FRIDAY WRITINGS # 192,....Poets and Story Tellers United

 SWOON SONGS

PROMPT WORDS

delulu, lewk, broligarchy

lewk at me
i'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree
i've gone delulu
over yewyu
in other words hold my hand
in other words darling kiss me
i've got a crush on you sweetie pie
you do that voodoo
that you do so well

i feel like i'm clinging to a cloud
the mere idea of you
the very thought of you
has me reaching for the smelling salts 
you go to my head
like a sip of sparkling burgundy brew
i'm jumping with joy over the moon
a meet  the carpet sensation
in a moment of swoon

as for the broligarchy
fly them to the moon
and let them do a business deal 
among the stars
hopefully there'll be a collision
between them and  jupiter and mars

A few readers might be familiar with these hit songs from the past in this Mashup Song poem.

How many songs were used? 

What's Going On.....Rift

 CINQUAIN: SHADORMA: DOUBLE  TANKA 

a rift
broke us apart
can never be repaired
such things happen on occasion 
sadly

c'est la vie
life is full of froth
and bubble
rifts happen
there is no escaping it
yet life still goes on

we grieve for a while
but then we get over it
make ourselves forget
andre rieu helps with fun shows
i will survive he proclaims

me too i'll survive
music and poems are the keys
to my survival
spring is on its way leaving
winter blues and gloom behind

Tanka Tuesday Challenge 27...Personification

 CINQUAIN

tiredness
like a warm quilt
wraps itself around her
in a cosy delicious bed
deep sleep

MLMM ...Monday Wordle # 439

 

honey forbid pretend hover cold once try security primate practice alone dense

heaven forbid honey
you're so dense
try to remember
once bitten twice shy
stop pretending
practise what you preach
you're a primate without security
alone
hovering about in a cold  cruel world

Sunday Whirl Wordle # 720

rugged weather still lingers
planes stranded on the runway
folk  fall prey to winter viruses
with exotic new names
wish the veil of rain would stop
pouring and bashing
with the speed of  a semi quaver note dance
molto vivace against the windows
the daily paper said it's the worst weather
since 1858

Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt #430....Umbrella... 24 words

singing  with an umbrella in the rain 
the guy looks quite smug 
obviously he's from melbourne 
can't hide his delight at sydney's bad weather 

Sydney meets Melbourne

Friday Writings # 191...Small but Beautiful

his words
caring and kind
a lifeline thrown to her
when she was drowning
will always be remembered
 cherished forever

 

W3 Prompt #173

 a couple of bar tarts from picasso's blue period
getting sloshed in 1902
were they hanging out for mr right ( ripe for the takings)
what were they thinking

something nebulous and negative
something  in abstraction blue  peut-etre

absinthe will do this to you
times were tough 
particularly for women
back then a paris
poverty prostitution prison
were on the rise
no one was singing
la vie en rose 

What's Going On....The Stories We Wear!

always a hippie chick at heart

reflected in  hats

clothing and decor

alternate life style and thinking
here's me
travelling the hippie trail on a shoe string

deck class in the 70s

more an akubra hat wearer these days

rounding up dinosaurs on the liverpool plains

or  wearing panama casa blanca style hats for city life

consider myself fortunate

experiencing youth

in the 60s and 70s
freedom embraced
creative comfort
living in a
relatively safe society
the yoke of materialism lifted
a time when individual style and talent
were  once valued

you wear it well
a little old fashioned but that's alright
sang Rod
thanks darling
you're right

Tanka Poetry Challenge # 26...Multiple Meanings

 

it's raining pouring
pedal faster to save me
i 'm drowning sans toi
build a small ark for shelter
it's just for the two of us 

tanka you darling
for your lovely words today
it cheered me no end
writing a tanka for you
full  tank filled with love

MLMM Monday Wordle # 438

 exercise servant staff chariot dog young value expense co-ordinate runner walk colour

i am no longer young
it would be of great value to me
if i had a  good natured servant
to colour my hair
to walk the dog
to co ordinate my daily routine
and gentle exercise program
who hums swing low sweet chariot
whilst pottering about the house
doing  domestic duties
who wont do a runner with the family silver
yes i need staff
to hell with the expense

Sunday Selections # 829.....ELEPHANT"S CHILD

Portrait Of The Photographer/Artist As A Young Man

 

Mendelssohn: I would that my love - Isobel Baillie, soprano; Kathleen ...

