Originally posted on Padre's Ramblings: Pixabay Step up Stand ever firm Be ready for the fray  Courageous for the cause you hold Never Never Flee or from battle runaway Find your own strength within Lesser deeds now Eschew Padre ? Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 183, #ThemePrompt This month’s theme is:…

Originally posted on Charmed Chaos: Sun breaking through stormy clouds drifting by as trees sway in the summer breeze, a feeling rushes in when the sweet song of the mockingbird floats on air Through my open window, I recall as tears fall those first beautiful moments when our eyes met, and we fell into love…

Originally posted on Trent's World (the Blog): Hi all.  I’m a little late posting this because I just got back from a very long walk on the beach.  I waded in the water a bit, watched crabs and other aquatic life.  Ah, summer. Saturday was the first day of summer.  I walked on the…

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Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For the dverse prompt. Photo ©Patrick Nouhailler’s I took the bus to Paris. I’d always said I would get there and I did. It was the beginning of July, and I arrived from London with one bag, first job as replacement staff for the summer holidays. As soon as…

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: 24 June 2017 In Love’s Warmth A shining day approaches, the celebration of the day, three years ago, when family and friends witnessed the union of two souls beneath a lighthouse tower on the shore of Lake Erie. Our paths, separate and whole, met and became one in a way possible…

Originally posted on Story Empire: Good morning to all the Story Empire readers, PH here today with a topic you may not have thought about but probably should. I’ve touched on this subject in posts about using your meta-content (story bible) for dual purposes, but I wanted to revisit the idea of reader guides and…

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Trimming up the POET TREE for this week – courtesy of Carrot Ranch Literary Community: Read about it HERE It’s the fourth week of the month! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Pat R. from last month’s challenge picked the theme. You can choose either quote or both if you’d……