Walking Into The Future

February 7, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Nature Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt 1 Comment

Photo by Greg Nunes @ Unsplash

She took her granddaughter’s
Tiny hand
Into her own

As they strolled through
The garden

Pointing out that once
Mushrooms were
Edible

And honey bees
Buzzed about
Merrily

While Monarch butterflies
Drifted from flower to flower

All claimed
By climate change

Sadje’s What Do You See #172

Will He Or Won’t He?

February 3, 2023sandyjwhite About Life Tags: 3LineTales, Photo Prompt, Story 11 Comments

Photo by Steve Barker

Poised at the very edge, eyes closed, taking slow, deep breaths

The crowd below gasping, feverishly dialing 911

An imperceptible smile creased his lips, as he went about his daily meditation regimen, as an Olympic platform diver

Sonya’s Three Line Tales

Here & Yon & Back Again

January 31, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Haiku, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry 11 Comments

Sculpture by Bruno Catalano

travel his siren
untold adventure promised
never quite fulfilled

Sadje’s What Do You See #171

Morning Commute

January 26, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Humor, Poetry Tags: 3LineTales, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Story 11 Comments

Photo by Simon Smith

No stoplights
No turnpikes
Just frostbite

Sonya’s Three Line Tales

He Who Hesitates Is Found

January 25, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Home, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge 8 Comments

Image by Sylvian Sarrailh @ Digiartique

A
Mysterious portal
Opened wide

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

Pick up the pace
And quicken
My stride

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

Time is short
I
Must decide

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

A colorful landscape
To tantalize
The eye

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

An exotic place
In which
To reside

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

I think
My time here
I will bide

Home and family
Are
On this side

Sadje’s What Do You See Challenge #170

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Home

Ships In The Night

January 25, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #FFFC, Fandango's Flash Fiction Challenge, Photo Prompt, Poetry 6 Comments

Photo by Pengfei Liu @ Unsplash

Resting
In the glow
Of
Conspicuous consumption

Passersby engage
In
Heated
Discussion

Putting forth
Half-baked
Hasty
Assumptions

About
How he arrived
At this particular life
Junction

What exactly
It was
That crushed his
Gumption

Turning his back
On
Societal
Compunction

Was it
But a lack of
Proper
Instruction

Or
Perhaps
Imbedded government
Corruption

What
Would it take to
Spark his
Production

Putting
An end to
Chronic
Dysfunction

Passersby scurry on
To
Highbrow
Functions

While resting
In the glow
Of
Conspicuous consumption

Content
To let them espouse
Unfounded
Deductions

Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #203

Nature Knows Best

January 22, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Flowers, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Bend, FOTD, Hydrangea, Poetry, Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge 7 Comments

Refuse to bend
And
You could
Break

An
All too common
Human
Mistake

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Bend

Cee’s Flower of the Day

In A Nutshell #79

January 21, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Copy, Inspiration, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 6 Comments

Never be a
Copy
Of anyone
Else

Be the
Best version
Of your own unique
Self

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Copy

Sigh

January 21, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Autobiographical, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Bored, Monochrome, Poetry, Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge 11 Comments

During
Those teen
Years

Often
Bored to
Tears

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Bored

You Could Bank On It

January 19, 2023sandyjwhite About Life, Nostalgia, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Lens-Artists, Looking Back, Poetry 18 Comments

She took her granddaughter’s Tiny hand Into her own

As they strolled through The garden

Pointing out that once Mushrooms were Edible

And honey bees Buzzed about Merrily

While Monarch butterflies Drifted from flower to flower

All claimed By climate change

Poised at the very edge, eyes closed, taking slow, deep breaths

The crowd below gasping, feverishly dialing 911

An imperceptible smile creased his lips, as he went about his daily meditation regimen, as an Olympic platform diver

travel his siren untold adventure promised never quite fulfilled

No stoplights No turnpikes Just frostbite

A Mysterious portal Opened wide

I wonder What’s on the Other side

Pick up the pace And quicken My stride

I wonder What’s on the Other side

Time is short I Must decide

I wonder What’s on the Other side

A colorful landscape To tantalize The eye

I wonder What’s on the Other side

An exotic place In which To reside

I wonder What’s on the Other side

I think My time here I will bide

Home and family Are On this side

Resting In the glow Of Conspicuous consumption

Passersby engage In Heated Discussion

Putting forth Half-baked Hasty Assumptions

About How he arrived At this particular life Junction

What exactly It was That crushed his Gumption

Turning his back On Societal Compunction

Was it But a lack of Proper Instruction

Or Perhaps Imbedded government Corruption

What Would it take to Spark his Production

Putting An end to Chronic Dysfunction

Passersby scurry on To Highbrow Functions

While resting In the glow Of Conspicuous consumption

Content To let them espouse Unfounded Deductions

Refuse to bend And You could Break

An All too common Human Mistake

Never be a Copy Of anyone Else

Be the Best version Of your own unique Self

During Those teen Years

Often Bored to Tears

In A simpler Time

Fun ways To save a Dime

She took her granddaughter’s
Tiny hand
Into her own

As they strolled through
The garden

Pointing out that once
Mushrooms were
Edible

And honey bees
Buzzed about
Merrily

While Monarch butterflies
Drifted from flower to flower

All claimed
By climate change

travel his siren
untold adventure promised
never quite fulfilled

No stoplights
No turnpikes
Just frostbite

A
Mysterious portal
Opened wide

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

Pick up the pace
And quicken
My stride

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

Time is short
I
Must decide

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

A colorful landscape
To tantalize
The eye

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

An exotic place
In which
To reside

I wonder
What’s on the
Other side

I think
My time here
I will bide

Home and family
Are
On this side

Resting
In the glow
Of
Conspicuous consumption

Passersby engage
In
Heated
Discussion

Putting forth
Half-baked
Hasty
Assumptions

About
How he arrived
At this particular life
Junction

What exactly
It was
That crushed his
Gumption

Turning his back
On
Societal
Compunction

Was it
But a lack of
Proper
Instruction

Or
Perhaps
Imbedded government
Corruption

What
Would it take to
Spark his
Production

Putting
An end to
Chronic
Dysfunction

Passersby scurry on
To
Highbrow
Functions

While resting
In the glow
Of
Conspicuous consumption

Content
To let them espouse
Unfounded
Deductions

Refuse to bend
And
You could
Break

An
All too common
Human
Mistake

Never be a
Copy
Of anyone
Else

Be the
Best version
Of your own unique
Self

During
Those teen
Years

Often
Bored to
Tears

In
A simpler
Time

Fun ways
To save a
Dime