Sammi Cox....Weekend Writing Prompt # 429

SHADORMA..3 5 3 3 7 5

audacious 
for submitting this
probably
who's heard of
kathleen ferrier these days
hardly anyone

Music Schools are closing down . It will be a devastating loss to society .

Republican Presidents have changed in their values as well

Le goût des autres - Alain Chabat.....Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge # 25

 

being a flautist
is very easy when you 
only play one note
being backed by a big band
makes it sure and safe

Whats Going On

you gave
her a moment
of magic just briefly
she knew it had to sustain her
for the rest of her time here on the earth
reality's not her strong suit
to return to a life 
without you is
too sad

Rictameter Form

W3 Prompt # 172 + Friday Writings # 190

idlewild
the sound of music to her ears
not a few of her favourite things
her very favourite thing
lost to reality
elsewhere in the head
her dream
endless hours
gazing out at nothing
dolce far niente
she is  par excellence
at idlewilding
never  to be confused with
edelweissing
energetic kiddy choruses
caterwauling about solfege
with a  frenetic fraulein nanny 
who wants to marry the boss
singing about her favourite things

 

Idlewild..meaning from THE DICTIONARY OF OBSCURE SORROWS

allowing your mind to wander and relax....freedom to be....not having to do anything....being grateful for a long road trip gazing out even if it's just to flicker your eyes across the passing landscape.

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge # 25

 

Lotta Teale

a tea or coffee
lotta could never decide
so she ordered both
ended up drinking neither
too preoccupied these days

MLMM _Monday Wordle # 437

 

up centre theft taking set pure exposed just time moment smell away
________________________________________________________
up up and away
it's me time
taking a moment
to centre myself
after a busy day
smelling the roses and fresh herbs
just pure joy
in my neighbour's garden
i break off a few sprigs of mint
hoping my theft will not be exposed
sure he wont mind anyway
i gave him a set of golf clubs for christmas last year

Friday Writings # 189...The Most Important Step

Enjoy
the gift of music
the gift of poetry
the gift of words
the gift of virtues
the gift of nature

Enjoy
your own splendid company
don't drink  toxins
just because you're thirsty
only allow goodness gentleness
compassion and sunshine
to enter your precious world

Give Thanks
for the gift of tears
give thanks for 
the gift of feeling love
the gift of giving love
and if you are fortunate
mutual love

PROMPT

The Next Step
could be your last
Enjoy
Give Thanks

What's Goin On... https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-weekend-with-friends.html

 weekends with friends

lots of parties
caterers
flash frocks
the popping of champagne corks
laughter dancing
live music
fun fun fun
on boats
in harbour side homes
in five star hotels
living the high life
loads of invitations
from jet setter friends
friends?
she uses the term loosely
she didn't have one

it came as no surprise
she understood how it all worked
from a very young age
no pollyannas in that family
they called a spade a spade
the quiet shy little girl
her presence unnoticed
for a lot of the time
listened to the adults talking
and took it it all in

she can remember
her grandfather saying
money speaks all languages
he wasn't wrong
turned out
they were right about everything

Monday Wordle # 435 MLMM

 blood irony filed fortune dear habit toast read nervous nails broken celebrate

read the signs
dear little petal
they are not filed away
the irony of it all is
good fortune came too late
the spell is broken
nothing to celebrate or toast
all the nervous nail biting stuff
just results in high blood pressure
don the habit and 
get thee to a nunnery

MLMM ...Monday Wordle # 436

holly hair fast thought pause new brief short  change surprise shy passion

so what's new
holly is not shy

nothing has changed
no surprises
another short brief encounter
stuck fast  in consuming passion
no thought given to reality
no pause

caution thrown to the winds
hair of the dog situation