A Shadow Of My Former Self

September 27, 2022sandyjwhite Animals, Nature, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 5 Comments

Photo by Arleen Wiese @ Unsplash

Once
King of the
Jungle

My roar
Triumphantly
Rumbled

All
Cowered at my
Sight

Be it
Day or
Night

Reduced
Now to an
Enclosure

With
Limited
Exposure

The
Price that I must
Pay

In this world
To
Stay

Struggling
To maintain my
Pride

While dying
Each day
Inside

Sadje’s What Do You See Challenge #153

Hope Held Close

September 20, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry, Relationships Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 6 Comments

Photo by Kelly Sikkema @ Unsplash

Cradling
Tomorrow’s promise
In her
Hands

Like millions of mothers
Across all
Lands

United in
Love
They do
Stand

Together to
Show
That they
Can

Make
Mankind’s future
Truly
Grand

Sadje’s What Do You See Challenge #152

Enough Is Enough

September 15, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #FFFC, Fandango's Flash Fiction Challenge, Photo Prompt, Poetry 13 Comments

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I’ve had enough
Leave me
Alone

I’m weary
Worn out to the
Bone

I won’t respond to
Text or
Phone

So lose
Your snide, critical
Tone

Hibernation skills
I plan to
Hone

Ignore
My snorts and raspy
Groans

I’ve had enough
Leave me
Alone

Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #184

Metamorphosis

September 14, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 8 Comments

Photo by Digital Solacism @ Unsplash

Panicked screams
Of the techy
Nerd
Hung suspended
In midair
Unheard

Others nary
A word did
Catch

Whenever
He opened his
Yap

Having
Morphed into digital
Form

No longer
In sync with the
Norm

Trapped in limbo
To weather the
Storm

Ruing the day
He’d been
Born

Sadje’s What Do You See #151

The Gathering Place

September 7, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 14 Comments

Photo by Robert Lukeman @ Unsplash

Long ago they
Gathered
Here

Coming together from
Far and
Near

Building bonds with
Those held
Dear

Stoking resolve
And calming
Fears

The beauty of the valley
In which to
Peer

The sun to see
The sounds to
Hear

To laugh in joy
To mourn in
Tears

Long ago they
Gathered
Here

Sadje’s What Do You See #150

Love’s Puzzle

August 30, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry, Relationships Tags: Fandango's Flash Fiction Challenge, Photo Prompt, Poetry 9 Comments

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Good measure
Of
Trial and
Error

Persistence
With
Due
Care

Fun
Time
Together
Shared

Two singles
Become
A
Pair

Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #182

A Horse Is A Horse Of Course

August 29, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry, Relationships Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 11 Comments

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So much easier
To
Stick with your own
Kind

To those different
To
Turn an eye
Blind

Yet
Breaching the gap
Most likely to
Find

Much more in
Common
Than dividing
Lines

Sadje’s What Do You See #149

You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine

August 25, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #FFFC, Fandango's Flash Fiction Challenge, Photo Prompt, Poetry 8 Comments

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Two
Against the
Storm

On
A brackish
Morn

Ethereal
Muted
Forms

Frazzled
Wet and
Worn

Which
Way to go
Torn

From
The day
Born

Not
Unlike the
Norm

Two
Against the
Storm

Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #181

Home Sweet Home

August 24, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry, Relationships Tags: #WDYS, #Whatdoyousee, Photo Prompt, Poetry 8 Comments

Photo by Tivasee @ Pexels

Home
Is where you
Make it

Under roof
Or
Open air

Amid mementoes
And
Others

About whom
You
Truly care

Sadje’s What Do You See #148

The Bird Whisperer

August 18, 2022sandyjwhite About Life, Poetry Tags: #FFFC, Fandango's Flash Fiction Challenge, Photo Prompt, Poetry 10 Comments

