from my window

 

the last of the leaves have fallen

to rot summer sun in the earth

and leave trees sharp fingers

to scratch the risen moon

Random Word: Sharp fingers

 

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And the Greeks will surprise

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And you will know loss

Image Maker: Stefano Facca

 

Alar the demon

comes on death

not to take your soul away

but with tearful eye

to see again

those whose wings

remain

 

 

Random Word: Alar

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Tax can be such a load of bull

‘Well, the letter...’

‘Yes bu—‘

‘...said it were tax or something.’

‘Yes,yes but the bull—‘

‘It’s to show thee real bul—‘

‘Oh my god,no,no.’

 

Random Word: Bull

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Listen and you will see

Image Maker: Amanda Roberts

 

on such a night

when the moon is silver

does she dance

with golden crown

and silken wings 

 

 

Random Word: Golden

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You never know

Image maker: Sean Hickin

Bert, bored selling organic veg, was suddenly poked.

‘Why you not pray?

Looking up, he saw an old lady dressed in black, spluttering, he said, ‘P-p-pardon?’

‘You pray.’

‘But, but I’m a greengroce–‘

‘Look, you minister.’

As he said from the pulpit most Sundays, ‘God, moves in mysterious ways, like.’

Random Word: Eating Organic

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And the word was made so

 

 

The IT CEO said ‘Make me a poet.’

Many tried until Al wrote a cool algorithm. It was years before the zombie code,using his poems,was found.

 

 

Random Word: Algorithm

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Matt the mouth

140 Character story or poem meme thanks to Susan at Stony River

Matt the Mouth was not happy. Hoes on the lam get to sing as nuns but he gets holed up at a school with just a shite deer CCTV as a lookout.

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No means no

‘The stage manager won’t buy it.’

Red wanted to sing his Hot Love hit from a bed in flames.

‘Who pays his wages, sack the bleeder and make it appened.’

It was a great success right up to where Red was supposed to leap off. Someone had superglued his boots.

Random Word: Burning Bed

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once

Artist: Sue Haseltine

my evenings

 

 

 

damp cold street

window lights curtained

wood smoke taste

as I walk alone

again

 

 

 

 

 

Random word: Taste

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Some Angels say yes

 

 

I was a new investigatory reporter pushing to expose Inspector Cimmon’s corruption. On the way to a set-up Harry, said, ‘So your big break.’ That got me thinking.

As Barton arrived, a gun clicked, ‘I’m sorry mate…wha—’

Shooting, I said, ‘So am I.’

Smiling at the surprised Cimmon, I explained, ‘Emptied at the garage.’

Random word: Cinnamon

 

 

 

 

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Look behind you

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By love will we come

 

 

A chick was flashing them in the gallery so I rode her hotter then hell. But the waterfall roar,  I mean what picture is so real that you can drown in it? So it’s a dream, right?

Fool, I am in your dreams but soon I will walk among you

 

 

 Random Word: Stop having a crush on me

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So what do the ghouls watch?

 

 

‘But we’re ghosts.’ Tommy was annoyed that his Friday Film Flick treat was Vampire Hell.

‘That's so lame.’

But dad was too busy with his wafting-through-walls exercises, and mum was practicing her wail-scales, for either of them to notice.

Tommy sorted it by downloading a real horror, High School Musical.   

 

 

Random Word: Godzilla’s harmless once you get to know her better

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Who'll buy my sand

140 Character story or poem meme thanks to Susan at Stony River

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Even in the smallness of the night, shall I love you

The far dot of daylight shifted to grey then black.

Gradually though her tears, May saw a star twinkling, making a small hole like an eye. Over the night, it became a face that smiled and reassured her that all would be well.

In the morning, the rescuers found her cold and lifeless but smiling.

Random Word: Life after

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a love of sorts

Image Maker: Pixlshots

Random Word: Like Dew

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Tis love they said

 

Random Word: Bestir

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And all things shall pass

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Love spell

Image maker: James Sherwood

   

The meal was a success.

He’ll marry Jane even if it was love in the cold. Perhaps, the Derby Auction should have remained just a wonderful memory. He was supposed to play around until the right girl came.

Daddy had made it very clear that if he married below the salt, he would lose everything.

 

 Random Word: Abracadabra, she said

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and then it were gone

Bernard was a chap

who kissed bootilicious

breasts right mordacious

but one night he was blue

when he bit one through

as it were plastic scrap

 

 

 

Random Word: mordacious

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He loved me in his own way

Image Maker: 'christinelikecamera'

 

 

I planted a sunflower

for the warmth

in your garden of lines

but we were weeds,

you said.

 

Random word: Draconian

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Shall we start again

So having one’s tea fresh from Assam, served with bush lemon is effete but insisting that one’s drinking water is glacier fed isn’t.

Random Word: Effete

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Beware the smile of children

140 Character story or poem meme thanks to Susan at Stony River

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