Photo Credit: Kat Myrman 2016
~kat – 28 January 2016
A Shadorma in response to Jane Dougherty’s weekly poetry challenge. A Shadorma consists of a six line stanza using the syllable pattern 3/5/3/3/7/5. No rhyme required and you can add as many stanzas as you like. Read others or enter your own HERE.
It’s an odd place to grow sunflowers. Actually, no one really knows how they survive there, with barely a spot of earth to sustain them. But every summer they appear, a hint of green sprouts that soon spread skyward covering the retaining wall.
The birds delight in the sweet seeds, happily fluttering and chattering while nibbling.
People nicknamed this special spot along the greenway Sparrow Way. Some say it reminds them of the bible story that tells how God even provides for the sparrows, so tiny, yet worthy of tender care.
I like to visit this place when I’m facing some impossible situation. And to think. If there is a God somewhere who cares about tiny sparrows, surely there is hope for me.
Wishing you sunflowers!
kat ~ 28 January 2016
(125 Words / Inspirational Fiction)
A little inspiration this week for my friend PJ who hosts this weekly challenge. It’s called Flash Fiction for the Aspiring Writer. Read other stories HERE. 😊
PHOTO PROMPT © Jan W. Fields
She scanned the room, eyes stinging as she held back salty tears.
The spinet was all that remained. It would stay. The new owners had fallen in love with it, offering a fetching sum in addition to paying the asking price. Besides, it was too bulky to move.
“One more song for the road?” Her fingers knew every note by heart. She closed her eyes and imagined him listening.
kat ~ 27 January 2016
(98 Words)
A bit late for the challenge but this photo byJan W. Fields spoke a story to me. There is a new photo and stories waiting to be told this week. Thank you to Rochelle Wiseoff-Fields for each week’s Friday Fictioneer Story Prompt inspiration. You can read other stories HERE.
Chipping Sparrow. original gouache painting copyright David Sibley.
kat ~ 24 January 2016
Did you know…
The trill of Chipping Sparrow is nearly twice as long as that of any other species, and this is a consistent and very useful clue. In addition, the overall quality of the sound is usually mechanical and rattling, due to the complexity of each individual phrase. – Source: Sibley Guides
This Haiku is in response to Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge. This week’s prompt words are: Trill & Final. Read other haiku or enter your own HERE.
Best place to be in sub-zero weather…bundled in fur! 🙂
Forget about style
when winter’s crisp nip blusters
mukluks and parkas.
The girl had spirit
sashaying about en vogue
second-hand vintage.
The latest gadgets
are all the rage on store shelves
obsolete once home!
kat ~ 18 January 2016
This week’s RonovanWrites Haiku Poetry Challenge is prompted by the words Style and Fresh. If you would like to participate in this challenge or read the other entries, click HERE.
like mercury colliding... 