My Soul Place

I feel calm amongst the chaos on your shore.

I feel the pull of your force.

I know it's time to visit my soul place.

I know it’s time to feel the sea spray on my face.


For Toni. The Wednesday Muse. #1
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Bitten

My parents were bitten by the collecting bug.

Searching for the next thrilling treasure.

Most with musty smells and sticking drawers...

But I could tell it gave them pleasure.

They never had an old crank phonograph,

But an out of tune piano sat in a room.

I would bang the keys on that old thing…

Until the spirits were freed from its tomb.

 There was a strange framed print of a girl,

With a wreath of flowers above her head.

It hung on the wall at the end of the hall…

Thank goodness it didn’t hang over my bed.

A grand chandelier cleaned and rewired,

Hung with pride from the living room ceiling.

After weeks of eerie flickering at night…

Taking it down was a mutual feeling.

I miss my parents and their antique quest.

I think I’ll go find an aisle to rummage through.

Let memories of yesterday flood my heart…

And find a vintage piece painted robin egg blue.

When I was a child my parents collected and refurbished,

antiques for many years. This photo brought back so many memories.

Thanks for the prompt, Carrie.

For “The Sunday Muse” and “Poets United”.

Photo: Pexels/Skitterphoto

Green-eyed Monster

I’m not a green-eyed monster.
But my green tea addiction is a bit bizarre.
Some men find I’m a bit unusual… hah!
I’ll never be a pixie captured in a jar.
You gotta love my bird, Mike… my schmoopsie-poo.
The proud Wazowski isn’t going anywhere.
Still interested? Please understand…
Next week I might have pink or purple hair.
I like to shake things up – I’m a proud oddball.
But it doesn’t make me an alien from Toy Story.
So, if you think I’m not a catch… just keep swimming.
Cause the next time you see me, I might look like Dory.

Photo: Source

For The Sunday Muse

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I hope your weekend has been wonderful. I have started making fun and whimsical table centerpieces for our sons Disney themed wedding this year. So, it's a litttle hard to think of anything else right now... lol. Have a great day and week.

Leave the City

Discovering a flower farm.
Savoring the warmth of the sun,
Illuminating a rainbow of petals…
In the bed of an old work truck. 
I stood there as if I were still nine.
Not moving an inch.
I suddenly felt…
No, I always felt whenever I was around flowers,
Like I had just inhaled…
An exhilarating breath of fresh air.
Just one of the many reasons to leave the city.


For the Sunday Muse

Photo: Source

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Emergency Alert

Emergency Alerts

Emergency Alert!

This is your emergency alert system.

The world is experiencing an outbreak.

There has been a sudden increase in kindness.

Kindness is expected to spread worldwide.

People are being kinder to themselves.

Everyone is being kinder to family, friends, and strangers.

Even the unkindest hearts around the world have been inspired.

Every soul is expected to surrender to kindness soon.

The outbreak is said to have started with an explosion of smiles.

This giving and receiving of kindness will never be forgotten.

Stay tuned to the Emergency Alert System for updates.



I really do believe there is so much kindness in the world,

even though we may not think so at times. I hope you enjoyed

my take on the kindness prompt and it made you smile.  😊


For Poets United. Kindness.

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Be Free

On a blank white page…
Feathered fingers drip shadowy iridescent ink.
Far away from large raucous flocks.
Gone from an expansive field.
Missing from a city park.
I can almost hear their poetic caws…
Wafting with the wind…
Their cries being carried on their wings…
of their gloomy cloud.
I can Imagine them dripping black iridescent ink,
Beside their tracks in the glaring white snow.
Dreaming of the day they are loved.
Imagining their intelligence being noticed.
Longing for their language to be understood.
Do they hang out everywhere musing?
Close by until the ink is dry and they're free,
Of their dark reputation.

I’ve always liked these funny birds. We encountered one
on a sign at a National Park once that was probably a raven
because of how large it was. He was gorgeous and he knew it
considering how he hammed it up for the cameras like he was a
a star on the red carpet. I love the way our local crows fill our
yard at times throughout the year. I love this photo prompt too.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Photo: “Be Free” by Magic Love Crow

For The Sunday Muse

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