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Monday, September 14, 2026

MLMM --MONDAY WORDLE # 494


 anger why haven protect safety cost solitude  frustration judge  searching child notice

he was very strict
it was to protect her
he told her
she was still a child he said
it was to provide  a haven of safety
for her at all costs
her father was a judge
solitude was his preferred
situation

 she started searching for answers
where did his anger come from
why was he like this|
she noticed his frustration
with everyone around him
and life in general
it made her determined
never to do law
she became a rock star instead





Saturday, September 12, 2026

SENRYU SUNDAY...SEPTEMBER 13th

 



SENRYU SUNDAY



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hard to believe but
good still exists in this world
thanks to those who helped



FIRST RESPONDERS SEPT 11


gratitude and love
to these wonderful people
in a cruel dark world




adorned with roses
this luscious lovely lady
looks so senryu



the sydney waxbill
my shy secretive neighbour
not spotted him yet




a childhood pursuit
peering into small rock pools
finding magic  there



Roberto's peep hole
he loves music and the sea
nature's beauty is his joy
                                                            Roberto Barbiera



a fantasy house
king tides would pose a problem
hope they're good swimmers

Friday, September 11, 2026

FRIDAY WRITINGS. #244...POETS AND STORY TELLERS UNITED


bugger off

i  need to rest
go bother rapunzel
she's always looking for company
don't be wimps learn to climb hair
if it's good enough for a prince
then you lot should be able to manage it




or check out sleeping beauty
she just pretends to be asleep
to get a prince to kiss her
sing that  heigh ho song
that should do the trick
that song would wake the dead


Wednesday, September 9, 2026

WHATS GOING ON....https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com









what is going on
not much now it's closing down 
we will miss this site

the fabulous four
ran the show for a long time
talented writers

dazzling sumana
sherry susan and  mary
all power flowers




Tuesday, September 8, 2026

PANTOUM...W3 # 228....The Skeptic's Kaddish

PANTOUM FORMAT

1- A B C D

2 -B E D F

3- E G F H

4 -G C H A



RETURN TO WINTER

lying in my bed
i look out at a grey sky
keeping warm and cosy
trees waving in the wind

i look out at a grey sky 
on this cold spring day
trees waving in the wind
cuddling my purring cat

on this cold spring day
i am staying indoors
cuddling my purring cat
cancelling all appointments

i am staying indoors
keeping warm and cosy
cancelling all appointments
lying in my bed







 

TANKA TUESDAY # 81 PI-KU


he left her
why
bonjour tristesse



cool hippies 
wow
 baby boomers


both deep in 
sleep
a love  story




life's special
gifts
cats and pianos

Monday, September 7, 2026

MLMM ...MONDAY WORDLE #493

 


one smug guest celebration noise assumed surprise delivered quiet reserved gentle unkind

she could not believe her luck
a special guest was going to attend
her celebration
 
people made unkind rude comments
when they found out whom she had invited
calling her mad saying he would never consider coming
to such an event

not for one moment did she assume
he would accept her hand delivered invitation
but he did
the noise of the  fireworks  was  one hell of a surprise
the display a special treat and gift from him

he was not at all smug but a quiet reserved 
gentle Gregory Peck look alike handsome man



Saturday, September 5, 2026

Beethoven Piano Concerto no 5..ESCHENBACH & LANG LANG

 TANKA TUESDAY no 80... ALLITERATION


lovely lilting notes
soothing splendid sensation
how lucky are we
who experience such joy
entering the magic realm

Friday, September 4, 2026

SENRYU SUNDAY SEPT 6




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glass jars paper plates
a poor poet's attempt at 
creating beauty



with a sane leader
not intimidated by
a fascist neighbour





hey spot the loony
he wants to be a real king
sure-in his sick dreams

Thursday, September 3, 2026

WHATS GOING ON ------ FRIDAY WRITINGS # 243-----PSU


Let TOVE DITLEVSEN'S    Poem "Memory" inspire you

FOR ADELE ALEXANDRINE LUDIVINE

have i 
told you lately
that i love you
when i think of you
a rush of joy
and a ray of hope quivers

in the spring breeze


it's your birthday today
you have been gone so long
only in the memory 
does my heart find peace
you are the only one
who has ever loved me
i noticed too late


joy resides somewhere
beyond the pearly gates
where we will meet again






Happy Birthday Darling




THE SKEPTICS KADDISH W3 # 227




i saw the presents
hidden in  nana's wardrobe
santa gone for good

still feel a bit sad
a sad memory because
i loved santa claus

kept it a secret
no one knew i knew did not
want to spoil christmas
 





Tuesday, September 1, 2026

SPRING




Aunty Marj sang this
in the DJ's Christmas Choir
loving memory



David Jones Christmas Choir 1951





Aunty Marj and her nephew Peter





Monday, August 31, 2026

TANKA TUESDAY CHALLENGE NO 80 ...ALLITERATION TANKA

 


pale pink  and pretty
a soft stunning spring siren
blossoming beauty
she arrived today in oz
spring splendour is here at last



MLMM MONDAY WORDLE # 492


 happy passed found sheet curved duke princess downhill alone slight biscuit companion


a slight misunderstanding


the plain princess thought
she had found her ideal companion
in a duke
passed over for more beautiful girls
 by suitors so many times before
she was finally happy and excited
 at the  thought of meeting him
no more afternoon teas alone eating biscuits

however
the curved side whiskers
and  sheet  of  toilet paper peeping
out of his pocket was 
a turn off
all downhill from then on

Saturday, August 29, 2026

SENRYU SUNDAY

 




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how lucky is this
two great australian icons
a good view also


During an official inspection by the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, 1838, Sir John Franklin, his wife Lady Jane Franklin, and the prison chaplain Reverend William Bedford, the inmates staged a coordinated act of mass defiance. [1, 2]
As the Reverend began to preach a sermon on salvation and reform, the leader of the convict group gave a signal. In perfect unison, up to 300 female convicts turned around, pulled up their skirts, bared their bottoms, and slapped them.



rebellious convicts
it is aussie heritage
not deferential




it's the only way
you can speak sometimes against
hate filled racism