Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

MOONWASHED WEEKLY PROMPT


 CINQUAIN

pity
humans destroy
a planet so gorgeous
so beautiful so magical
it's sad

it's our
god given gift
so we pollute it our
senseless greed destroying it for
us all


TANKA TUESDAY CHALLENGE no 13

 


 DODOITSU

now is the month of maying
when merry lads are playing
in the northern hemisphere
not here down under

TANKA

the end of autumn
hails the coming of winter
the comfort season
of cuddles under fur rugs
in a warm and cosy bed













Saturday, May 17, 2025

Reena's Xploration Challenge # 381

SHADORMA


optical
illusion methinks
or perhaps
it is real
or it could be too much booze
after a night out

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Friday Writings # 177 ..Poets and Story Tellers United

guilty pleasure
3 am
eating an ice cream cone or two
topped with walnuts and chocolate
in bed without fear
of being caught 
breaking the rules
one of the good things
about being a grown up

CINQUAIN

calling
the shots is great
being in charge is good
you can break your own rules without
censure





chocolates
cup cakes and tea
great comfort food 
enjoyed 
by wicked old ladies







pot plants
are his comfort
no ice cream for him
no weight problem either
finding space is the problem


CINQUAIN

he says
he wont buy them
yet when a sale is on
he finds it impossible to
resist

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Whats Going On... Grief


 i remember her

so many went to her wake

meaningless words

tributes wafting about

like scrap paper

blowing in the wind

no one was there for her at the end

it's the age  old story

sad but true


Moonwashed Weekly Prompt

SHADORMA


spoilt for choice
red one  had appeal
an apple
adam's doom
eve's beauty was convincing
a promise of bliss

on balance
he got off scot free
eve was blamed
a temptress
and ever since women have
copped the brunt of it


Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Tanka Tuesday Challenge no 12...Hainka


a floral afro
a bush of pink spring flowers
match rose rouged cheeks

an eye catching sight
guaranteed to stop traffic
a floral afro
visited by butterflies
lady birds and dragonflies