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The Devil Wears Polyester – #MayWriting – #poetry

31 Friday May 2019

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In his wildest dreams, he was a pirate
A swashbuckler much better than Kidd
Though merely a fantasy, his free spirit
Nearly did him in, oh, God forbid!

Found himself a lady, the finest, was she
Treated her poorly, and it cost him
When he wasn’t looking, went on a spree
Left him with nothing, but exhaustion

When realizing he had nothing to wear
He went out, and found himself a sewer
Turns out, it’s the sister, he took to his lair
Only the devil, it appears, didn’t know her

Promising to make him the best costume ever
Sneering, he said, get to it, I will not pester
When finished, presented him, her endeavor
Laughed, because she made it out of polyester

He wondered aloud, how could this be right?
This fabric is horrid on the skin, it itches!!
He looked for her, but she fled, in the night
Now he’s stuck, with irritated britches

 

May Writing Prompts – The Devil Wears Polyester – Day 31/31 – Hard to believe another month has passed, and June is knocking on our door! The twisted book titles were a blast. Next months prompts are sure to catch your fancy…a little bit different than what you’re used to.   😉

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Counteract ~ #poetry #WOTD #FOWC #DWP

30 Thursday May 2019

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These days have been humdrum, with all this rain

Perhaps, I should place a wager, or any kind of bet

That I can counteract Mother Nature, albeit, insane

By absconding, with the sun, without getting wet

 

Word of the Day – Wager
FOWC with Fandango – Humdrum
Daily Word Prompt – Abscond

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Great Exceptions – #MayWriting – #poetry

30 Thursday May 2019

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Children are full of expectations

Except, they never get their way

A mother looks for explanations

Except, she doesn’t know what to say

A father looks at his son as his twin

Except, the son moves on, despite

To build a life with a wife, who adores him

Except, when he always thinks he’s right

Each looks at the other, from different points of view

Except, no one really knows, what the right thing is, to do

 

May Writing Prompts – Great Exceptions – Day 30/31

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Island Escape ~ #poetry #WOTD #RDP #DWP

29 Wednesday May 2019

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Beautiful visions, in my head, of a tropical island escape

Floating away, on a cloud, wherever my dreams do take me

Warm seas, delicious foods and a gorgeous landscape

I’ll leave behind sorrow, misery, indeed, I must forsake thee

 

Word of the Day – Delicious
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Island
Daily Word Prompt – Wherever

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Smiling from Ear to Ear :) #review of my book “Short & not always Sweet”

29 Wednesday May 2019

Posted by in Poetic Prose, Poetry, Reviews of My Books, short story

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It’s always exciting when one of your readers leaves a review for your book.  Since I’m always forgetting to check Amazon UK, I was reminded to do so.  Here is the review.  Thank you so very much!

A lovely 5 Star review of my book, “Short & not always Sweet“.

Another treat from Dorinda

A lovely collection of stories, ideas and sentiments. Pieces range from as few lines to a few pages, each a blossoming element within a vivid garden worth closer inspection. ‘He watched me drown ‘ was a favourite but there are loads of different ideas to enjoy and many feelings like they could blossom into even prettier things.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R2IF1BTCVO317T/