Those Golden Years

April 13, 2024sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry, Words Tags: Humor, Poetry, Senior, Word of the Day 6 Comments

I never thought
I’d live to
Be
A senior citizen
No, not
Me

I never thought
I’d live to
See
Wiry, grey hairs
All for
Free

I never thought
My limbs would
Be
Gnarly and bent
Like a
Tree

Yet here I am
On bended
Knee
Grateful, alive and kicking
Still to
Be

Word of the Day: Senior

Flight Specialist

April 8, 2024sandyjwhite Birds, Haiku, Monochrome, Nature, Poetry, Words Tags: Airborne, Haiku, Monochrome, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 3 Comments

hovering with ease
eyeing up nectar feeder
touchdown imminent

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Airborne

Everybody Plays The Fool

April 1, 2024sandyjwhite About Life, Words Tags: Fool, Word of the Day 6 Comments

The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does

The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change

Word of the Day: Fool

Ripened On The Vine

March 23, 2024sandyjwhite Haiku, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Haiku, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Tomatoes 11 Comments

tasty tomatoes
perfect to can or eat fresh
too early to plant

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Tomatoes

Grins For You

March 22, 2024sandyjwhite Photography, Photos, Words Tags: Smiles, Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge 11 Comments

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Smiles

Put It In Print

March 21, 2024sandyjwhite Poetry, Words Tags: #FOWC, Fandango's One Word Challenge, Poetry, Print 9 Comments

Seeing
Things in
Ink

Is
Simply how I
Think

Listening
I may not
Hear

Things pass
In and out the other
Ear

Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Print

Hidden Gem

March 16, 2024sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Haiku, Hidden, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 5 Comments

partially concealed
remnant of summer nesting
endured through winter

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Hidden

The Way To Start The Day

March 14, 2024sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: #FOWC, Fandango's One Word Challenge, Haiku, Poetry 7 Comments

day anew begins
blush of soft color blossoms
invigorating

Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Morning

I See Something

March 7, 2024sandyjwhite Animals, Monochrome, Nature, Photography, Photos, Words Tags: Animals, Monochrome, Word of the Day 9 Comments

Word of the Day: Animal

Shooting Up

March 2, 2024sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Haiku, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Shoots 5 Comments

Out of My Write Mind

The blog of Sandy J. White

Words

Those Golden Years

I never thought
I’d live to
Be
A senior citizen
No, not
Me

I never thought
I’d live to
See
Wiry, grey hairs
All for
Free

I never thought
My limbs would
Be
Gnarly and bent
Like a
Tree

Yet here I am
On bended
Knee
Grateful, alive and kicking
Still to
Be

Word of the Day: Senior

Flight Specialist

hovering with ease
eyeing up nectar feeder
touchdown imminent

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Airborne

Everybody Plays The Fool

The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does

The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change

Word of the Day: Fool

Ripened On The Vine

tasty tomatoes
perfect to can or eat fresh
too early to plant

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Tomatoes

Grins For You

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Smiles

Put It In Print

Seeing
Things in
Ink

Is
Simply how I
Think

Listening
I may not
Hear

Things pass
In and out the other
Ear

Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Print

Hidden Gem

partially concealed
remnant of summer nesting
endured through winter

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Hidden

The Way To Start The Day

day anew begins
blush of soft color blossoms
invigorating

Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Morning

I See Something

Word of the Day: Animal

Shooting Up

those first shoots of spring
sometimes collide with winter
alas, spring unscathed

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Shoots

I never thought I’d live to Be A senior citizen No, not Me

I never thought I’d live to See Wiry, grey hairs All for Free

I never thought My limbs would Be Gnarly and bent Like a Tree

Yet here I am On bended Knee Grateful, alive and kicking Still to Be

hovering with ease eyeing up nectar feeder touchdown imminent

The folly of youth Is that it thinks It already has The answers, But won’t listen To anyone who Actually does

The folly of old age Is that it has known The answers For so long, It refuses to concede When they change

tasty tomatoes perfect to can or eat fresh too early to plant

Seeing Things in Ink

Is Simply how I Think

Listening I may not Hear

Things pass In and out the other Ear

partially concealed remnant of summer nesting endured through winter

day anew begins blush of soft color blossoms invigorating

those first shoots of spring sometimes collide with winter alas, spring unscathed

I never thought
I’d live to
Be
A senior citizen
No, not
Me

I never thought
I’d live to
See
Wiry, grey hairs
All for
Free

I never thought
My limbs would
Be
Gnarly and bent
Like a
Tree

Yet here I am
On bended
Knee
Grateful, alive and kicking
Still to
Be

hovering with ease
eyeing up nectar feeder
touchdown imminent

The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does

The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change

tasty tomatoes
perfect to can or eat fresh
too early to plant

Seeing
Things in
Ink

Is
Simply how I
Think

Listening
I may not
Hear

Things pass
In and out the other
Ear

partially concealed
remnant of summer nesting
endured through winter

day anew begins
blush of soft color blossoms
invigorating

those first shoots of spring
sometimes collide with winter
alas, spring unscathed