Once King of the Jungle

My roar Triumphantly Rumbled

All Cowered at my Sight

Be it Day or Night

Reduced Now to an Enclosure

With Limited Exposure

The Price that I must Pay

In this world To Stay

Struggling To maintain my Pride

While dying Each day Inside

Cradling Tomorrow’s promise In her Hands

Like millions of mothers Across all Lands

United in Love They do Stand

Together to Show That they Can

Make Mankind’s future Truly Grand

I’ve had enough Leave me Alone

I’m weary Worn out to the Bone

I won’t respond to Text or Phone

So lose Your snide, critical Tone

Hibernation skills I plan to Hone

Ignore My snorts and raspy Groans

I’ve had enough Leave me Alone

Panicked screams Of the techy Nerd Hung suspended In midair Unheard

Others nary A word did Catch

Whenever He opened his Yap

Having Morphed into digital Form

No longer In sync with the Norm

Trapped in limbo To weather the Storm

Ruing the day He’d been Born

Long ago they Gathered Here

Coming together from Far and Near

Building bonds with Those held Dear

Stoking resolve And calming Fears

The beauty of the valley In which to Peer

The sun to see The sounds to Hear

To laugh in joy To mourn in Tears

Long ago they Gathered Here

Good measure Of Trial and Error

Persistence With Due Care

Fun Time Together Shared

Two singles Become A Pair

So much easier To Stick with your own Kind

To those different To Turn an eye Blind

Yet Breaching the gap Most likely to Find

Much more in Common Than dividing Lines

Two Against the Storm

On A brackish Morn

Ethereal Muted Forms

Frazzled Wet and Worn

Which Way to go Torn

From The day Born

Not Unlike the Norm

Two Against the Storm

Home Is where you Make it

Under roof Or Open air

Amid mementoes And Others

About whom You Truly care

Gathering At her Feet

Collecting Tasty Treats

Gliding Through the Air

A Spectacle Extraordinaire

Daily Ritual Repeats

Her soul Joined in the Feast

Once
King of the
Jungle

My roar
Triumphantly
Rumbled

All
Cowered at my
Sight

Be it
Day or
Night

Reduced
Now to an
Enclosure

With
Limited
Exposure

The
Price that I must
Pay

In this world
To
Stay

Struggling
To maintain my
Pride

While dying
Each day
Inside

Cradling
Tomorrow’s promise
In her
Hands

Like millions of mothers
Across all
Lands

United in
Love
They do
Stand

Together to
Show
That they
Can

Make
Mankind’s future
Truly
Grand

I’ve had enough
Leave me
Alone

I’m weary
Worn out to the
Bone

I won’t respond to
Text or
Phone

So lose
Your snide, critical
Tone

Hibernation skills
I plan to
Hone

Ignore
My snorts and raspy
Groans

I’ve had enough
Leave me
Alone

Panicked screams
Of the techy
Nerd
Hung suspended
In midair
Unheard

Others nary
A word did
Catch

Whenever
He opened his
Yap

Having
Morphed into digital
Form

No longer
In sync with the
Norm

Trapped in limbo
To weather the
Storm

Ruing the day
He’d been
Born

Long ago they
Gathered
Here

Coming together from
Far and
Near

Building bonds with
Those held
Dear

Stoking resolve
And calming
Fears

The beauty of the valley
In which to
Peer

The sun to see
The sounds to
Hear

To laugh in joy
To mourn in
Tears

Long ago they
Gathered
Here

Good measure
Of
Trial and
Error

Persistence
With
Due
Care

Fun
Time
Together
Shared

Two singles
Become
A
Pair

So much easier
To
Stick with your own
Kind

To those different
To
Turn an eye
Blind

Yet
Breaching the gap
Most likely to
Find

Much more in
Common
Than dividing
Lines

Two
Against the
Storm

On
A brackish
Morn

Ethereal
Muted
Forms

Frazzled
Wet and
Worn

Which
Way to go
Torn

From
The day
Born

Not
Unlike the
Norm

Two
Against the
Storm

Home
Is where you
Make it

Under roof
Or
Open air

Amid mementoes
And
Others

About whom
You
Truly care

Gathering
At her
Feet

Collecting
Tasty
Treats

Gliding
Through the
Air

A
Spectacle
Extraordinaire

Daily
Ritual
Repeats

Her soul
Joined in the
Feast