes
She rowed across the moat

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Freedom (Writing 101, A Poem A Day)

Writing 101, A Poem A Day: Day 5: Freedom
Poetry & Photography

Freedom is a fundamental need. It is so powerful that nations go to war for it. People engage in both despicable and heroic deeds to gain it. In the name of freedom we suffer, make sacrifices, and attempt to perform miracles. For freedom we are willing to lose everything and risk our lives, since no life really is one without freedom.

What freedom means is open to interpretation, which is why it’s been a recurring subject in art. In today’s poem, share your take on freedom. While you’re at it, be fearless with your thoughts. Don’t hold back. Unleash your emotions and be honest with yourself. Uncensored writing coming from the heart often produces the most amazing read.

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“Life, Love, Liberty”

Freedom

Freedom is to be who you are without being ashamed
Freedom is to love someone without being blamed
Freedom is to walk home in the dark without being raped
Freedom is to say your thoughts out loud without being hated
Freedom is to choose whether you turn left or right
Freedom is to surrender without a fight

Freedom is,
To be who you are
Where you are
When you are
Let no one
Tell you differently

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