She skipped, avoiding every sidewalk crack.
~ kar ~ 31 October 2015
A Six Word Story prompted by A Sometimes Steller Storyteller. Click HERE to read more or play along.
Epicedium – Friday’s Word of the Day Haiku
Nowadays, we call them “eulogies” or tributes, but back in the 1500’s it was an Epicedium that would be performed in honor of the dearly departed. I suppose it is a poignant word for this time of year…with Hallowe’en, All Soul’s Day and the Day of the Dead all happening in the next few days! The veil is very thin indeed and our thoughts often drift to those who have gone before us. It’s nice to think that in times of old they sent folks out with a song. Likely written especially for the occasion, personally for that person. Today we blabber and blah, blah, blah at funerals. This is one of those quaint words that makes one long for the old way of doing things.
At any rate…there was not a lot of additional info online relating to this word. It was difficult even to find it used in a sentence. I will, however, attempt to create a Haiku using it. Have a great weekend fellow WordPressers. I give you Epicedium – A Haiku.
The choir sweetly sang
an epicedium to the queen
their much loved monarch.
~ kat ~ 30 October 2015
Colours
i like my sky cerulean
my clouds in platinum.
the earth beneath my
feet in russet tones,
the grass viridian.
and at the shore i like my
sea to foam in azure mist,
the warm soft sand
between my toes a pale
papaya whip. the lemon
chiffon sun at dawn is loveliest
in tangerine. at dusk an amber
glow at the horizon’s edge
is quite serene a scene.
when storm clouds come as
they oft’ do, i fancy them
in purple taupe, the lightning
flashes ghost white underneath
a mint cream moon. the night
sky phthalo-black, a backdrop
for the splashed white stars…
give me a box of crayons,
i’ll be quite content for hours!
~ kat ~ 29 October 2015
UN-Believable – A Limerick
“Unbelievable!” he cried.
“Well, believe it!” she replied.
I can’t believe it!
Well, you better try.
“Let’s change the subject. Just drive!”
~ kat ~ 28 October 2015
a Limerick Challenge from Mind and Life Matters. If you’d like to participate or read other limericks click HERE.
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