Wow! So, I hit 700 followers the other day!I haven’t been posting much because I wanted to make it a point to enjoy the summer months as much as I can, so this achievement caught me by surprise.As I am typing this post about hitting 700 followers, I also noticed that I recently passed theContinue reading “700 Followers!”
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A Haiku, The Unknown Universe
I am an avid lover of space and exploration of the universe. The other night I watched a 10-minute clip of Mars footage/photos, and it got me thinking, what if we did meet intelligent alien life?A discovery like that would change everything we thought we knew. But then I took a devil’s advocate approach andContinue reading “A Haiku, The Unknown Universe”
A Haiku, The Winds
One cannot ignore the contrast in power that the wind possesses. One moment it offers soft breezes to guide life. The next moment it offers ferocious waves as tall as mountains capable of creating unfathomable destruction. Needless to say, I wrote a haiku about the wind! Soft winds carry lifeFerocious waves mountains tallHarness my powerContinue reading “A Haiku, The Winds”
A Poem, The Albatross
It isn’t The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, but I sure had fun putting it together. The thought of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner came to mind last night, and then I dug in a bit revisiting the whole superstition on the bad luck of killing an albatross. Needless to say, I wrote aContinue reading “A Poem, The Albatross”
A Haiku, The Driftwood
We’ve had some severe rainfall the past few days. As a result, the river levels are pretty high. As I stared at the river, I got fixated on a nice piece of driftwood just flowing along the shoreline and watched it get caught up momentarily. I got thinking, “uh oh, end of your travels.” TheContinue reading “A Haiku, The Driftwood”
A Poem, The Devil Won’t Come Here
I wrote this poem a few months back and figured it was worth a share. It focuses on the topic of the devil preying on the weak and hurting. If we remain strong in our faith through our trials and tribulations, we can continue to keep the devil away. A crack of thunder as aContinue reading “A Poem, The Devil Won’t Come Here”
A Haiku, The Fear
I got thinking of the four-letter word that can dictate so much of our lives. It is an emotion within ourselves that is naturally occurring. It can be physical or mental. In this haiku, I focused on the mental aspect of fear. If we let the fear consume our minds, our mental state beginsContinue reading “A Haiku, The Fear”
Blogging Anniversary!
I just got a notification that it is my one year blogging anniversary! Has it really been an entire year since I started blogging? That time has flown if that is the case. So with that, I’ll poke fun at myself by sharing a moment I got caught by my wife playing on a mini-excavator.Continue reading “Blogging Anniversary!”
A Poem, The Glass World
This was a fun poem to put together. I thought of it this morning. This reminds me of something, something perhaps that some of us have in our home?We know it for a particular name, but the contents within may call it their glass world. I walked to the ends of my worldShadows beyond myContinue reading “A Poem, The Glass World”
A Haiku, The Dust Bowl
I recently watched a documentary on The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. During this time, the nation was hit with economic hardship. It started with the stock market crash of 1929, and then severe droughts caused massive dust storms that choked the land in the early 1930s.Needless to say, I wrote a haiku aboutContinue reading “A Haiku, The Dust Bowl”
Some Quotes, Wants and Needs
I’ve been writing for this character in an upcoming novel. He is known as Mr. Pembrook. He is an older, mysterious omniscient introverted hermit of a man offering sage advice. Here are just a few quirky proclivities he exhibits:He walks through the woods to get back to his home, but a peculiar trait of hisContinue reading “Some Quotes, Wants and Needs”
A Poem, The Devil visits
I wrote this poem alongside a chapter introduction of my upcoming novel. I had just finished the chapter introduction and the character dialogue when the below poem fell into place, so I just went with the flow.I’ve added the chapter introduction and the dialogue directly after the poem to give more context. In short, aContinue reading “A Poem, The Devil visits”
Tragic Storm
Originally posted on Such Is Life:
Inky clouds veiled the night sky, filtering in Rain pelting on my porcelain skin Sounds of God’s bowling from up above A beautiful ballad to be sung Deafening roars tumbled around Then silence ascended, hearing no sounds Streaks of white flared the world alight Crackling loud, a magical sight…
A Haiku, The Wild Bears
So this haiku originated with a simple verse from a Winnie The Pooh jingle, “I’m so rumbly in my tumblyTime to munch an early luncheonhum da de dum dum.” It got me thinking about what bears will go through just for sustenance. With no reservations at all, they will swing their arms through swarms ofContinue reading “A Haiku, The Wild Bears”
A Haiku, The Thunder
Some thunderstorms passed through the area a day ago. For me, it was just distant thunder which was a welcome and quite relaxing sound. It got me thinking about how alluring the sound of thunder can be to a person. Then it got me thinking about the contrast of it all, what hides behind theContinue reading “A Haiku, The Thunder”
Travis J. McRoy 