Other than writing, I channel my inspirations by creating mixed-media story boxes that I call retablos. An explanation of the term is given in one of the photos. They may be enlarged by clicking on each photo in turn.
For Jude’s Life in Color prompt: Transportation in Red.
This might also suit CMMC’s August Red Challenge
A friend sent me this story. Such a fine allegory for life and one the world needs right now:
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Ah, To Be Young Again
I envy the quality
of their frivolity:
kids with the vision
of nuclear fission
filling their rollicking
ceaseless wild frolicking,
savoring everything
that each new day will bring—
clandestine meetings
or open-air greetings.
Ah, to be young
with our dirges unsung.
I’d roll in more clover
Could I do it over.
Prompt words today are rollicking, clandestine, vision, savor and quality.
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY!!!!!
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I love this bronze sculpture of a cat looking into a mirror which is one of dozens along the streets and in the parks in Sheridan, Wyoming. This one is on the corner near the cinema.
For Cee’s Photographing Public Art Challenge
And, it seems like this would be appropriate for Travel With Intent’s “Reflections” prompt, as well.
My sister calls this flower Mexican Hat and although it is very different from other Mexican Hat flowers online, I did find one photo that identified it as such. I think someone will have an opinion about whether is is correctly identified or not. I’m open to suggestion. I think they look like Black Eyed Susans!
For Cee’s FOTD
Knackless
Whether you have talent is a subject that is moot.
So far you’ve written nothing that has won you much repute.
All the latent talent that you’ve meant to expose
has turned out to be nothing but the emperor’s new clothes.
Your instruction manuals have ended up intractable,
and all the plays you’ve written have turned out to be unactable
All your readers joke that instead of a word user
you’ve proven repeatedly that you’re a word abuser.
Nature’s Tithe
Cold drafts inspired carpet and swift winds gave birth to walls.
Thus, human folk keep warm and dry in their shopping malls.
A transcript of the weather might reflect our evolution.
Good turns to bad and bad to good with each revolution
of a world that seems to extract her scheduled tithe.
Nine days in ten we celebrate. The other day we writhe.
And yet we find solutions to all of her disaster.
Trials affecting change to make development go faster.
Prompts for today are inspired carpet, transcript, keeping, tithe and affect.
